Senior Manufacturing HR Lead
- Location
- Prattville, AL, US
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
As the Senior Human Resources (HR) Lead for the greenfield startup in Prattville, AL, responsibility will include partnering with the Plant Leader to hire approximately 140 people, including the plant leadership team, production operators, maintenance technicians and salaried support roles. In collaboration with the Plant Leader, this position is accountable to implement an inclusive culture, organizational strategies, standards, practices, leading business changes and the continuous growth and development of the Prattville Asphalt and Roofing Plant. The HR Lead will provide human resources functional expertise and business leadership to the site and advise on all matters related to human capital. This is a key position on the Plant Leadership Team, responsible for managing and delivering people-related strategies and tactics to deliver business results and elevate the talent and capacity of the team.
Reports to : Regional Human Resources Leader - East
Span of Control : This position will have 3 direct reports.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Developing and Executing HR Strategies
This role contributes to the development of HR Strategy, is accountable for implementing plans that elevate the talent capability of the supported organizations, and improves organizational results by measuring and assessing performance, effectively diagnosing root cause and implementing innovative solutions. The role will be accountable to develop and share HR best practices across the businesses and function and create talent management strategies that put the right people in the right roles to drive results.
- Partner with plant leadership team to execute and ensure a pay for performance culture by using the company’s talent management strategies and systems.
- Supports safety and engagement programs to ensure every people leader and employee are engaged and care for others, starting with safety.
- Leads employee relations to ensure the team is performing at the highest level. This includes working with field HR Leaders to ensure consistent execution of company policy and practices and compliance with all statutory regulations as required, to avoid litigation and third-party intervention.
- Improves organizational results by measuring and assessing performance, diagnosing opportunities and implementing solutions.
- Contributes to general business strategy discussions outside of the HR arena.
Leading, Engaging and Developing Talent
Leads, coaches and teaches leaders to create an environment where talent is developed through effective coaching, performance management and talent evaluation. Fills open positions with speed, and with fully capable talent, using the appropriate mix of internal promotions and external recruitment to meet near-term performance and longer-term succession needs of the organization. Leverages and maximizes all tools, technology and resources to develop talent, including, OC Centers of Excellence and functional business team members.
- Leads recruitment strategy resulting in positive employee branding and candidate experience.
- Promotes inclusion and diversity within the plant.
- Leading training and development pillar as part of TPM continuous improvement strategy.
- Develops and leads onboarding experience of all new employees.
- Partner with local technical college or other local resources to build and maintain relevant training programs to ensure a highly skilled technical workforce.
- Invests in growth and development of direct reports and other identified talent.
- Develops a reputation and operates as a trusted advisor and business partner to the business and functional leaders, functioning as the expert on people and organizational issues.
- Knows, coaches, evaluates and teaches OC Leadership Capabilities to the leadership of the business / functional areas.
- Assists business / functional leaders with developing and delivering key communications to engage employees.
- Inspires teamwork across staff functions and other business groups to maximize the performance of Owens Corning and the development of people. Communicates business / function strategy and performance to external customers effectively and engages them in the vision of the business.
- Partners with the plant HR leaders to improve plant organizational results by measuring and assessing performance, diagnosing problems and implementing solutions.
- Develops and leads employee engagement activities throughout the year to recognize and appreciate employees.
Performing HR Functional Leadership
- Provides insight into resources and investments required to achieve the talent needs of the business, focusing on work design, organizational structure and people requirements.
- Functions as an effective member of the business teams.
- Acts as a role model for employees’ growth, development and fair treatment.
- Supports leaders in effectively working with their employees to develop and measure progress against employee development plans, including growth assignments.
- Utilizes capability modeling to identify skills needed in the future and use the information as a guide for development.
Administrative HR Leadership
- Serve as plant Compensation & Benefits champion.
- Serves as Wellness Champion leading corporate initiatives and fostering engagement.
- Administer HRIS including SuccessFactors, Talent Center, Kronos etc. to enter and track recruiting, job changes, employee time and pay, assign learning, record training, track HR metrics.
- Utilizing analytics tools within HRIS to support business decisions and run reports.
JOB REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :</span
From Owens Corning's careers page (Company careers page), checked 30 Oct 2026.
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Posted 13 Oct 2026 · checked 30 Oct 2026 · Report this job