The Role
Lead and scale HR Operations for a growing manufacturing company: manage employee relations and investigations, ensure compliance, oversee benefits/leave/payroll coordination, administer HR systems and reporting, build scalable workflows, coach managers, and partner on workforce planning while leading a two-person HR generalist team.
Summary Generated by Built In
Butcher Power Products (BPP) designs and manufactures mission‑critical and industrial power solutions for essential infrastructure nationwide. Headquartered in Sacramento, CA, our teams collaborate closely across engineering, manufacturing, and operations to build reliable, high‑quality systems and take pride in delivering work that truly matters.
Position Summary
Butcher Power Products is experiencing significant growth and is building the internal people infrastructure necessary to support the next stage of our evolution. We are hiring an HR Manager to lead HR Operations and establish the systems, processes, and leadership practices needed to scale the organization.
Many of our HR processes are still early in their maturity, and we are transitioning from a historically PEO-supported model toward stronger internal capability. We are looking for a leader who enjoys building structure, improving processes, developing people, and creating scalable HR practices that support both employees and managers.
This role will oversee employee relations, compliance, benefits, leave administration, payroll coordination, HR operations, manager support, people processes, and HR service delivery while leading a team that includes a Lead HR Generalist, HR Generalist, and future HR Coordinator (People Operations).
As BPP continues scaling toward a substantially larger workforce over the coming years, the HR Manager will play a key role in ensuring our HR function grows alongside the business.
You will report to the VP of HR & Talent and partner closely with leaders across Operations, Engineering, Finance, Safety, Training, Recruiting, and executive leadership.
What You Will Do
Lead the HR Operations Team
- Coach, develop, and mentor the Lead HR Generalist, HR Generalist, and future HR Coordinator.
- Establish HR service standards, response expectations, and operational priorities.
- Build scalable workflows, improve service delivery, and reduce administrative inefficiencies.
- Provide leadership, accountability, and direction across HR operations.
Own Employee Relations & Manager Support
- Serve as the primary escalation point for employee relations concerns.
- Conduct workplace investigations involving policy violations, misconduct concerns, workplace conflict, and employee complaints.
- Coach managers on performance management, corrective action, documentation, accountability, and difficult conversations.
- Ensure consistent and fair application of HR policies and practices across the organization.
Lead Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure HR practices comply with federal, state, and local employment laws.
- Oversee policy administration, policy interpretation, and policy implementation.
- Manage HR audits, compliance initiatives, and documentation requirements.
- Identify and mitigate HR-related risks.
Oversee Benefits, Leave & Payroll Administration
- Oversee employee benefits administration and employee support programs.
- Manage leave administration, accommodations, and return-to-work processes.
- Provide oversight of payroll administration and employee data management.
- Ensure employee records and HR systems remain accurate and current.
Improve Systems, Processes & Service Delivery
- Partner with the Lead HR Generalist to improve HR systems, workflow governance, reporting, and service delivery processes.
- Leverage data and trends to identify opportunities for operational improvement.
- Ensure HR service requests are routed, tracked, and resolved effectively.
- Support development of scalable policies, SOPs, and process documentation.
Partner with the Business
- Support workforce planning, performance management, talent review, succession planning, and internal mobility efforts.
- Partner with Recruiting on onboarding transitions and workforce growth initiatives.
- Partner with Training on employee development and workforce readiness programs.
- Support a culture of professionalism, accountability, development, and operational excellence.
Manage Vendors & External Partnerships
- Serve as the primary relationship owner for Insperity and future HR vendors.
- Manage vendor performance, service delivery expectations, and escalations.
- Partner with Finance and leadership on vendor effectiveness, renewals, and long-term HR infrastructure planning.
- Ensure external partners support the organization's growth and operational objectives.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of progressive Human Resources experience.
- 3+ years of HR leadership or team management experience.
- Strong employee relations and workplace investigation experience.
- Strong understanding of California employment law and HR compliance practices.
- Experience across benefits, leave administration, compliance, employee lifecycle management, and manager support.
- Experience coaching leaders through employee relations and performance matters.
- Strong judgment, discretion, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Preferred
- Manufacturing, industrial, construction, or electrical industry experience.
- Experience transitioning an organization from a PEO-supported model to a more mature internal HR structure.
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
- High-growth company experience.
- Experience improving HR systems, processes, and operational workflows.
- Experience with HRIS, ticketing systems, benefits administration, payroll systems, and employee service delivery models.
A Note on the Role
This is a build-and-scale leadership role. Some processes are still being developed and priorities will continue to evolve as the business grows. Success requires strong judgment, ownership, collaboration, and a willingness to build rather than simply maintain.
Butcher Power Products is in a period of rapid growth and continues to strengthen its internal HR capabilities after years of operating within a PEO-supported model. The HR organization is still early in its evolution, creating a unique opportunity to shape the future of the function, establish scalable systems, and develop practices that support long-term success.
As the company grows, so will the HR team, scope of responsibility, and leadership opportunities. If you want to help build an HR organization rather than inherit one, this is a unique opportunity to do exactly that.
Compensation
The base pay range for this role is $130,000 – $155,000 per year.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Butcher Power Products is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know.
Compensation ranges are provided in accordance with applicable state and local pay transparency laws.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or equivalent experience.
- Seven (7) or more years of progressive Human Resources experience.
- Three (3) or more years leading or supervising an HR team.
- Strong employee relations and workplace investigation experience.
- Working knowledge of California and multi-state employment law.
- Experience across compliance, benefits, leave administration, and employee lifecycle processes.
- Experience coaching managers through employee relations and performance matters.
- Sound judgment, discretion, and strong communication skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing, high-growth environment.
- Experience with HRIS, HR ticketing, LMS, or payroll platforms.
- Manufacturing, industrial, construction, or electrical industry experience.
- Experience moving an organization from a PEO or outsourced HR model to an internal HR structure.
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
- Experience improving HR systems, workflows, and process documentation.
- High-growth company experience.
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The Company
What We Do
Butcher Power Products (BPP) designs and manufactures mission-critical low-voltage electrical distribution equipment — UL891 switchboards, UL67 panelboards, integrated power centers and solar-ready switchboards. Based in the Sacramento/Rancho Cordova area, BPP focuses on fast lead times, custom engineering and in-house manufacturing to supply data centers, hospitals and industrial customers with reliable power distribution solutions.
