Senior Human Resources Manager

Howmet Engines is a world-class producer of aero engine and industrial gas turbine components, including airfoils, rings, disks, and forgings. We excel in vacuum-melted superalloys, machining, performance coatings, and hot isostatic pressing for high-performance parts that enable the next generation of quieter, more fuel-efficient aero engines and cleaner power generation. Howmet Dover Casting is a world-class supplier of complex, investment-cast turbine airfoils and other components for the aircraft engine and industrial gas turbine industries. Howmet Dover Alloy is a world-class supplier of vacuum and air-melted nickel- and cobalt-based superalloys to aerospace, gas turbine, medical, and other high-technology industrial markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy HR initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities and corporate guidance.
• Oversee HR processes, including talent reviews, compensation, succession planning, talent acquisition, and other HR processes.
• Oversee and ensure key HR performance indicators are reviewed, communicated, and achieved by Dover team.
• Ensuring legal compliance for all HR related areas at the site. Maintains knowledge of federal and state legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions and ensure policies, procedures, and reporting are in compliance.
• Lead talent management, succession planning, learning & development, change management and workforce planning
• Work with Plant leadership to drive employee engagement throughout the facility
• Establish credibility throughout the organization with management and the employees in order to be an effective
  coach and problem solver of people issues.
• Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues. Oversee effective, thorough, and objective investigations. Partner with legal as needed/required.
• Oversee and guide the location human resources, ensuring strong competencies in leadership and people management.
• Guide and support location to develop and align community strategy with key business priorities to drive Howmet brand and employee engagement.
• Collaborates with senior leadership to understand and develop the Sub Segment's goals and strategy related to people operations including but not limited to; staffing, recruiting, retention, labor relations, and talent management for the Dover NJ, Winsted and Bradford, CT plants as well as the Wichita Falls, TX plant.
• Translate the business needs into HR strategic and operational plans establishing key metrics and performance tracking processes.
• Guide and support the Specialty Sub Segment plants to develop and align community strategy with key business priorities to drive Howmet brand and employee engagement.

Job Roles

• Continuous learning--always aware of the pulse of the organization; stays abreast of business strategy, marketplace evolution, laws and regulations that affect the business, systems and structures, demonstrates competence and expertise in each
• Consultative Advisor--provides perspective to other business leaders; leverages qualitative and quantitative sources to aid decision making; asks the right questions to expand the thinking of other leaders; proactive with ideas; serves as a sounding board, coach and thought partner; understands when to enable a quick decision and when to call for greater rigor
• Talent facilitator--understands the personnel needs of the business for sourcing purposes; considers the long term future with succession in mind; prepares people for success and performance; brings team composition and performance expertise
• Managing interests--devotes attention to a variety of concerns across the enterprise; manages priorities and personalities; brings people together toward common goals; switches from subject to subject easily and often
• Interpersonal savvy--prioritizes relationships; maintains connection even through disagreement or enforcement of policy; customizes approach to different individual personalities and group cultures; maintains availability and openness; creates a landing place for concerns without enabling
• Accountability and expectation--helps individuals, teams and the enterprise set business and cultural goals; holds those entities accountable and ensures expectations are clear; willing to identify issues and have difficult conversations (up to and including exit conversations) to resolve them
• Self-assured intuition--willing to make difficult decisions; demonstrates integrity; provides objectivity and doesn't take things personally; comfortable to provide counsel and make decisions in gray areas; emotionally intelligent
• High capacity/energy--manages high volume of interactions, issues and tactical concerns seamlessly; deepens and expands relationships despite tactical responsibilities; makes work fun
• Execution--consistently delivers the non-negotiables with excellence; keeps commitments and does not make excuses; maintains a mindset of progress and finishing tasks even while understanding the need to monitor and relate
• Influence--creates partnership and shapes decision-making throughout the enterprise by leveraging personality, expertise, curiosity and insight; works daily to ensure HR function is strategic, not transactional; gets out of the silo of HR to ensure broad exposure and ability to contribute
• Communication--provides consistent messaging; shapes culture through communication channels; stays aligned to business and hoshin; increases organizational clarity and coordination

Basic Qualifications:

• B.S. Degree in a Business discipline, Organizational Development, or HR related field of study
• Minimum of 7 years Human Resource experience
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a Sr. HR and Leadership role
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree
• Manufacturing experience

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $7.4 Billion in revenue in 2024, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers' success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2024 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com/esg-report. Follow: LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

The Howmet engines business produces world-class aerospace engine components, including investment castings, fasteners, rings and forgings. Our vacuum melted superalloys, machining, performance coatings and hot isostatic pressing for high performance parts enable the next generation of quieter, cleaner and more fuel-efficient aerospace engines. Able to supply more than 90% of structural and rotating aerospace engine components.