Human Resources Manager

Job Title: Human Resources Manager

Compensation: up to $115K Bonus

Location: St. Louis, MO (5 days onsite)

Travel: Approximately 25% (Locally within MO)

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager to support a multi-site distribution operation throughout the St. Louis market. This is a highly visible HR leadership role partnering directly with operations leaders in a unionized distribution environment. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator who excels at building relationships, influencing leaders, navigating employee relations matters, and driving engagement across multiple locations.

This position serves as a strategic business partner while remaining hands-on with day-to-day HR operations, ensuring compliance, supporting leadership, and fostering a positive employee experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with operations leadership to align HR strategies with business objectives across multiple distribution locations.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders and employees while serving as the primary HR resource for employee relations, coaching, and performance management.
• Support a unionized workforce by interpreting collective bargaining agreements, advising leaders on labor relations matters, and partnering during grievance resolution and labor discussions.
• Lead workplace investigations, document findings, and partner with Legal and Compliance when appropriate.
• Coach managers on performance management, disciplinary actions, corrective action plans, and employee development.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning, and retention initiatives to ensure operational staffing needs are met.
• Facilitate leadership training, new hire orientation, and HR-related development programs.
• Guide leave of absence administration, ADA accommodations, workers' compensation, and other employment-related processes.
• Promote employee engagement by identifying opportunities to improve the employee experience and partnering with leadership to implement action plans.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, company policies, and HR best practices.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR documentation while supporting audits and compliance initiatives.
• Serve as a visible HR presence throughout the distribution network, regularly spending time on the warehouse floor and building strong relationships with employees and leadership.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including at least 4 years in an HR Manager or HR Business Partner role.
• Previous experience supporting a unionized workforce within a distribution, supply chain, manufacturing, or logistics environment is required.
• Strong employee relations experience, including workplace investigations, performance management, and coaching leaders.
• Working knowledge of employment laws including FMLA, ADA, FLSA, EEOC, and related regulations.
• Experience partnering with operational leadership in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience with HRIS systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% between St. Louis, Salem, MO, and other regional facilities.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification is a plus.