People Operations Manager

Are you passionate about creating a workplace where people thrive? At Newport Brass, part of Delta Faucet Company, we’re looking for a People Operations Manager to lead HR efforts at our Santa Ana, CA manufacturing and distribution site. With a workforce of 350+ team members, this role is key to shaping positive, inclusive, and high-performing employee experience.

As a strategic partner to site leadership, you’ll bring your HR expertise to life—coaching leaders, supporting employees across all shifts, and driving initiatives that reflect our core values: people, credibility, high-performance teams, innovation, and customer focus. You’ll also lead and develop a small but impactful HR team, helping them grow while delivering exceptional service.

This role reports to the Regional HR Director.
 

• Serve as a trusted HR advisor, providing guidance within established policies and practices.
• Lead ethics and HR compliance programs, ensuring alignment with local, state (including California), federal, and company regulations.
• Manage compliance for remote and hybrid employees in California, including wage ordinances, break requirements, and home office reimbursements.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence and site leadership to implement talent strategies focused on recruiting, retention, and succession planning.
• Lead hourly talent acquisition efforts, including partnerships with local temp agencies.
• Champion a positive and inclusive employee experience through communication, engagement, and community involvement initiatives.
• Align employee experience with business goals and productivity needs.
• Investigate and resolve employee relations matters, coaching leaders and proactively addressing workplace concerns.
• Lead and develop a small HR team, setting priorities and supporting their growth.
• Collaborate on cross-functional HR projects and initiatives.
• Support employees across three shifts and multiple locations with flexibility and commitment.
• Travel domestically by up to 10%.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or a related field; and 5+ years of HR leadership experience, preferably in manufacturing or distribution environments.
• Proficient in California labor laws, including wage and hour compliance and leave administration.
• Spanish language proficiency required to support a diverse workforce.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to connect across all levels of the organization.
• Strategic approach with the ability to lead and influence.
• Data-driven decision-making skills and strong business sense.
• Proven understanding of HR trends, legal requirements, and compliance.
• Strong problem-solving and prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to develop innovative HR solutions aligned with company goals.
• High emotional intelligence, active listening, and relationship-building skills.
• Commitment to confidentiality and professionalism.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with HRIS and communication tools.

Brasstech (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

Brasstech is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information.

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