Human Resources Manager

Airgas

HR Manager at Airgas implementing HR strategies and talent acquisition initiatives. Partnering with leadership teams for organizational effectiveness and employee engagement.

Posted 5/17/2026full-timeNaugatuck • Connecticut, Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $95,000 - $105,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partnering with regional leadership teams and providing Human Resource leadership and execution in talent acquisition, compensation, benefits administration, positive employee relations, labor relations, training, talent management, organizational development, HR Compliance and special projects
Coordination of activities with HR specialists in Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Employee Relations, Labor, Benefits, Talent Management, Payroll and HRIS
Leads and executes change initiatives across business related to talent and HR strategy
Develops strong trusted partnerships with business leaders, acting as advisor and partner in the areas of organizational effectiveness, talent management, employee relations, performance and development coaching & counseling
Leads associate onboarding process, ensuring effective execution by managers; work closely with hiring managers and Talent Management with a focus on successfully integrating and retaining associates
Administers salary actions for assigned client groups under the Division Compensation guidance
Ensure fair and competitive wage structure and actions
Lead annual salary review process with respective client groups
Develops and facilitates performance calibration process with regional management teams to ensure effective and consistent performance management systems in place
Actively leads and engages employees in evaluation of the employee relations climate and implement solutions to issues that arise

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR or related field
A minimum of 5 years of related HR experience preferably within a production and/or distribution environment
Demonstrated understanding of HR principles and practices, employment laws and regulations, and effectively leading comprehensive ER Investigations
Demonstrated ability to be: personable, professional, responsive, knowledgeable, credible, trusted and drive value to an organization
Demonstrated understanding of HRIS and Applicant Tracking Systems (Workday)
Excellent organizational, written and oral communication, listening and presentation skills including the ability to effectively present and discuss information and respond to questions from employees and managers
Intermediate knowledge of MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision plans
short-term and long-term disability
life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
pre-tax commuter transportation benefit
parental leave
vacation
sick time
floating holidays
jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave
paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees
401k plan with company matching funds
tuition reimbursement
discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR principlesemployment lawsHRISApplicant Tracking Systemsperformance managementtalent acquisitioncompensation administrationemployee relationstrainingorganizational development

Soft Skills

personableprofessionalresponsiveknowledgeablecredibletrustedcommunicationlisteningpresentationcoaching