WHY DO WE NEED YOU?
The Role
The Senior HR Operations Generalist serves as a trusted HR partner within a complex, multi-shift manufacturing environment. This role delivers advanced HR support across employee relations, compliance, workforce planning, performance management, and organizational development. The Senior HR Operations Generalist plays a key role in supporting front-line leadership, strengthening plant culture, enabling operational performance, and driving continuous improvement.
Essential Duties
- Act as a primary advisor for complex employee relations issues, providing guidance, coaching, and conflict resolution support to leaders and employees.
- Under the direction of HR conduct thorough investigations and recommend solutions that reduce risk and reinforce fairness and respect.
- Serve as a culture champion, fostering open communication, psychological safety, and trust.
- Strong understanding of employment law, policy interpretation, and compliance risk management.
- Lead compliance activities such as audit preparation, recordkeeping reviews, and regulatory reporting.
- Ensure HR practices align with legal standards and Saint-Gobain Values, empowering leaders to make informed decisions.
- Actively participate in Gemba walks at manufacturing sites to observe operations, engage with employees, and gather insights on workplace culture and employee needs, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and fostering a collaborative environment.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support World Class Manufacturing (WCM) initiatives by participating in training sessions, facilitating employee engagement, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement to enhance operational efficiency and workforce development.
- Act as a strategic partner to frontline and mid level leadership on workforce strategy, staffing, performance, and employee development.
- Coach leaders on effective communication, accountability, corrective action processes, and change leadership.
- Support the plant's leadership capability by reinforcing TEC behaviors that strengthen collaboration and empowerment.
- Support recruiting activities for hourly and salaried roles, including job postings, screening, interview coordination, and selection.
- Partner with plant leadership on proactive workforce planning and talent strategies.
- Oversee onboarding effectiveness and drive improvements that enhance new hire engagement and retention.
- Own HR data integrity at a site level (turnover, attendance, staffing, and ER trends).
- Present data driven recommendations to improve workforce stability, engagement, or efficiency.
- Use metrics to identify workforce patterns and to influence strategic decisions. 10 Collaboration & Cross Functional Partnership
- Work closely with Operations, EHS, Finance, Payroll, Corporate HR, and other partners to align HR actions with business priorities.
- Support or facilitate training, engagement, and recognition programs that strengthen culture and employee connection.
- Operates both independently and with direction from HR in managing priorities, investigations, and projects with minimal supervision.
IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, Industrial Relations, or related field, preferred
- 2+ years of HR experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Knowledge of employment law, HR strategy, and frontline leadership support
- Effective communication, coaching, facilitation, and relationship building skills
- Demonstrated ability to influence leaders, manage complex ER situations, and lead HR initiatives
- Proficiency with HRIS and Microsoft Office; UKG/Kronos experience, preferred
- SHRM SCP or SPHR certification, preferred
TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS FORGOTTEN
Certain locations require pay information be provided in job postings. Saint-Gobain aims to deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards package to support our employees’ wellbeing and help improve daily life for themselves and their families. We believe in the importance of pay transparency in what we offer potential candidates. Provided is the national pay range for this position which is $81,500 to $126,500 per year. However, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.
In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus. The targeted bonus amount is 10% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures. The Total Target Cash range (base pay and annual bonus) for this position, is $89,600 to $139,100. Bonus payments are part of variable compensation and by nature can vary based on company and individual performance and is not a guarantee.
At Saint-Gobain, our goal is to deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards package to support your well-being and improve daily life for you and your family. We value your contribution to our purpose, Making the World a Better Home, and your Total Rewards package aims to help you plan for the future you want.
Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs:
- Health and Wellbeing – Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work.
- Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Healthcare Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• LiveWell Wellness Program • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave • Retirement and Protection - Helping to make the future life you want a reality.
- 401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP), Cash Balance Pension Plan
- Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability
- Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance
Additional Benefits – Helping shape the experience and impact you want
- Group Legal
- Identity Theft Protection
- Auto and Home Insurance
- Pet Insurance and Discounts
- Back-up Child & Elder Care
- PerkSpot Employee Discount Program
LEGAL STATEMENT
Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.
Applicants for roles based in Washington state or remote roles that would be worked from Washington state are encouraged to direct any concerns regarding the state’s Pay Transparency laws to the SGNA HR Compliance team at [email protected].
Job Reference: USA14946
