MISSION

We are looking for a hands-on and business-oriented Industrial HR Manager (m/f/d) to lead the People function at the company’s main site in Spain, supporting several business units, production areas and warehouse operations.

Our client is an international industrial group headquartered in Barcelona Greater Area with a strong manufacturing presence across Europe, the Americas, Asia and North Africa, employing more than 500 people worldwide.

This is a broad HR generalist leadership role requiring solid expertise in labour relations and people development with the ability to manage the full employee lifecycle within a complex industrial environment.

The role focuses has a strong emphasis on collective bargaining agreements, legal compliance, HR advisory to managers and the digitalization of HR processes.

The person will act as a key partner to local management while working closely with Corporate HR.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES

• Lead the local HR function for the Spanish site, ensuring alignment with corporate HR policies and the specific needs of the different business lines.
• Manage the application of several collective bargaining agreements, ensuring legal and operational compliance across production, warehouse and office environments.
• Act as the main HR point of contact with employee representatives and works councils, leading regular communication, consultation and negotiation processes.
• Advise site management and line managers on labour law matters, including contracts, working conditions, disciplinary procedures, dismissals, sanctions, internal policies and employee relations topics.
• Ensure the correct application of Spanish labour legislation in an industrial environment, including shifts, working calendars, production-related specificities and warehouse operations.
• Manage labour conflicts, disciplinary files, mediation processes and employee relations cases when required.
• Support and coordinate equality plans, compliance initiatives, internal policies and HR processes across the different legal entities/business units.
• Lead and coordinate the local HR team, including payroll, health & safety/prevention, local talent/selection/training support and HR administration-related functions.
• Work closely with Corporate HR on global HR processes such as talent management, recruitment, training, performance management and HR systems.
• Promote the digitalization and optimization of HR processes, ensuring efficient use of HR tools and platforms such as HCM, ATS, time management and related systems.
• Support managers in workforce planning, organizational changes, employee development and operational HR decision-making.
• Collaborate with external providers when needed, including labour advisors, occupational risk prevention services, payroll providers or legal/labour specialists.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Qualifications Requirements:

• Solid experience as HR Manager, HR Business Partner or Labour Relations Manager within an industrial, manufacturing, logistics, warehouse or plant environment.
• Strong background in labour relations, collective bargaining agreements, works councils and Spanish labour law.
• Proven experience managing employee relations topics autonomously, including disciplinary procedures, sanctions, conflicts, dismissals and compliance-related matters.
• Previous exposure to blue collar environments, production shifts, working calendars and operational labour law topics.
• Experience coordinating or managing a small HR team, ideally covering payroll, HR administration, prevention/health & safety, recruitment, training or HR operations.
• Ability to work closely with site management, corporate HR and operational managers in a practical, business-oriented and hands-on way.
• Comfortable working with digital HR tools, ideally including HCM platforms, ATS, time management tools or similar systems.
• Native Spanish and fluent level of English both oral and in written, with the ability to interact with international HR stakeholders.
• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills, especially in complex employee relations or works council environments.
• Structured, autonomous and resilient profile, able to combine strategic HR perspective with operational execution in a plant environment.

POSITION'S OFFER

• Opportunity to join an international industrial company with a strong local presence and a solid growth trajectory.
• A key HR role with direct impact on the organization, combining labour relations, compliance, HR business partnering and team coordination.
• Close collaboration with local management and Corporate HR in an international environment.
• Flexible compensation benefits, including health insurance, restaurant ticket and transport ticket options.
• Attractive working schedule, with flexible start time and early finish on Fridays.