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Sr. Human Resources Manager Manufacturing Aerospace

Henkel

Bay Point, CA · HybridFull-time$124–180K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$124–180K/yr
Location
Bay Point, CAHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Human Resources Manager supports approximately 300 employees, from leadership to frontline colleagues, and leads a team of HR business partners. The role executes HR processes and strategies for union and non-union staff in an aerospace manufacturing setting. It partners with regional teams and HR centers of excellence, supports plant leadership on labor matters, and works directly with employees on the manufacturing floor.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Change ManagementHuman ResourcesManufacturing HRInterpersonal CommunicationWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationPresentation SkillsDispute ResolutionPerformance ManagementEmployment LawEmployee RelationsRecruiting and StaffingLabor RelationsCollective Bargaining AdministrationGrievance ResolutionUnion-Management RelationsAI ToolsCoachingLeadershipData VisualizationDashboardingPrioritizationPhysical StaminaLiftingManual Dexterity

Qualifications

Bachelor's in HR or Related5 Years HR ExperienceManufacturing ExperienceUnionized Manufacturing Labor Relations10% Travel

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Sr. Human Resources Manager Manufacturing Aerospace

Human ResourcesUnited States, Bay Point, CA, CAFull TimeRegular

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

This role is responsible for supporting approximately 300 employees from Leadership Team to Front-Line colleagues; delivers and executes HR processes, solutions and implements strategies to further our objectives. Further this role includes direct support of union & non-union staff and directly leads a team of HR Business partners.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

  • Leads, supports and implements change management projects and manages HR related internal and external communication.

  • Monitors relevant cultural & HR related KPI's such as turnover, drop off and engagement; work with local & regional teams to implement action plans.

  • Collaborates with HR Centers of Excellence to ensure best-in-class delivery of Benefits, Compensation, and Talent Acquisition resources to the plant.

  • Is an effective and frequent presence on manufacturing floor, interacting with employees to reinforce Henkel cultural values and address employee concerns.

  • Is a Champion of Henkel D&I commitment & steers diversity and integration management.

  • Champions Henkel Safety Culture by modeling proper behavior and escalating recognized safety issues.

  • Actively uses storytelling using dashboards and visualization tools and uses data to make solid decisions.

  • Comfort working in a union environment and able to interpret/administer collective bargaining agreement and provide appropriate guidance to leaders.

What makes you a good fit

Education & Professional Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in HR, Psychology, Business Administration or related field.

  • Minimum 5 years professional HR experience.

  • Prior experience leading, coaching, and developing HR professionals.

  • Experience in a manufacturing environment; must understand the value of HR being on the production floor and prioritize tasks to support.

  • Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and presentation communication skills.

  • Strong ability to handle complex HR concepts, practices, and procedures in areas such as dispute resolution, performance management, employment law, employee relations, recruiting/ staffing, and communications

  • Demonstrated experience leading labor relations activities in a unionized manufacturing environment, including collective bargaining agreement administration, grievance resolution, union-management relations, and providing strategic guidance to plant leadership on labor matters

  • Comfort using Ai tools to facilitate problem solving.

  • Experience supporting employees in multiple locations is preferred.

  • Ability to travel 10% time.

Physical Requirements

  • Work around hazardous materials, chemicals, and equipment.

  • Frequently sit, view a computer screen, and type on a keyboard for extended periods of times.

  • Stand continuously and walk frequently during the shift.

  • May rarely lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

  • Tool use including operations requiring dexterity in hands.

  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision. Corrective lenses are adequate for job requirements.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

  • Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1

  • Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program

  • Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement

  • Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships

  • Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $124,000.00 and $180,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

JOB ID: 26102777

Job Locations: United States, CA, Bay Point, CA

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How this job compares

Set against the 709 open Human Resources Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$124–180K/yr
  • California median$103–130K/yr63 salary ranges
  • US median$95–126K/yr365 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $152K, is 32% above the California median midpoint ($115K) — in the top quarter of Human Resources Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 81 open Human Resources Manager jobs in California and 709 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Human Resources Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (555 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 220 of the 709 open Human Resources Manager jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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