[Hiring] HR Director @S C

Role Description

Client is looking for an HR Director to build out its people function as the company scales. This role needs to come from a manufacturing or industrial background — not necessarily shop-floor experience, but a real understanding of how the industry works, so this person can advise leadership and the recruiting team with informed, industry-specific guidance rather than generic HR practices. Startup or smaller-company experience is a strong plus, given client's current stage of growth. This is a senior/director-level role, not a CHRO position, though it may grow in scope over time.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and own core HR infrastructure (policies, processes, systems) appropriate for a scaling manufacturing company.
• Advise leadership and the recruiting team on manufacturing/industrial-specific hiring practices, language, and market context.
• Support the definition and rollout of company culture and values — helping translate leadership's vision into concrete, actionable practices and accountability structures.
• Partner closely with the CEO and leadership team as a trusted, hands-on HR generalist during this early growth stage.
• Help scale HR practices as the company grows across multiple U.S. sites.

Qualifications

• Prior HR leadership experience within the manufacturing or broader industrial sector.
• Comfortable operating in a startup or small/mid-size company environment (not just large-company HR).
• Strong judgment and independent decision-making ability; comfortable being the primary HR voice without a large team around them.
• Experience building HR functions and practices from the ground up.

Nice to Have

• Experience with employee equity/incentive programs.
• Background supporting a company through a fundraising or major growth stage.