Director of Human Resources

Role Summary

The Director of Human Resources Manufacturing is a critical site leadership role responsible for building scaling and executing all HR strategy and operations for a new startup manufacturing facility in Perry GA. This leader will build and lead a site HR team of four and serve as a hands-on business partner to plant leadership during a period of rapid monthly headcount growth.

This role requires a builders mindset and high personal ownership. The Director must develop HR infrastructure from the ground up while simultaneously executing day-to-day HR work to support production ramp and workforce stability. Success requires comfort operating in ambiguity strong execution discipline and the ability to sustain a high level of intensity during the facilitys startup phase.

This is a full time onsite role in Perry GA.

Key Responsibilities

Workforce Strategy Hiring & Retention

• Develop and execute a multi-year workforce plan aligned with plant ramp-up production volumes and operational readiness.
• Lead and drive timely high-quality hiring to support production ramp across manufacturing maintenance engineering quality and leadership roles.
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition to define sourcing strategies recruiting capacity and execution plans required to meet aggressive hiring timelines.
• Establish and maintain talent pipelines through local community partnerships workforce development programs technical schools and labor organizations.
• Drive actions focused on workforce stability and retention with specific emphasis on reducing early-tenure attrition during ramp-up.

HR Infrastructure & Operational Execution

• Design build and implement core HR infrastructure including policies procedures onboarding performance management attendance discipline employee relations and offboarding.
• Ensure all HR programs and practices are legally compliant with federal state and local employment laws.
• Serve as the primary site owner for employee relations investigations and corrective actionhandling matters with urgency consistency and sound judgment.
• Establish scalable HR processes that support continued growth while maintaining compliance fairness and operational effectiveness.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead coach and develop a team of HR professionals setting clear expectations and building capability to support a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Balance strategic leadership with direct hands-on execution particularly during the startup phase of the facility.
• Build a culture of accountability responsiveness and strong execution within the HR team.

Plant Leadership Partnership & Influence

• Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the Plant Leadership Team and executive stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on organizational design workforce planning employee engagement and change management in a startup environment.
• Use HR metrics and data to track hiring progress early-tenure turnover workforce stability and engagement; proactively identify risks and implement corrective actions.

Culture Engagement & Workforce Stability

• Build and reinforce a strong site culture aligned with company values safety expectations and operational excellence.
• Lead engagement and retention initiatives focused on stabilizing the workforce during ramp-up and beyond.
• Partner with Training & Development to ensure effective onboarding skills development leadership readiness and internal mobility.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Operations Safety Finance and Training to ensure workforce readiness and production support.
• Lead or support cross-functional initiatives that improve workforce effectiveness safety culture and employee experience.
• Ensure HR practices align with the realities of a 24/7 manufacturing operation.

Qualifications :

Required Education:  

• Bachelors degree in industrial relations Human Resources or Business Administration

Experiences:

• 10 years of progressive experience in HR leadership roles. Experience in manufacturing CPG supply chain or high-volume environments is strongly preferred. .
• Strong executive presence and communication skills with the ability to present company culture and branding.
• Initiative-taking forward-thinking leader who challenges conventional approaches and inspires continuous improvement and creative problem-solving.
• Passionate team leader recognized for building high-performing accountable teams and fostering a culture that reflects Jack Links values of ownership integrity and teamwork.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to partner effectively across functions and levels of the plant and overall organization.

Additional Information :

The salary range for this role is $150000 $170000(Annually).  Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to external market data internal equity location and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Links Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Jack Links provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members including medical dental and vision benefits life and disability insurance 401k participation paid holidays and paid time off.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Links provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic that is protected by federal state or local law.

E-VERIFY:
Jack Links is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program please visit:  your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time