Organizational Excellence Director

Are you…

• Looking for a challenging leadership opportunity in an exceptional company culture?

• A senior HR professional with experience in a multi-site manufacturing operation?

• Ready to make impact in the client’s organizational strategy?

Our client, YKK-AP, a global leading company in the building and construction industry, is seeking an Organizational Excellence Director (HR Director) to lead the HR teams at their Dublin, GA and Macon, GA manufacturing plants. The company is known for high-profile projects such as its work on the 9/11 memorial site in New York City, as well as its products for the commercial and residential building market.

This Human Resources Director role oversees People Resource services across North American manufacturing sites, driving HR practices that support a high-performance, employee-focused culture. Acting as a strategic HR partner, it leads organizational design, change management, and people development to strengthen the business. Reporting to the SVP/CHRO, the role manages HR Managers, ensuring effective HR strategies and daily operations. The Director Human Resources develops workforce strategies, optimizes HR resources, enhances productivity, and fosters strong partnerships with Operations and Manufacturing leaders while leading key HR initiatives to achieve organizational goals.

Responsibilities and Key Functions:

• Act as a key HR leader, collaborating with leadership across manufacturing sites to implement HR strategies that support business goals.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence and pride in producing high quality HR systems/processes on time.
• Work across multiple manufacturing sites to understand areas of concern, define problems, collect data, verify facts, and draw valid conclusions. Interpret a variety of data relating to employment laws to make thoughtful recommendations for the most effective outcome.
• Lead and participate in HR projects, fostering a collaborative team environment and driving value for the organization.
• Provide strategic HR support for business transformation and change management.
• Support workforce planning, talent acquisition, skills management, and compliance in alignment with the company’s workforce strategy.
• Partner with leaders to identify and develop talent, enhance organizational capabilities, and strengthen company culture.
• Lead the work to regularly review the company’s talent management processes within the business areas, including performance/potential management, resource planning and succession planning.
• Identify and implement HR best practices to improve processes and enhance HR delivery to the business.
• Analyze and report key HR metrics (turnover, retention, labor costs, etc.) to improve workforce effectiveness.
• Support HR team in resolving employee relations issues and developing corrective action plans.
• Monitor HR trends, employment laws, and best practices, applying insights to business operations.
• Conduct investigations and collaborate closely with the SVP/CHRO and VP/GC throughout the process.
• Manage departmental budget.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, continuously updating policies as needed.
• Overall management and general supervision responsibilities over an HR team.

What We Expect from You 

Your experience & education

• A Bachelor’s degree is required, with SHRM-CP or PHR certification strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of HR leadership experience in a multi-plant manufacturing environment.
• Preferably including matrix organizations.
• Strong ability to work with technology tools such as MS Office, G-suite, SAP SuccessFactors and UKG.

Skills, Traits & Style

• Proven ability to influence business leaders and leading continuous improvement initiatives.
• Excellent presentation skills in front of groups of colleagues, peers and upper management.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills and a commitment to meeting deadlines.
• A hands-on, open-minded, versatile, enthusiastic can-do attitude while embracing change.
• Willing and able to travel between plant locations and corporate HQ as needed.

What We Offer Is More Than Just a Job

• Competitive compensation and benefits package, including a company vehicle.
• A relocation package.
• An executive pension plan on top of a 401k match.
• The opportunity to join a high-growth and very successful industry-leading company.

 About YKK-AP

As the North American arm of the global YKK AP group of companies, YKK AP America manufactures well-designed commercial fenestration solutions and residential vinyl windows and doors for homebuilders, specifiers and commercial glaziers. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA all building products are manufactured in our world-class production facilities located in Dublin, GA and Macon, GA.