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Eaton’s Electrical Sector - PDCA division is currently seeking a Plant HR Manager for our Avery Creek manufacturing facility in Asheville, NC. This onsite leadership opportunity is ideal for an experienced HR professional who thrives in a manufacturing environment and is passionate about shaping culture, strengthening organizational capability, and driving business performance through people. Relocation assistance is available for candidates currently residing in the U.S.
Reporting directly to the Plant Manager and functionally to the HR Director, you will serve as the senior HR leader for the site, supporting approximately 320 production employees and 30 salaried employees. As a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the plant leadership team, you will translate business priorities into impactful people strategies that attract, develop, engage, motivate, and retain talent. You will lead critical initiatives across employee and labor relations, staffing, culture and engagement, talent development, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness, helping create a high-performance organization positioned to achieve both immediate plant objectives and long-term business goals.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $113,000 - $165,000 a year. Please note the salary information shown is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What you’ll do:
- Serves as a strategic HR Partner and advisor to the operations leadership team.
- Drive HR functional excellence, ensuring standardization, scalability, and alignment to division and corporate HR frameworks.
- Develop, implement and maintain compliant HR policies, practices, records, and operating review processes.
- Oversee staffing, talent management, succession planning, organizational effectiveness, and employee development.
- Leads various employee relations activities such as management coaching, conducting investigations, and supporting the performance management process.
- Administer compensation practices and generate reports for regulatory, budgeting and auditing purposes.
- Build organizational capability by supporting the Eaton talent management and organizational effectiveness initiatives in areas such as succession planning, organizational capability reviews, mentorship program, leadership development training, and performance management.
- Coach and influence leadership regarding policies, practices, laws and regulations to ensure all human resource policies and programs follow local and governmental regulatory requirements and are driving an engaged culture.
- Facilitates and participates in company-wide committees in support of the overall Eaton goals, such as wellness, community involvement, and inclusion & diversity initiatives.
- Facilitates the end employment process for both voluntary and involuntary separations.
- Effectively deploy communication plans and utilize assessment tools (e.g. employee listening programs) to determine organizational issues and action plans.
- Provide leadership guidance, mentoring and change management expertise to lead through cycles of improvement, ensuring alignment of key programs and initiatives.
Qualifications:
Basic (required) Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration or related field from an accredited institution.
- Five (5) years of progressive human resources experience supporting a manufacturing operation or similar industrial environment.
- Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in human resources, labor or industrial relations from an accredited institution.
- Strong employee relations skills with the proven ability to successfully drive change and leadership, ownership, accountability.
- Previous experience as a manager of people.
All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Eaton’s Electrical Sector - PDCA division is currently seeking a Plant HR Manager for our Avery Creek manufacturing facility in Asheville, NC. This onsite leadership opportunity is ideal for an experienced HR professional who thrives in a manufacturing environment and is passionate about shaping culture, strengthening organizational capability, and driving business performance through people. Relocation assistance is available for candidates currently residing in the U.S.
Reporting directly to the Plant Manager and functionally to the HR Director, you will serve as the senior HR leader for the site, supporting approximately 320 production employees and 30 salaried employees. As a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the plant leadership team, you will translate business priorities into impactful people strategies that attract, develop, engage, motivate, and retain talent. You will lead critical initiatives across employee and labor relations, staffing, culture and engagement, talent development, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness, helping create a high-performance organization positioned to achieve both immediate plant objectives and long-term business goals.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $113,000 - $165,000 a year. Please note the salary information shown is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What you’ll do:
- Serves as a strategic HR Partner and advisor to the operations leadership team.
- Drive HR functional excellence, ensuring standardization, scalability, and alignment to division and corporate HR frameworks.
- Develop, implement and maintain compliant HR policies, practices, records, and operating review processes.
- Oversee staffing, talent management, succession planning, organizational effectiveness, and employee development.
- Leads various employee relations activities such as management coaching, conducting investigations, and supporting the performance management process.
- Administer compensation practices and generate reports for regulatory, budgeting and auditing purposes.
- Build organizational capability by supporting the Eaton talent management and organizational effectiveness initiatives in areas such as succession planning, organizational capability reviews, mentorship program, leadership development training, and performance management.
- Coach and influence leadership regarding policies, practices, laws and regulations to ensure all human resource policies and programs follow local and governmental regulatory requirements and are driving an engaged culture.
- Facilitates and participates in company-wide committees in support of the overall Eaton goals, such as wellness, community involvement, and inclusion & diversity initiatives.
- Facilitates the end employment process for both voluntary and involuntary separations.
- Effectively deploy communication plans and utilize assessment tools (e.g. employee listening programs) to determine organizational issues and action plans.
- Provide leadership guidance, mentoring and change management expertise to lead through cycles of improvement, ensuring alignment of key programs and initiatives.
Qualifications:
Basic (required) Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration or related field from an accredited institution.
- Five (5) years of progressive human resources experience supporting a manufacturing operation or similar industrial environment.
- Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in human resources, labor or industrial relations from an accredited institution.
- Strong employee relations skills with the proven ability to successfully drive change and leadership, ownership, accountability.
- Previous experience as a manager of people.
All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in plant human resources manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
- Experience managing HR functions in a manufacturing or industrial plant setting
- Working knowledge of OSHA regulations, EEO compliance, and labor law
- Proficiency with HRIS platforms and applicant tracking systems
- PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification preferred or required
- Experience with union labor relations, contract administration, or grievance handling
Tips for Your Plant Human Resources Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume for plant environments
Highlight direct experience with hourly workforce management, shift scheduling, and unionized labor if applicable. Plant HR roles weigh hands-on floor presence and employee relations heavily, so your resume should reflect time spent away from a desk, not just policy work.
Get your SHRM or HRCI certification current
Many plant HR manager postings list PHR, SPHR, or SHRM-CP as preferred or required. If yours has lapsed or you haven't pursued one yet, prioritize it before applying to senior roles, since manufacturing employers often filter candidates on certification status early.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists plant human resources manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that match your industry segment
Plant HR responsibilities differ meaningfully between automotive, food processing, and chemical manufacturing because of OSHA standards, union presence, and workforce composition. Filter your search by industry and read each posting carefully to confirm the compliance and labor environment matches your background.
Prepare concrete examples for behavioral interviews
Plant HR interviews frequently probe how you handled a grievance, reduced turnover on a production line, or managed a workforce reduction. Prepare two or three detailed scenarios with measurable outcomes before your first round, since panel interviews with operations and plant managers are common.
Negotiate total compensation, not just base pay
Plant HR manager offers often include relocation assistance, annual incentive bonuses tied to plant safety or turnover metrics, and shift differentials if on-call coverage is expected. Review each offer component against the full picture before responding, and ask HR what flexibility exists in relocation or signing terms.
Plant Human Resources Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most plant human resources managers?
The companies hiring the most plant human resources managers right now include EnerSys, Trivium Packaging, and Eaton, with the largest share of openings in Missouri, Ohio, and Georgia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is concentrated at large multi-site manufacturers and food and beverage producers operating continuous production facilities.
How many plant human resources manager jobs are remote?
About 45% of plant human resources manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of plant floor HR work. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid flexibility are corporate HR business partner roles that support multiple plants regionally, rather than on-site plant generalist positions.
How do you become a plant human resources manager?
Start with a bachelor's degree in human resources or a related field, then build experience in an HR generalist or coordinator role inside a manufacturing, distribution, or industrial environment. Pursue PHR or SHRM-CP certification to signal readiness for a management role. Gaining experience with hourly workforce relations, OSHA recordkeeping, and union environments accelerates the path to a plant HR manager title considerably.
Can you get a plant human resources manager job with little experience?
Moving directly into a plant HR manager role with no manufacturing HR experience is uncommon, but you can bridge the gap by targeting assistant plant HR manager or HR generalist roles at smaller facilities first. Demonstrating knowledge of OSHA compliance, attendance management, and high-volume recruiting for hourly roles will make your application more competitive than a generalist background alone.
What does the plant human resources manager interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a phone screen from a corporate recruiter, followed by a panel interview with the plant manager, operations leaders, and sometimes a corporate HR business partner. Candidates are often asked to walk through a past employee relations challenge or describe how they've reduced turnover. A plant tour and an in-person final round are common before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to plant human resources manager jobs?
You can find and apply to plant human resources manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search for roles that match your industry background and experience level, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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