Head of Human Resources

Bachmann Industries is a premier provider of high-quality, efficient power and industrial solutions. For over 50 years, our products and services have helped deliver cleaner energy solutions, fuel, heating, transportation, paper, steel and cement for building homes and businesses for families worldwide. You have an opportunity to expand our impact and support more families through our newly created Head of Human Resources position.

We do our important work with a devotion to our values and each other. We are an organization that truly supports one another through life’s ups and downs. We have fun together while doing work that provides essential safety and security for the world’s biggest industrial providers and plants.

You’ll be stimulated in a refreshing and engaging way at Bachmann. Our global footprint allows you to experience different cultures and travel to amazing places while collaboratively solving unique challenges. We are grateful to be big enough to have a meaningful impact, but small enough to be agile, flexible, take on a crazy idea, and find diamonds in the rough, and engage meaningfully in our community. Our amazing colleagues prioritize building deep relationships with each other and our customers so we can operate as an integrated team.

We are deeply committed to our organizational purpose of Providing Opportunity Not Yet Imagined. We believe we are here to provide opportunities that our employees and customers haven’t yet seen for themselves.

Please check us out to see if we might be what you are looking for next in your career!

Why this role may be right for you:

● You are a people-first leader with over 10 years of HR experience, including leading HR functions in senior leadership roles.

● You’re passionate about building values-aligned, high-performing cultures rooted in care, clarity, and accountability.

● You’ve led both the strategic and tactical sides of HR—talent strategy, recruitment, onboarding, performance collaboration, compensation, compliance, and employee relations.

● You thrive on coaching and mentoring HR team members and business leaders alike.

● You love identifying the people implications of business decisions and turning those into practical strategies that support growth and engagement.

● You bring confidence, humility, and emotional intelligence to your work—and you’re skilled at navigating conflict with calm and clarity.

● You’ve worked in a manufacturing environment (or are excited to learn one), and can support both office and plant teams.

● You’re energized by the opportunity to travel to different locations and engage directly with teams on the ground.

What you’ll do in this role:

Strategic HR Leadership

Collaborate with the CEO and executive team to align HR strategy with business objectives and anticipate workforce needs. Lead company-wide HR planning, budgeting, and succession development efforts.

Team Development & Coaching

Build and mentor a high-impact HR team. Serve as a member of the senior leadership team, working collaboratively across departments to drive company-wide performance and engagement.

Recruiting & Onboarding

Design and oversee inclusive, values-aligned recruiting and onboarding strategies that attract and retain top talent across both our New Gloucester, Maine and Bessemer, Alabama locations.

Culture & Employee Experience

Foster a healthy, collaborative, and engaged workplace culture. Provide guidance on conflict resolution and ensure all HR practices reflect our values and compliance standards.

Compensation, Benefits & Performance

Lead the design and evolution of compensation and benefit programs that are equitable and competitive. Establish performance collaboration frameworks that inspire achievement and growth.

This is an in-office leadership position based in our New Gloucester, Maine office at the beautiful Pineland Farms campus. Travel to our Alabama plant will be required monthly during the first six months, then quarterly thereafter. Some international travel to our partner location in China may also be required.

Bachmann offers an excellent compensation and benefits package and a truly distinctive culture centered on opportunity, growth, and care. Apply now to explore whether this could be the next meaningful chapter in your career.

Bachmann is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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