HR Manager Industrial Labour Relations
23 hours ago
Barcelona
MISSION We are looking for an experienced Labour Relations & Industrial HR Manager (m/f/d) to lead the People function for the company’s main Spanish site, covering several business units, production areas and warehouse operations. Our client is an international industrial company with a strong manufacturing footprint across Europe, the Americas, Asia and North Africa, employing more than 500 people on international level. The role focuses on ensuring a compliant, business-oriented and efficient HR management model in a complex industrial environment, with a strong emphasis on labour relations, 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.
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