About Us:
BW Converting is a strategic alliance of resources and services that bring together several Barry-Wehmiller companies — Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), Winkler + Dünnebier (W+D), STAX Technologies, Hudson-Sharp, Baldwin Technologies and Northern Engraving and Machine. These industry leaders offer trusted brands and innovative technologies in the design, manufacture, and service of high-performance converting and packaging machinery for the tissue, nonwovens, hygiene, bag-converting, mailing, and printing industries.Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.
The Director, PeopleLeader,serves as the senior HR leader for Barry-Wehmiller’sHygieneBusiness, providing people and culture leadership across manufacturing sites, engineering centers, and commercial teams in the Americas&EMEA.
This leader partners directly with theSegmentPresident and senior leadership team to shape and deliver a people strategy that fuels business growth, strengthens organizational capability, and advances Barry-Wehmiller’scultural commitment to Truly Human Leadership.
The role requires both strategic acumen and operational execution — guiding long-term people initiatives while ensuring day-to-day practices in talent, culture, and organizational design are delivered with excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic People Leadership
Serve as the primary people leader and advisor forHygieneglobally, partnering closely with theSegmentPresident and leadership team.
Design and execute the People strategy to align with business priorities, ensuring organizational effectiveness and resilience.
Represent the perspective of the business within the BW Converting Platform and across the broader BW enterprise.
Talent Development & Succession
Lead global talent processes including workforce planning, talent review, succession planning, and leadership development.
Build career paths and leadership pipelines that prepare talent for both current and future needs.
Ensure performance management processesfosteraccountability, feedback, and growth.
Culture & Engagement
Champion Barry-Wehmiller’s Truly Human Leadership culture worldwide, ensuring teams feel cared for and engaged while delivering results.
Activelymonitororganizational health and engagement, deploying culturalinitiativesand holding leaders accountable for culture in action.
Change & Transformation
Lead change management efforts during growth, restructuring, or integration, ensuring alignment with BW playbooks and best practices.
Provide coaching and guidance to senior leaders to navigate organizational dynamics and drive continuous improvement.
Compensation, Compliance & Systems
Partner with BW Compensation leaders to ensure competitive,equitable, and consistent pay practices globally.
Ensure compliance with international, national, and local labor regulations across all operating regions.
Leveragepeoplesystems and data analytics to provide insights that guide decision-making.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business, or related field;
7-10years of progressive HR/people leadership experience, including global scope and multi-country exposure.
Strong background in organizational design, talent management, and leadership development within manufacturing or industrial settings.
Experience in M&A, integration, or large-scale organizational transformation.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, build alignment, and lead across cultural and geographic boundaries.
Exceptional communication, relationship-building,and changeleadership skills.
Multi-faceted business experience beyond HR is a plus.
Location & Travel
Based in the U.S.orItaly (preferred:Wisconsin USAor Lucca Italy)
20-30% international and domestic travel to connect with leaders, teams, and sites globally.
Why Join Barry-Wehmiller?
At Barry-Wehmiller, we believe in people-centered leadership and delivering meaningful solutions to our customers. You will join a purpose-driven organization that values collaboration, innovation, and changing the game through people and performance in harmony.
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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.
Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.
Company:
BW Converting
We’re Building A Better World.
We’re more than just a successful capital equipment and engineering solutions firm. We’re an organization fiercely committed to improving the lives of our team members across the globe. By providing meaningful work in an environment of care and compassion, we send them home fulfilled by their time with us, rather than drained by it. We understand what every human being on the planet desires: to know that who they are and what they do matter. As a business, we have a unique opportunity to let them know that they do.
Through our Truly Human Leadership culture and personal growth initiatives, we help them become their best selves. And when we bring out their best, they give their best. To their work, their team members and friends, our customers and suppliers, the people in the communities in which they work and live, and--most important of all--to their families. And before you know it, a better job has helped build a better world!
