Senior People Manager

Orbia•Avon Lake, OH

8d•$130,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Our Polymer Solutions business is seeking to hire a Senior People Manager to lead and deliver people strategy and operations across six (6) U.S. Polymer Solutions sites, partnering with business leaders to translate strategy into effective people outcomes. The role is accountable for driving workforce capability, engagement, cost control, and risk mitigation through strong leadership, disciplined execution of core People processes, and sound judgment. This position leads key People projects and programs, ensures compliant and consistent delivery of Total Rewards—including payroll and benefits—and collaborates with internal and external partners to enable alignment, efficiency, and continuous improvement across the U.S. business.

Requirements

Education – Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field (master’s preferred) & SHRM or HRCI Accreditation preferred
Knowledge Required –
Up to date knowledge of US Human Resources legislation and best practice gained within a manufacturing or similar industry
Proficient with Microsoft Office and HRIS software
Experience –
Minimum 15 years’ experience gained in an international manufacturing sector or similar industry.
Minimum 15 years’ experience working as a Business Partner in generalist human resources roles.
Prior experience of having worked in a multi-site environment

Responsibilities

The Senior People Manager is a senior leadership role that partners closely with business leadership to shape and execute people strategies that enable commercial success across multiple U.S. sites. This role provides visible, credible People leadership—setting direction, modeling leadership behaviors, and driving organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and disciplined risk management.
As the Senior People Manager for the Polymer Solutions U.S. business, the role serves as a strategic advisor and thought partner to senior leaders and managers, influencing decisions on workforce planning, talent strategy, succession planning, and organizational design. The Senior People Manager actively coaches and challenges leaders to strengthen leadership capability, reinforce accountability, and build high‑performing, resilient teams. Acting as a trusted leader in employee relations, the role ensures consistent, fair, and legally sound decision‑making while reinforcing a culture of inclusion, engagement, and continuous improvement.
The Senior People Manager leads and owns end‑to‑end talent and leadership processes, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, merit and talent cycles, succession planning, and leadership development. The role plays a pivotal leadership role in driving and sustaining change—leading complex initiatives such as restructurings, workforce transitions, and business integrations—using data, insight, and sound judgment to guide leaders through change and measure organizational impact.
This position provides strong People governance and operational leadership by ensuring compliance with employment laws, company policies, and best practices, while continuously improving policies, processes, and HR programs aligned to business strategy. The role holds accountability for key operational areas including payroll, manpower and HR budgets, benefits administration and open enrollment, HRIS data integrity, KPI reporting, and effective collaboration with regional, global, and corporate People leadership teams.
The role requires regular travel (approximately 25%) across U.S. sites and periodic engagement with other business groups, maintaining leadership presence, consistency, and strong relationships across the organization.

Benefits

401k with a 6% company match (the company will automatically contribute an extra 3% of your plan-eligible pay to your 401k)
Multi-tier benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) that you can tailor for yourself and dependents which include Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, & Life Insurance
Wellness Employee Assistance Program (EAP), paid parental leave, Fitness & Weight-loss Reimbursement
Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, eleven paid company holidays, paid vacation time, paid sick time, career development opportunities, and many other benefits in a collaborative culture that focuses on work & work-life balance, innovation, & teamwork. Benefits start on day one!
healthcare coverage
a 401(k)-retirement savings plan
paid company holidays
paid vacation time
paid sick time
parental leave
short- and long-term disability leave
an employee assistance program