Plant HR Manager

A global pioneer in manufacturing and industrial solutions, our group stands out for its high standards and strong footprint in worldwide markets. For us, our human capital is the cornerstone of every industrial achievement. To support our ongoing development and strategic transformation, we are looking for a: PLANT HR MANAGER Reporting directly to the Plant Director with a functional line to the Group HR Director, you will act as a true strategic business partner and operational leader. You will be responsible for defining, implementing, and driving the comprehensive HR strategy for the site. Your mission bridges high-level HR project management, talent development, rigorous administrative compliance, and close hands-on presence on the shop floor to ensure a strong internal communication culture and a harmonious social climate. To achieve this, your main responsibilities will cover four key areas: Strategic Alignment & HR Project Management; Operational Leadership & Plant Management; HR Development & Talent Management and HR Administration & Legal Compliance; Supervise the HR administration and payroll teams. For that, you translate business goals into concrete plant HR strategies that support operational performance and continuous growth, lead and deploy global HR projects locally, act as a trusted advisor to the Plant Director and leadership team, providing expert guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, and change management; Maintain an active physical presence on the production floor, building strong, authentic relationships with line managers, supervisors, and operators to gauge the social climate, drive internal communication strategies that ensure transparency, boost employee engagement, and align all teams with the plant's core industrial values, manage labor relations, lead local union and employee representative meetings, and foster a constructive, collaborative, and safe social dialogue; Oversee the full talent acquisition lifecycle for the site, ensuring the timely recruitment of both technical operators and highly skilled engineers, drive Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP/GPEC) by mapping skills, designing robust training plans, building versatility matrices (polyvalence), and securing succession pipelines for critical industrial roles, steer the annual performance review process, identifying high potentials, driving career development, and implementing employee retention strategies; Guaranteeing perfect accuracy in time management, contractual operations, and personnel files, ensure strict compliance with local labor laws, collective bargaining agreements, and internal health, safety, and environmental (EPI, HSE) regulations, monitor and analyze plant HR KPIs (absenteeism, turnover, labor costs, training budget variances) and implement proactive corrective action plans.