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Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope® is seeking an experienced and hands-on Human Resources Manager to support our Portland, Maine operations. This role serves as the lead HR partner for multiple facilities, providing both strategic and day-to-day human resources leadership while supporting plant leadership, employees, and business objectives across the region.
This position is ideal for a strong HR leader who thrives in a manufacturing environment and enjoys balancing employee relations, leadership coaching, workforce planning, and operational HR support. The Human Resources Manager will serve as the primary HR leader for the Portland facilities while overseeing an HR Business Partner and supporting additional satellite locations.
This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who wants to take ownership of multiple locations, influence business decisions, and help drive employee engagement and organizational effectiveness within a growing manufacturing organization.
Key Responsibilities- Serve as the primary HR leader supporting multiple manufacturing and distribution locations.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and oversight to an HR Business Partner while ensuring consistent HR support across assigned locations.
- Partner with plant leadership to provide guidance on employee relations, performance management, workforce planning, and organizational development.
- Manage employee relations matters including investigations, corrective actions, conflict resolution, and terminations while ensuring consistency and compliance.
- Coach managers and supervisors on employee relations, leadership effectiveness, policy interpretation, and performance management.
- Support recruiting, onboarding, succession planning, retention initiatives, and talent development programs.
- Maintain an active and visible presence throughout the facilities and establish strong relationships with employees and leadership teams.
- Drive employee engagement initiatives that support retention and a positive workplace culture.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, employment laws, and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with operations leadership to align workforce initiatives with business objectives.
- Lead change management efforts and support organizational initiatives across multiple facilities.
- Collaborate with regional and corporate HR leaders to execute strategic HR programs and initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of Human Resources experience at the HR Manager level or in a comparable leadership role.
- Strong employee relations experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, industrial, or operations-driven environment.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and coach leaders at all levels of an organization.
- Strong knowledge of employment laws, HR policies, and best practices.
- Ability to work independently while serving as the primary HR presence for multiple locations.
- Strong communication, conflict resolution, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
- Multi-site HR management experience.
- Experience leading, mentoring, or managing HR staff.
- Manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred.
- Professional HR certification such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR.
- Experience supporting distributed operations and multiple business units.
- Familiarity with HRIS, payroll, and timekeeping systems.
- Primary office location is Moorestown, NJ.
- Regular travel between Moorestown Glass and Moorestown Metal facilities.
- Periodic travel to Secaucus, NJ.
- Occasional travel to Syracuse, NY, as business needs require.
What OBE Offers You
- Benefits that benefit you – industry competitive benefits at the lowest cost to the employee
- Work-life balance – PTO and holidays, including floating holidays you can choose
- Compensation that rewards your hard work – A pay-for-performance culture with potential for annual raises and bonuses
- Training – We will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of Human Resources experience at the HR Manager level or in a comparable leadership role
- Strong employee relations experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, industrial, or operations-driven environment
- Ability to influence and coach leaders at all organizational levels
- Strong knowledge of employment laws, HR policies, and best practices
- Ability to work independently while serving as the primary HR presence for multiple locations
- Strong communication, conflict resolution, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
- Multi-site HR management experience
- Experience leading, mentoring, or managing HR staff
- Manufacturing industry experience
- Professional HR certification such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR
- Experience supporting distributed operations and multiple business units
- Familiarity with HRIS, payroll, and timekeeping systems
Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope and has not been reviewed or approved by Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave programs include PTO and 10 paid holidays, including two floating holidays, and feedback suggests these are a relative strength. This structure is consistently highlighted across official materials and role descriptions.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) program includes a market-competitive employer match, often noted as up to 5%, and is commonly called out as a solid part of the package. This area tends to be viewed more favorably than base‑pay growth in several roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision offerings are broad—described as industry leading and including well-known carriers plus HSA/FSA options. This breadth signals robust core healthcare coverage, even as experiences can vary by location and plan year.
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What We Do
Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope (OBE) is a vertically integrated North American manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of architectural glass, glazing systems and related hardware. It supplies value-added glazing-focused products and services for interior and exterior building applications, including curtain walls, storefronts and entrances, windows, shower enclosures, railings and glazing hardware. Its team works with architects, glaziers, contractors and owners to address design challenges and bring building projects to life.
