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Human Resources Manager - Manufacturing

Niagara Bottling LLC

Bloomfield, CTFull-time$122–174K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$122–174K/yr
Location
Bloomfield, CT
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Human Resources Manager plans and administers policies across all phases of human resources activity in a manufacturing environment. The role recruits and selects employees, supports employee relations and investigations, administers performance reviews, and oversees HR compliance, payroll review, and new-hire records. It also participates in safety activities, conducts training when requested, and leads monthly employee listening sessions.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

RecruitingEmployee RelationsPerformance ManagementFLSA ComplianceUnion AvoidanceSafety ManagementPayroll ProcessingStrategic PlanningData-Driven Decision MakingCost ManagementChange ManagementAnalytical ThinkingDelegationConflict ResolutionTalent Planning

Qualifications

6 Years Field Experience6 Years Position Experience4 Years Managing People/ProjectsBachelor's in Business Administration or Related FieldMaster's in Business Administration or Related FieldPHR/SPHRNative or Bilingual Proficiency

Benefits

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

Full job description

Bloomfield - Bloomfield, CT

Full time

R57193

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:

  • Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.

  • Develop lasting relationships with great people.

  • Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Human Resources Manager - Manufacturing

Plans and administers policies relating to all phases of human resources activity by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate administrators.

Essential Functions

  • Ensures policies, procedures and reporting are in compliance.

  • Recruits, interviews, and selects employees to fill vacant positions.

  • Conducts new employee orientations to foster positive attitude toward company goals.

  • Participates in safety committee, conducts facility walk-through’s identifying safety issues.

  • Works with management and senior HR in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues.

  • Assists in investigations of employee relations issues.

  • Responds to inquiries regarding policies, procedures and programs.

  • Administers performance review program to ensure effectiveness, compliance and equity within organization.

  • Ensures plant is FLSA compliant.

  • Assists management in union avoidance activities.

  • Conducts training when requested.

  • Investigates accidents and prepares reports for insurance carrier.

  • Leads monthly “Listening Sessions” with employees.

  • Enters new hire paperwork as well as status changes into HRIS system.

  • Initial review and submission of payroll.

  • Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.

  • Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

  • 6 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment

  • 6 Years – Experience in Position

  • 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

  • Preferred Qualifications:

  • 10+ Years– Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment

  • 10+ Years – Experience working in Position

  • 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

  • Lead Like an Owner

  • Manages a safe working environment, accurately documents safety related training, and effectively communicates safety incidents

  • Provides strategic input and oversight to departmental projects

  • Makes data driven decisions and develops sustainable solutions

  • Skilled in reducing costs and managing timelines while prioritizing long run impact over short term wins

  • Makes decisions by putting overall company success first before department/individual success

  • Leads/facilitates discussions to get positive outcomes for the customer

  • Makes strategic decisions which prioritize the needs of the customer over departmental/individual goals

  • InnovACT

  • Continuously evaluates existing programs and processes, and develops new initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce waste

  • Creates, monitors, and responds to departmental performance metrics to drive continuous improvement

  • Communicates a clear vision, organizes resources effectively, and adjusts the strategy as needed when managing change

  • Find a Way

  • Demonstrates ability to think analytically and synthesize complex information

  • Effectively delegates technical tasks to subordinates

  • Works effectively with departments, vendors, and customers to achieve organizational success

  • Identifies opportunities for collaboration in strategic ways

  • Empowered to be Great

  • Makes hiring decisions primarily based on culture fit and attitude, and secondarily based on technical expertise

  • Engages in long term talent planning

  • Provides opportunities for the development of all direct reports

  • Understands, identifies, and addresses conflict within own team and between teams

Education

  • Minimum Required:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or other related field

  • Preferred:

  • Master's Degree in Business Administration or other related field

Certification/License:

  • Required: N/A

  • Preferred: PHR/SPHR

Foreign Language

  • Required: None Required

  • Preferred: Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Typical Compensation Range

Pay Rate Type: Salary

$121,907.35 - $173,718.00 / Yearly

Bonus Target: 15% Annual

Benefits Our Total Rewards package is thoughtfully designed to support both you and your family:

Regular full-time team members are offered a comprehensive benefits package, while part-time, intern, and seasonal team members are offered a limited benefits package.

  • Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time

  • Paid parental and caregiver leaves

  • Medical, including virtual care options

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • 401(k) with company match

  • Health Savings Account with company match

  • Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members

  • Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements

  • Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan

  • Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.

  • Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities

  • And more!

https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

  • Los Angeles County applicants only* Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.

Any employment agency, person or entity that submits a résumé into this career site or to a hiring manager does so with the understanding that the applicant's résumé will become the property of Niagara Bottling, LLC. Niagara Bottling, LLC will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

Employment agencies that have fee agreements with Niagara Bottling, LLC and have been engaged on a search shall submit résumé to the designated Niagara Bottling, LLC recruiter or, upon authorization, submit résumé into this career site to be eligible for placement fees.

Niagara Bottling, LLC has been family owned and operated since 1963. Niagara is a leading bottled water manufacturer in the U.S., supplying major retailers across the nation. With incredible growth over the past several years, the career possibilities at Niagara are endless!

Niagara’s culture is fast-paced, innovative and intensely collaborative. Our Team Members are passionate, driven and always find a way to get the job done. We work hard and play hard while staying true to our family atmosphere.

From competitive benefits and retirement options to educational reimbursements, ongoing training courses and exciting career advancement opportunities, at Niagara we truly take care of our Team Members.

We hope that you consider joining our Niagara family!

Niagara Bottling LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in relation to our recruiting, hiring, and promoting practices.

How this job compares

Set against the 710 open Human Resources Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$122–174K/yr
  • US median$95–125K/yr363 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $148K, is 33% above the US median midpoint ($111K) — in the top quarter of Human Resources Manager salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 11 open Human Resources Manager jobs in Connecticut and 710 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Human Resources Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (553 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 222 of the 710 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 5, 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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