Ascent Industries Co · 18 hours ago
Regional Human Resources Manager
Schaumburg, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$85K/yr - $115K/yr
15+ years expAscent Industries Co is seeking a Regional Human Resources Manager to lead their enterprise people strategy across a multi-site manufacturing organization. This role is responsible for designing and improving HR systems, ensuring effective talent management, and serving as a key advisor to the executive leadership team.
IndustrialIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturing
Responsibilities
Own and continuously evolve Ascent’s end-to-end people strategy, including:
Talent identification and workforce planning
Employer positioning and talent attraction
Recruiting strategy and selection standards
Leadership development and capability building
Retention, engagement, and succession planning
Translate business and growth priorities into clear talent and workforce strategies
Establish enterprise standards, success metrics, and accountability for all people-related outcomes
Define and own Ascent’s HR operating model, governance, and decision rights
Set enterprise policies, frameworks, and standards while simplifying where possible
Ensure consistency, rigor, and scalability across all sites as the business grows
Eliminate fragmentation and redundancy in how HR work is performed
Serve as the primary people advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team
Own organizational design, leadership models, and succession planning
Evaluate leadership effectiveness and intervene when structure, capability, or behavior limits performance
Lead change management efforts tied to growth, restructuring, and performance improvement
Own enterprise employee relations strategy and risk posture across union and non-union environments
Serve as final escalation point for complex, high-risk, or precedent-setting employee matters
Set labor relations strategy, including negotiation posture, bargaining principles, and governance
Partner with Legal to manage investigations, disputes, and employment-related risk
Design and govern enterprise frameworks for:
Performance management and differentiation
Leadership and professional development
Succession planning and critical role coverage
Compensation philosophy and incentive design
Ensure reward and development systems reinforce accountability, results, and retention of top performers
Own the HR operating model, including internal structure and external leverage
Maintain direct accountability for all non-payroll HR-related service providers, including:
Benefits administration
Leave of absence and disability management
Recruiting and search partners
HRIS and people analytics vendors
Employment counsel and labor advisors
Set service standards, cost discipline, and performance expectations across the HR ecosystem
Build strong, collaborative partnerships with Finance, Legal, IT, Operations, and the Payroll team
Partner with Payroll leadership to:
Simplify employee lifecycle touchpoints
Drive efficiency and experience improvements while preserving clear ownership boundaries
Manage all aspects of due diligence to support M&A
Initially provide leadership, standards, and oversight for regional and site-level HR execution
Over time, assume direct accountability for regional HR execution, consolidating responsibility and reducing unnecessary layers
Ensure continuity of service while raising expectations for consistency, judgment, and impact
Qualification
Required
15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in multi-site, manufacturing or industrial environments
Strong written and verbal communication skills; strong ability to communicate with all levels of the workforce
Demonstrated success owning enterprise talent strategies across the full employee lifecycle
Proven ability to design systems, govern execution, and absorb responsibility as organizations scale
Strong judgment in employee relations, labor strategy, and executive decision-making
Preferred
Experience operating in public or highly regulated environments strongly preferred
Company
Ascent Industries Co
NASDAQ: ACNT Ascent Industries Co.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
J. Bryan Kitchen
Chief Executive Officer
R
Ryan Kavalauskas
Chief Financial Officer
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