About this Senior HR Generalist role at Heidelberg Materials
About Us
Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.
What You'll Be Doing
- Partner with plant and regional leaders to provide strategic HR support across multiple aggregates operations in South Texas, with the position based at the Servtex Quarry in Garden Ridge, Texas.
- Lead employee relations, performance management, investigations, and corrective action processes while promoting a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
- Support talent acquisition, onboarding, workforce planning, and succession planning initiatives to ensure operational readiness.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, employment laws, and regulatory requirements while mitigating organizational risk.
- Analyze workforce trends and HR metrics to develop solutions that improve engagement, retention, and business performance.
What Are We Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or a related field required; Master’s degree and/or professional HR certification such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible Human Resources experience supporting blue-collar employees and field-based operations within aggregates, mining, construction materials, manufacturing, heavy industrial, transportation, or similar environments.
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is required, with strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with frontline employees, supervisors, and leaders in both languages.
- Strong employee relations experience, including workplace investigations, conflict resolution, performance management, corrective action, policy interpretation, and employment law compliance.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships and effectively coach, influence, and advise operational leaders on workforce and organizational matters.
- Experience partnering with plant managers, production supervisors, maintenance leaders, and operational teams to support workforce performance, engagement, and organizational effectiveness.
- Experience supporting recruiting, onboarding, talent development, succession planning, and workforce planning for frontline operations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret workforce data, identify trends, and develop practical business solutions.
- Proven ability to independently manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, decentralized, multi-site operational environment.
- Ability to travel regularly to plant and field locations to provide direct HR support to the business.
Work Environment
- Primarily based in South Texas with regular travel to aggregates plants, quarries, rail yards, and operational sites.
- Frequent interaction with plant leadership, frontline employees, and cross-functional business partners.
- Combination of office, field, and plant environments requiring visibility and engagement with operational teams.
- Ability to work in industrial settings and comply with all safety policies, procedures, and personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements.
Physical Demands of the Job
- Travel up to 30% to support multiple aggregates plants, quarries, rail yards, and operational locations throughout South Texas.
- Regularly walk, stand, climb stairs, and navigate uneven terrain in active quarry, plant, and mining environments.
- Work safely in both office and field settings with exposure to dust, noise, vibration, varying weather conditions, and moving equipment while utilizing required PPE.
- Move throughout multiple operational sites to conduct employee meetings, investigations, training sessions, audits, and leadership consultations.
- Maintain a valid driver's license and the ability to safely operate a motor vehicle and occasionally lift or carry materials weighing up to 25 pounds.
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions.
- Highly competitive benefits programs, including:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision along with Prescription Drug Benefits
- Health Saving Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance
- Paid Bonding Leave, 15 days of Paid Vacation, 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave and 10 Paid Holidays
Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled.