DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES (MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS)

Our company culture is built upon YKK’s philosophy called the CYCLE OF GOODNESS™.  We believe that providing value and being fair to our customers and our employees is what makes us a successful company in return.  Guided by our core values and fundamental behaviors, we strive to foster a caring company, committed employees and challenging work that benefits our employees, customers, and communities. We offer competitive compensation packages, training and advancement opportunities. YKK AP America provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide the security they need to enjoy life at home and at work.  By providing a high level of benefit coverage at a reasonable cost to the employee, we hope to foster a long and productive employment relationship.

 

This senior role oversees People Resource services across North American manufacturing sites (U.S. & Canada), driving HR practices that support a high-performance, employee-focused culture. Acting as a strategic HR partner, it leads organizational design, change management, and people development to strengthen the business. Reporting to the SVP/CHRO, the role manages HR Managers, ensuring effective HR strategies and daily operations. The Director, Human Resources develops workforce strategies, optimizes HR resources, enhances productivity, and fosters strong partnerships with Operations and Manufacturing leaders while leading key HR initiatives to achieve organizational goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
(Additional duties may be assigned as needed.)

• Act as a key HR leader, collaborating with leadership across manufacturing sites to implement HR strategies that support business goals.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence and pride in producing high quality HR systems/processes on time.
• Work across multiple manufacturing sites to understand areas of concern, define problems, collect data, verify facts, and draw valid conclusions. Interpret a variety of data relating to employment laws to make thoughtful recommendations for the most effective outcome.
• Lead and participate in HR projects, fostering a collaborative team environment and driving value for the organization.
• Provide strategic HR support for business transformation and change management.
• Support workforce planning, talent acquisition, skills management, and compliance in alignment with the company’s workforce strategy.
• Partner with leaders to identify and develop talent, enhance organizational capabilities, and strengthen company culture.
• Lead the work to regularly review the company's talent management processes within the business areas, including performance/potential management, resource planning and succession planning.
• Identify and implement HR best practices to improve processes and enhance HR delivery to the business.
• Analyze and report key HR metrics (turnover, retention, labor costs, etc.) to improve workforce effectiveness.
• Support HR team in resolving employee relations issues and developing corrective action plans.
• Monitor HR trends, employment laws, and best practices, applying insights to business operations.
• Conduct investigations and collaborate closely with the SVP/CHRO and VP/GC throughout the process.
• Manage departmental budget.
• Ensure compliance with federal, stat