We are looking for a hands-on and business-oriented HR Operations 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 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 the ability to manage the full employee lifecycle within a complex industrial environment. The successful candidate will combine strategic understanding with a pragmatic, close-to-the-business approach.

The role focuses on ensuring a compliant, business-oriented and efficient HR management model in a complex industrial environment, with 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 RESPONSIBILITIES

- 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.
- Adaptable compensation benefits, including health insurance, restaurant ticket and transport ticket options.
- Attractive working schedule, with flexible start time and early finish on Fridays.

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