Human Resources Director

Overview

Porex is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive. Porex is a global leader in developing custom-engineered porous polymer solutions that turn into high-value functional components in our customers’ end products. We combine our expertise in filtration, venting, wicking, absorption, and diffusion with our customers’ unique innovations to help turn their next-generation product ideas into reality. Engineers at over 1,500 global manufacturers trust Porex for unique components across a wide variety of device applications in the life sciences, consumer, and electronics markets to give their products a competitive edge. Join us and become part of a team where innovation drives impact and every contribution matters.

We are seeking a Human Resources Director to oversee and manager all human resources functions within our manufacturing site in Fairburn, GA. This role involves developing and implementing HR strategies that align with the organization’s goals, fostering a positive work culture, and ensuring compliance with labor laws and safety regulations. The HR Director will lead recruitment efforts, talent development, employee relations, performance management, and training initiatives to support operational efficiency and employee satisfaction. This position requires strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of the manufacturing industry, and the ability to collaborate with senior management to drive organizational growth.

Responsibilities

LEADERSHIP

Strategic HR Planning:

• Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with the company's manufacturing goals
• Collaborate with senior leadership to create workforce plans that meet the demands of production and business objectives
• Identify key HR initiatives that support productivity, efficiency, and employee engagement in the manufacturing environment.

Talent Acquisition and Retention:

• Oversee recruitment efforts, ensuring that the organization attracts top talent for critical manufacturing roles.
• Develop and maintain a strong talent pipeline to meet staffing needs, especially for skilled labor and technical positions.
• Implement retention strategies, focusing on employee engagement, recognition, and career development opportunities to reduce turnover.

Employee Relations:

• Foster a positive, inclusive, and safe work environment by addressing employee concerns, resolving conflicts, and promoting open communication.
• Act as a liaison between employees and management, ensuring that employee voices are heard and that concerns are addressed fairly and in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, union negotiations (if applicable), and safety regulations while maintaining a harmonious workplace.

Performance Management:

• Lead the performance management process, ensuring clear goal-setting, feedback, and evaluation methods for manufacturing employees.
• Provide guidance to managers and supervisors on effective performance coaching and corrective action.
• Analyze performance data to identify trends, address skill gaps, and optimize workforce productivity.

Data-Driven Decision Making:

• Utilize HR metrics and analytics to make informed decisions about workforce planning, engagement, and retention strategies.
• Provide senior management with data-driven insights into HR performance and areas for improvement.
• Continuously assess and refine HR processes to enhance operational efficiency.

FRONTLINE OBSESSION

• Lead, inspire, and mentor Frontline Leaders to understand the Mission of Porex, and connect the dots on how the Frontline Team makes the world safer, healthier, and more productive.
• Serves the Frontline Team and its leaders by regularly seeking their feedback in terms of process challenges and improvements and ensures that everyone has the tools and resources needed to deliver their goals.
• Regularly communicates in an open and transparent style with all Team Members to ensure understanding, as well as receive feedback from the Frontline.
• Coaches and develops Team Members to get better every day and grow their career with Porex.
• Maintains a culture of winning by regularly recognizing Team Members that go above and beyond.
• Sets and holds a high standard of excellence with the courage to hold Frontline Leaders and Frontline Team Members accountable and correct problems as they arise.

TEAM DEVELOPMENT

• Builds the best operations team and sets the standard for accountability through the hiring of top talent, development of the team, and performance management.
• Implement a robust on-going succession planning process for all key areas of responsibility including for this position

• Identify and address skills gaps through training and development initiatives.
• Serves as a role model for Frontline Obsession by holding regular, cadenced communication with the frontline team and having a strong presence on the shop floor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, or a related discipline.
• 10 years of HR experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• 3 years of HR leadership experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated experience in developing and coaching others
• Skillfully managed difficult employee relations issues that require collaboration, and stakeholder management
• Led employee engagement improvement initiatives and efforts
• Led initiatives to reduce employee turnover
• Implemented and managed excellent recruiting, hiring and onboarding processes for team members

More About Filtration Group

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.   

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group produces mission critical products with high replacement rates.  Over 80 percent of the Company’s revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer’s products or processes.  With revenues over $2 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 10,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.