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Senior Manager, Human Resources

Regal Rexnord · Milwaukee, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you influenced a major operations decision as an HR partner.

What they are checking: Whether they act as a real business partner who shapes decisions, not just an HR processor.

How do you coach site HR managers who each have different skill levels?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead and develop an HR team spread across multiple locations.

Tell me about a difficult employee relations case you handled in a manufacturing setting.

What they are checking: Whether they can handle sensitive investigations fairly and consistently with good judgment.

How do you stay visible and trusted at sites you can't visit every week?

What they are checking: Whether they can build relationships with associates and leaders across a hybrid, multi-site role.

What would you do

You'd support seven manufacturing sites and about 500 associates. How would you spend your first 90 days?

What they are checking: Whether they have a practical plan to learn the business and build trust across many sites.

A plant is struggling with turnover among hourly associates. How would you figure out why?

What they are checking: Whether they use data and floor-level listening to find root causes of turnover.

An operations leader wants to move fast on a decision that you see as a legal or culture risk. How do you push back?

What they are checking: Whether they can challenge leaders respectfully while still helping them reach their goal.

About the work

How do you build a succession plan for plant leadership roles?

What they are checking: Whether they can identify and develop future leaders in a manufacturing organization.

How do you help a new plant manager build leadership capability on their team?

What they are checking: Whether they can design practical leader development that fits manufacturing realities.

What HR metrics would you share with the operations leadership team?

What they are checking: Whether they connect people data to business performance in a way leaders care about.

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The full job description

As published by Regal Rexnord.

Work Model: You’ll work in a hybrid model, onsite at your designated Regal Rexnord location at least 3 days per week (Monday–Thursday), with flexibility to work remotely up to 2 days, including Friday. ____________________ Position Overview Reporting to the VP, Human Resources, Couplings & Gearing, the Senior Manager, Human Resources serves as the lead HR business partner for U.S. manufacturing operations across seven sites supporting approximately 500 associates. As a member of the Operations leadership team, this role provides strategic HR leadership that enables business growth, organizational effectiveness, and leadership capability. As a trusted advisor to Operations leadership, this role influences key business decisions and helps shape the future workforce across a multi-site manufacturing organization. This position offers significant visibility and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on organizational performance, leadership capability, and culture. Key Responsibilities • Serve as the lead HR business partner for U.S. manufacturing operations, aligning talent and organization strategies with business priorities. • Partner with Operations leadership to develop workforce, talent, and succession strategies that build organizational capability and support business growth. • Provide functional leadership, coaching, and development to site HR Managers, strengthening HR capability and consistency across our sites. • Coach leaders on performance management, leadership effectiveness, associate development, and organizational change. • Lead organizational design, talent acquisition, and retention initiatives that improve business performance. • Guide complex employee relations matters and ensure compliance with employment laws, company policies, and HR practices. • Leverage workforce analytics and business insights to drive decision-making, measure organizational health, and advance Regal Rexnord's culture and continuous improvement mindset. Required Skills & Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, or a related field. • 10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including significant experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment. • Demonstrated experience supporting complex, multi-site manufacturing operations and partnering with senior Operations leaders. • Strong business acumen and broad expertise in workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, organizational design, employee relations, and change leadership. • Proven ability to lead transformation, influence in a matrixed organization, and translate business priorities into measurable talent and organization outcomes. • Executive presence, sound judgment, and strong coaching, analytical, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to balance strategy and execution. • Ability to travel up to 30%. Preferred Skills & Qualifications • Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field. • Experience developing and leading HR Managers in a decentralized, multi-site manufacturing environment. • Experience supporting labor relations. Benefits • Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage • Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA) • Paid Time Off and Holidays • 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance • Paid Leaves • Tuition Assistance About Regal Rexnord Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools. The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture. Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters Notification to Agencies : Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.

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