HR Project Lead
Johnson ControlsAbout the role
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 wit
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