Integrated Business Development - IBD Romania

HR Manager – Manufacturing Plant | On site|  Iași

Integrated Business Development - IBD Romania  •  Iaşi, RO (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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HR Manager – Manufacturing Plant | On site|  Iași
Location: Iași (On-site)
Contact: andra.ghevrec@ibdromania.com
Phone: +40 732 472 744

The HR Manager is responsible for workforce effectiveness, labor cost control, leadership capability, and people-related risk management at plant level.
This is a hands-on, site-based leadership role, embedded within the Plant Leadership Team, ensuring that workforce decisions directly support operational performance, margin protection, and future business growth.
Reporting Structure
  • Member of the Plant Leadership Team
  • Reports directly to the Site General Manager
  • Functional reporting line to the Divisional HR Director
  • Full-time, on-site position based in Iași
Key Responsibilities
1. Workforce Strategy & Cost Control
  • Manage workforce structure (headcount, shift organization, skills mix) according to production requirements.
  • Monitor and optimize:
    • Labour cost evolution
    • Overtime
    • Absenteeism
    • Attrition in critical roles
  • Challenge hiring requests and propose cost-effective workforce solutions.
2. Operational HR Business Partner
  • Partner with Operations, Engineering, Finance and Quality teams.
  • Translate operational challenges into workforce and capability solutions.
  • Ensure people decisions are timely, consistent and data-driven.
3. Leadership & Capability Development
  • Build succession plans for key operational and leadership positions.
  • Support leadership effectiveness through:
    • Performance management
    • Consequence management
    • Individual development initiatives
  • Ensure training programs support quality, productivity and production ramp-up requirements.
4. Employee Relations & Labour Risk Management
Personally manage:
  • Disciplinary procedures
  • Employee investigations
  • Grievances
  • Terminations
  • Organizational restructurings
Additionally:
  • Ensure compliance with Romanian labour legislation and internal policies.
  • Anticipate and mitigate employee-related risks.
  • Maintain a constructive employee relations climate.
5. Talent Acquisition
  • Define hiring profiles based on operational needs.
  • Ensure recruitment quality and speed in a competitive labour market.
  • Focus on reducing time-to-productivity, not only time-to-hire
6. HR Governance & Continuous Improvement
  • Ensure HR processes are efficient, pragmatic and business-oriented.
  • Eliminate low-value administrative activities.
  • Represent HR as a strategic business function within the leadership team.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Workforce cost vs. budget
  • Overtime levels
  • Absenteeism rate
  • Voluntary turnover (overall and critical positions)
  • Time-to-productivity for new hires
  • Internal promotion and succession coverage
  • Reduction of people-related escalations to the Site General Manager
Required Experience
Professional Experience
  • 8–12+ years of progressive HR experience.
  • Strong experience within manufacturing or industrial environments.
  • Experience supporting sites of approximately 200–500 employees
  • Experience in regulated industries such as:
    • Aerospace
    • Automotive
    • Pharmaceuticals
    • Energy (preferred)
Demonstrated experience in:
  • Payroll and HR administration
  • Labour cost analysis
  • HR budgeting and forecasting
  • Workforce planning
  • Cost optimization initiatives
  • Employee and management relations
Profile & Competencies
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
  • Strong business acumen
  • Financial and cost awareness
  • Ability to constructively challenge operational leaders
  • Calm, resilient and solution-oriented approach
  • Strong decision-making capability
  • Hands-on leadership style
  • Builder mindset, focused on designing sustainable HR systems rather than simply executing requests
  • Pragmatic, trusted advisor with excellent interpersonal skills
Education & Languages
  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Law, Psychology, Business Administration or related field.
  • Fluent Romanian.
  • Professional working proficiency in English.

Integrated Business Development - IBD Romania

About Integrated Business Development - IBD Romania

IBD (Integrated Business Development) is an workforce solutions provider and advisory boutique within the technical field.

In 2017, a team of seasoned recruiters came together to establish a recruitment boutique built upon our core values of Integrity, Perseverance, and Efficiency. Leveraging a diverse and highly skilled talent pool from Eastern Europe and the Balkans, particularly Romania, we provide clients with customized and cost-effective recruitment solutions tailored to their specific needs.

With over 60 years of combined international experience in the recruitment industry, we specialize in offering hands-on support across various sectors, including Oil & Gas, Energy, Construction, Infrastructure, Automotive, Defense, and Shipbuilding.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Bucharest, RO
Year Founded
2017
Website
ibdromania.com
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