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Human Resources Manager

Our client is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX. Their organization is a fully integrated oil company in the Americas, working across the entire value chain: exploration, production, industrial processing/refining, logistics, and marketing. The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the feed flexibility to process multiple grades of crudes to produce the high-quality transportation fuels the world needs. Our client is co-located with other 3rd party chemical facilities, allowing for further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products. Our client provides a diverse and inclusive work environment that employs approximately 1000 employees with another 1200 contractors on site. They set high standards of performance and ethical behavior and offer challenging and fulfilling job opportunities in several fields. Our client takes great pride in their ability to ensure the health and safety of their workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and positively impacting the local community where they work.

Best-in-Class Benefits and Perks:

Our client values their employees’ time and efforts. Their commitment to your success is enhanced by competitive compensation and an extensive benefits package including:

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance provided.
• Robust retirement planning: 401(k) plan available.
• Financial security: Life and disability insurance for added protection.
• Flexible financial options: Health savings and flexible spending accounts are offered.
• Well-being and work-life balance: Paid time off and flexible working schedule, including ability to work remotely two days per week.

Plus, they work to maintain the best environment for their employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. Our client strives to provide a collaborative, creative environment where everyone feels encouraged to contribute to their processes, decisions, planning, and culture.

As the Human Resources Manager, you will be a key advisor and right-hand support to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Our client expects you to bring expertise in handling a diverse workforce, including staff, unionized, and hourly employees within a refinery or manufacturing facility. You must be a leader capable of developing and enforcing effective HR policies and ensuring accountability across the organization. As the successful candidate, you will be a strategic partner, providing responsive, knowledgeable guidance to senior leadership and making impactful decisions with confidence and insight. This is a hands-on position where you will engage across the organization to solve current challenges and improve processes.

To thrive as the Human Resources Manager, you should have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field (Master’s degree highly preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, preferably in operations or employee relations within refinery or manufacturing settings with multi-site/multi-state, matrixed environments.
• Proven ability to work with executive/senior leadership, build high-performance cultures, and lead in complex employee environments, including represented workforces.
• Solid knowledge of HR best practices, employment law, regulatory compliance, and compensation/benefits administration, particularly in the Oil and Gas or similar industries.
• SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent credentials preferred, with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and prior experience with Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) desirable.
• Union experience is highly preferred.

Your responsibilities as the Human Resources Manager will include:

• Develop, implement, and enforce HR policies, ensuring legal compliance and alignment with company culture. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment laws and regulations.
• Manage payroll for all employee categories and oversee the administration and compliance of 401k plans, ensuring accuracy and adherence to labor laws.
• Lead employee lifecycle programs, including talent acquisition, onboarding, career development, performance management, training, compensation, rewards, and DEI initiatives.
• Mentor and delegate responsibilities within the HR team, ensuring accountability and achievement of key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Draft and manage staffing and HR budgets and collaborate with external partners, such as Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs), to optimize HR services.

Our client is an equal-opportunity employer that welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. They do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.