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HR Manager

Vaco by Highspring
Nashville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 7/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/12/2026
Our client, located in Nashville, TN is seeking a direct hire HR Manager to join their team.
This role requires Paylocity experience with a preference for a background in construction and/or manufacturing.
This role owns the full HR lifecycle: recruitment, onboarding, benefits administration, compliance, employee relations, training, and culture.
Duties:
  • Lead all facets of the employee lifecycle, including full-cycle recruiting, onboarding, organizational changes, employee development, and offboarding.
  • Serve as the trusted HR business partner to leaders and employees, providing guidance on employee relations, performance management, workplace investigations, conflict resolution, and coaching.
  • Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment regulations, including FMLA, ADA, ACA, EEO, OSHA, I-9 administration, policy management, and government reporting requirements.
  • Oversee self-insured benefits programs, annual open enrollment, vendor and broker relationships, leave administration, workers' compensation, disability programs, COBRA, HSA, and retirement plan support.
  • Develop and maintain HR policies, procedures, employee handbooks, and best practices to support organizational growth and compliance.
  • Lead employee engagement, recognition, culture-building, and communication initiatives that foster an inclusive and high-performing workplace.
  • Create and deliver onboarding, compliance, leadership development, and professional training programs while supporting quality and continuous improvement standards.
  • Administer HR systems and workforce analytics, leveraging data to identify trends, mitigate risks, inform leadership decisions, and drive strategic HR initiatives.
Requirements:
  • 5 years in HR experience with at least 2 of those years in a management role
  • Paylocity experience is required
  • Bachelor's degree preferred, SHRM certification highly preferred
  • Industry background in construction, manufacturing, or skilled trades required
Title: HR Manager
Location: Nashville, TN - 7:30-4:30 fully in office
Pay: $90k-$100k salary

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.
Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact HR@vaco.com .


Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.


Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.


For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.


Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.



  • California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.

  • Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.

  • Residents of all other states may access our policies here.

  • Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.

  • Residents of countries governed by GDPR and UK GDPR may access our policies here.


Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.


Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:


· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;


· licensure and certification requirements;


· office location and other geographic considerations; and


· other business and organizational needs.


With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).

Salary : $90,000 - $100,000

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