HR Director

About Us:

At Paragon D&E, we're proud to be a family owned and operated leader in advanced manufacturing. We serve our customers through our high standards of ethical conduct, honesty, and integrity to create trust. Since 1942, we've grown and evolved by expanding into new industries and have expanded our facility to ensure the latest machining technology by continuing to invest in our team and equipment. While we have grown and evolved during the last 80 years, the cornerstone of our business remains the same: we believe that honesty, integrity, and trust are the foundations of everything we do.

We recognize that our people are at the heart of this success. We know that our growth and reputation are built on the talent, skills, and expertise of our people and their ability to function as a tightly integrated team. Communication, respect, and community focus are the essential elements of our positive and productive workplace culture, and we'd love you to join us!

Who You Are:

We are searching for an experienced HR Pro that aligns with our caring, helpful, and community centric culture to join our organization as a member of our senior leadership team. The HR Director participates in the development of strategies and priorities for Paragon D&E as a whole and is responsible for executing HR strategies and priorities. This role will have a focus on ensuring the effectiveness of our recruiting, organizational development, compensation, benefits, employee relations, and safety programs.

In this role, you will:

• First and foremost, align with our values as an organization
• Utilize your bachelor's degree in HR or related field (HRCI or SHRM certification a plus!) and 5-8+ years of experience in an HR Leadership role
• Collaborate with executive leadership to understand the organization's long-term mission and goals and identify ways to support this mission through the development and execution of the overall people and culture strategy, structure, systems, processes, and tools
• Provide leadership, development, and overall management of all HR activities and staff including compensation, payroll, HRIS, benefits, talent development, training, performance management, talent acquisition, employee health and safety, employee events and communications
• Apply the tactical skills necessary for the implementation of HR initiatives by acting as a trusted advisor to the executive team, a coach and mentor to lead the human resources team, and a collaborator to leaders across the organization to support their needs
• Bring contemporary approaches to finding and keeping skilled manufacturing talent beyond the traditional HR approach that includes new skills and strategies to navigate dynamic markets and challenging talent landscapes
• Establish credibility throughout the organization to be an effective listener and problem solver of people issues by taking time to get to know our employees on a personal level and serve as an internal consultant to other leaders within the organization to lead, advise and mediate employee relations situations to ensure fairness and consistency
• Partner with leaders at all levels to drive the learning and development, succession planning, career development and performance management process that helps staff develop in their careers and engages all managers in assessing gaps and developing key talent
• Research, develop, and implement competitive compensation and benefit programs and oversee the execution of all programs including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, supplemental medical, 401(k) plan, workers compensation, PTO, FMLA, and unemployment compensation

What You'll Get:

Besides working with a dedicated leadership team in a professional and flexible environment, you'll receive:

• Total rewards package with a competitive base salary
• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance with access to an HSA and health concierge program
• Company sponsored life insurance
• 401(k) with a competitive company match
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off to rest and rejuvenate in order to show up at work as your best self
• Get healthy days off to use for personal needs
• 7 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays each year
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid parental leave