HR Manager [manufacturing sector – Antal Poland

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead and execute the human resources strategy across several manufacturing sites – both in Poland and abroad. This position plays a key role in shaping organizational capability, strengthening people processes, and ensuring compliance and operational excellence in a complex, multi-country environment.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in operational HR, European labor relations, talent development, and HR process design – paired with strong business partnering capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive HR strategy across manufacturing sites, ensuring alignment with business needs.
• Lead organizational development, succession planning, and capability‑building initiatives.
• Manage industrial and employee relations, including unions, negotiations, and grievance handling.
• Ensure compliance with European labor laws and all statutory requirements.
• Oversee recruitment and retention for skilled, engineering, and leadership roles; support employer branding.
• Implement performance management processes and oversee training needs, development plans, and engagement initiatives.
• Monitor key HR metrics, ensure HRIS data accuracy, and support regional HR projects.
• Lead and develop HR teams across countries, promoting collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Oversee compensation analysis, manpower planning, and workforce budgeting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is essential.
• Strong background in working within matrix organizations and multicultural teams.
• Strong knowledge of labor laws and union environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strategic mindset with hands‑on operational execution.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Fluent in Polish and English; German is highly desirable.
• Openness to business trips – in Poland and to Germany.

The Offer

• Opportunity to work with diverse international teams in a dynamic environment.
• Supportive culture that values collaboration, inclusion, and continuous development.
• Participation in impactful people initiatives that shape organizational growth.
• A role with significant influence on talent strategies and HR capability across the region.
• Private medical care.