About the Role:
The Associate Director, Human Resources acts as a strategic business partner, supporting multiple regions, while providing support and expertise on all human resources and employment related issues including recruitment, investigation, disciplinary action, employee development, communications, performance management, succession planning, and policies and procedures. This position is viewed as a full business partner tied to business initiatives and directives within the One Wabash organization.
Your Responsibilities:
- Develops strong relationships and partners with key stakeholders including senior manufacturing leaders, regional directors, managers, business leaders and HR team
- Tracks and reports KPIs designed to measure and predict HR outcomes
- Serves as a strategic business partner to the Regional Manufacturing leadership team to translate business goals and objectives into well aligned HR initiatives
- Leads and/or manages courageously during organizational change; takes appropriate risks, energizes, and encourages others to do so to achieve company goals and priorities
- Utilizes Lean Enterprise principles within HR function by evaluating the efficiency, effectiveness and value add of various HR tools and programs
- Provides direction and counsel to Regional Manufacturing Director(s), and manufacturing site leaders regarding policies & procedures to include day-to-day issues, professional development, employee morale, discipline, and performance management
- Engages and influences senior leaders in strategic discussions, challenges current thinking, influences outcomes and leads change in behaviors
- Identifies, creates, and implements change management initiatives to proactively support key business initiatives
- Manages the communication of HR initiatives, removing barriers and participating in continuous improvement activities as needed to raise the bar
- Supports HR teams to develop community involvement strategies to promote good corporate citizenship
- Strong understanding of employment law and compliance requirements
- Leads Human Resources team across multiple manufacturing facilities
- Development and implementation of Human Resources policies, procedures, and programs
- Other duties as assigned
Let's Talk About Your Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree (Preferred Major: Human Resources or Business Administration) Master's Degree highly preferred
- At least 10 years of general HR experience, including 7+ as a site-wide functional HR leader and 5+ years with multi-site responsibility.
- 5+ years of direct supervisory/management experience of a large team, including employee coaching, mentoring, and developing
- Manufacturing experience
- Proven track record of successfully implementing large scale/systemic change efforts across an organization
- PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP preferred
- A clear and contemporary understanding of all HR functions: recruitment, compensation and benefits, leadership and management development, organizational effectiveness, and employee relations
- Must be highly proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of products, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Demonstrated experience utilizing database management tools
- Knowledge of State and Federal regulations
- Demonstrated learning agility; should demonstrate the ability to proactively identify and implement innovative recruitment/process solutions
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated clear understanding of the recruitment lifecycle processes
- Demonstrated proficiency in strategy development, policy, plan and/or program design and implementation skills that attract, retain, and motivate employees, appropriately manage risk, and maximize the profitability of the business
- Analytical skills
Leadership Attributes:
At Wabash, we pride ourselves on being empowering, and there are some things we feel very strongly about:
- Embrace Diversity and Inclusion -- Solicit and respect the input of others, celebrate differences, and strive for transparency and inclusiveness
- Seek to Listen -- Actively listen to reach the best solution and make the strongest decisions
- Always Learn -- Strive to improve; do not quit or settle for the status quo
- Be Authentic -- Demonstrate honesty, incredible energy, and grit in everything you do
- Win Together -- Collaborate, seek alignment, and excel at cross-group communication to success as one team and One Wabash
Join us in turning ideas into world-changing realities. Curate and build your high-impact professional career at Wabash!
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement:
Wabash is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for its associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or other protected class or activity under federal, state, or local law. All employment decisions must be based on neutral, legitimate criteria. All employment policies and rules shall be applied equally to similarly situated associates.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
- Master's degree
- At least 10 years of general HR experience
- At least 7 years as a site-wide functional HR leader
- At least 5 years of multi-site HR responsibility
- At least 5 years of direct supervisory or management experience leading a large team
- Experience coaching, mentoring, and developing employees
- Manufacturing experience
- Experience implementing large-scale or systemic organizational change
- PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification
- Understanding of recruitment, compensation and benefits, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and employee relations
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience with database management tools
- Knowledge of state and federal employment regulations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of recruitment lifecycle processes
- Strategy development, policy, plan, and program design and implementation skills
- Analytical skills
Wabash Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Wabash and has not been reviewed or approved by Wabash.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision options plus added programs like digital physical therapy, second-opinion services, and enhanced cancer detection support. Employer cost sharing is emphasized as substantial, and preventive-care support is highlighted as part of the offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with a defined match formula and relatively early eligibility for new hires. The match structure is clearly articulated, supporting predictable retirement accumulation for contributors.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits include paid family leave for birth/adoption/guardianship and an adoption assistance payment for eligible employees. Tuition assistance is also offered, reinforcing longer-term household and financial stability supports.
Wabash Insights
What We Do
Wabash: Changing How the World Reaches You® Wabash (NYSE: WNC) combines physical and digital technologies to deliver innovative, end-to-end solutions that optimize supply chains across transportation, logistics and infrastructure markets. Headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana, Wabash designs, manufactures, and services an extensive range of products supporting first-to-final mile operations, including dry and refrigerated trailers and truck bodies, platform trailers, tank trailers, structural composites and more. In addition, through the Wabash Marketplace and Wabash Parts, customers gain access to a nationwide parts and service network, Trailers as a Service (TaaS)℠, and advanced tools designed to streamline operations and drive growth. By enabling businesses to thrive today and prepare for tomorrow, Wabash is Changing How the World Reaches You®. Wabash recently entered into a joint venture, Wabash Marketplace, with Fernweh Group LLC, an investment firm specializing in the industrial technology sector. This joint venture will accelerate Wabash’s development and growth of an end-to-end digital platform, all while enhancing the overall experience for dealers, customers, and suppliers through the ease, speed, and convenience of a connected partner ecosystem. Initial focus of the Wabash Marketplace will be scaling the Trailers as a Service offering as well as part sales and new services. To learn more about Wabash and its innovative solutions, visit www.onewabash.com.
