Human Resources Director
About this role
Human Resources Director
Reports To: SVP Operations Location: Grand Prairie, TX (Multi-Site: TX, KS, NC; Travel Required) FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Range: $120-$160k ( Based on Experience)
Position Summary
The HR Director provides strategic and operational leadership for Human Resources and Safety across the Company. The role supports professional, technical, sales, finance, and multi-site contract packaging operations, including approximately 300 employees and 1,000 temporary workers across seven U.S. locations.
The HR Director is accountable for aligning people strategy with business objectives, ensuring workforce compliance and safety, strengthening engagement and retention, and building a scalable, high-performing HR function. This role leads and develops a team responsible for talent strategy and development, recruiting, onboarding, benefits administration, performance management, employee relations, engagement programming, safety oversight, and HR systems.
Core Responsibilities
1. Strategic Partnership & Workforce Leadership
• Partner with executive leadership to align workforce strategy with business growth, operational demands, and customer requirements • Lead workforce planning for professional, technical, hourly, and temporary populations • Anticipate talent gaps, succession risks, and organizational capability needs • Develop compensation and retention strategies aligned with market conditions and site-level workforce dynamics • Ensure scalable and effective performance management systems across leadership and staff
2. Talent Acquisition, Onboarding & Retention
• Provide direction and leadership to the recruiting team. • Establish recruiting strategies, workforce targets, and conversion plans • Ensure consistent and effective onboarding processes for employees and temporary workers across all sites • Oversee retention strategies and workforce stability initiatives • Ensure alignment and optimization between HR systems (ADP) and operational systems (including WMS onboarding coordination)
3. Performance Management & Personnel Administration
• Oversee performance evaluation systems, including leadership-level review frameworks • Provide executive-level guidance and oversight on employee relations matters, complaints, claims, and investigations • Ensure consistent, fair and compliant handling of disciplinary actions and terminations • Advise leadership on organizational design, reporting structures, and compensation alignment