Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team
Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.
For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.
What we offer:
Competitive salary bonus plan
Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care
On the job/cross training opportunities
Encouraging and collaborative team environment
Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
What you will do
The HR Project Manager will lead and coordinate all human resources workstreams supporting an unprecedented manufacturing growth strategy across five critical North American manufacturing sites. This role is responsible for developing and executing workforce ramp-up plans, talent acquisition strategies, workforce planning, organizational readiness, onboarding programs, labor capacity models, and change management initiatives necessary to support the expansion of operations from approximately $1.3B to $5.9B in annual production capacity by 2030.
Working as a strategic partner to Operations, Manufacturing Leadership, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Site HR Leaders, and Plant Managers, the HR Project Manager will ensure workforce readiness aligns with aggressive production expansion timelines across key facilities including ACE, Silent Aire East location, Gilbert, and Largo.
How you will do it
Strategic Workforce Planning
- Develop comprehensive workforce ramp-up strategies aligned to manufacturing expansion timelines.
- Build multi-year headcount forecasts and labor demand plans for each manufacturing site.
- Partner with Operations and Finance to translate production volumes into staffing requirements.
- Identify labor market risks and establish mitigation strategies for critical skill shortages.
- Establish workforce readiness metrics and reporting dashboards for executive leadership.
Project & Program Management
- Lead HR-related workstreams for major manufacturing expansion projects.
- Create and manage integrated project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
- Coordinate activities across HR, Operations, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and Site Leadership.
- Provide regular executive updates on hiring progress, workforce readiness, and project status.
- Ensure HR deliverables align with plant startup and production launch schedules.
Talent Acquisition & Workforce Ramp-Up
- Partner with recruiting teams to execute large-scale hiring campaigns.
- Develop site-specific recruitment strategies for manufacturing, skilled trades, engineering, quality, and leadership roles.
- Establish workforce scaling plans to support greenfield and brownfield facility expansions.
- Manage hiring events, community partnerships, workforce development programs, and educational institution relationships.
- Monitor hiring effectiveness, time-to-fill, retention, and workforce quality metrics.
Organizational Readiness & Change Management
- Lead change management initiatives associated with facility expansion and operational transformation.
- Develop communication and engagement plans supporting workforce growth.
- Support organizational design, leadership structures, and role deployment strategies.
- Facilitate stakeholder alignment across Manufacturing, HR, and Executive Leadership teams.
- Drive workforce integration activities during site expansions and operational transitions.
Learning, Training & Onboarding
- Design workforce onboarding strategies for large-scale employee populations.
- Coordinate training readiness plans for new facilities and production lines.
- Partner with operational leaders to develop manufacturing skills development programs.
- Ensure workforce capability building aligns with production launch schedules.
- Support development of leadership onboarding and frontline supervisor training programs.
HR Analytics & Reporting
- Track workforce ramp-up performance against business objectives.
- Develop reporting dashboards covering:
- Headcount growth
- Hiring progress
- Labor productivity
- Training completion
- Retention metrics
- Workforce readiness indicators
- Present workforce insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
Employee Experience & Retention
- Develop strategies to support employee engagement during rapid growth.
- Identify retention risks and implement workforce stabilization plans.
- Support culture-building initiatives across expanding manufacturing operations.
- Ensure positive employee experience throughout recruitment, onboarding, and integration.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, Operations, or related field.
- 7+ years of progressive HR, workforce planning, project management, manufacturing HR, or organizational effectiveness experience.
- Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, supply chain, or operations environments.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, project management, and executive communication skills.
- Proficiency with HRIS, workforce planning tools, and project management methodologies.
Preferred
- PMP, Agile, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
- Experience supporting greenfield or brownfield manufacturing site launches.
- Experience with large-scale workforce ramp-ups exceeding 500 employees.
- Multi-site manufacturing HR experience.
- Experience supporting operations across the U.S., Canada, and/or Mexico.
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $100,000-160,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us
Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate, visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, Operations, or related field.
- 7+ years of progressive HR, workforce planning, project management, manufacturing HR, or organizational effectiveness experience.
- Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, supply chain, or operations environments.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, project management, and executive communication skills.
- Proficiency with HRIS, workforce planning tools, and project management methodologies.
- PMP, Agile, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
- Experience supporting greenfield or brownfield manufacturing site launches.
- Experience with large-scale workforce ramp-ups exceeding 500 employees.
- Multi-site manufacturing HR experience.
- Experience supporting operations across the U.S., Canada, and/or Mexico.
Johnson Controls Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of the package through employer 401(k) matching, repeatedly framed as a strong pillar of the overall rewards mix. The matching contribution is described with specific match levels in multiple places, reinforcing perceived value for long-term saving.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is presented as comparatively robust, with multiple paid holiday categories, vacation time, and sick time described as generous or “amazing” in places. Paid time off breadth appears to be a consistent contributor to total rewards attractiveness beyond base pay.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits are described as broad and customizable, spanning standard medical/dental/vision plus optional add-ons like pet insurance, identity protection, and legal support. Tuition reimbursement is repeatedly highlighted as a high-value option supporting professional development.
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What We Do
At Johnson Controls, we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. From optimizing building performance to improving safety and enhancing comfort, we drive the outcomes that matter most. Dedicated to protecting the environment, we deliver our promise in industries such as healthcare, education, data centers and manufacturing. With a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries and over 130 years of innovation, we are the power behind our customers’ mission. Our leading portfolio of building technology and solutions includes some of the most trusted names in the industry, such as Tyco®, York®, Metasys®, Ruskin®, Titus®, Frick®, Penn®, Sabroe®, Simplex®, Ansul® and Grinnell®.
