Human Resources Manager
Location: Tempe, Arizona
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days onsite, 2 days remote
Travel: Required; domestic travel to field locations and business offices
About the Opportunity
The Human Resources Manager oversees day-to-day HR operations across three PlayCore businesses. This role primarily supports field installation, field service, and construction teams across multiple states, partnering with operations and HR leadership to strengthen employee engagement, improve retention, ensure compliance, and standardize HR practices.
The ideal candidate is a bilingual English/Spanish HR professional with 5+ years of progressive HR experience in construction, field service, skilled trades, or a similar labor-intensive industry. This individual combines strong relationship-building and training skills with exceptional attention to detail, payroll accuracy, and an understanding of project labor costs.
Key Responsibilities
- HR Operations: Manage the employee lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, performance management, employee development, discipline, and termination. Provide guidance on HR policies and practices across assigned businesses.
- Recruiting and Retention: Partner with operations leaders on workforce planning, hiring, staffing, onboarding, and retention strategies for geographically dispersed field teams.
- Employee Relations and Training: Build trusted relationships with field employees and leaders; communicate effectively in English and Spanish; investigate and resolve employee concerns; coach managers; and deliver training that reinforces consistent practices.
- Compliance and Risk Management: Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, with particular attention to California requirements. Coordinate workers’ compensation and return-to-work processes and support OSHA compliance and safety initiatives.
- Payroll and Labor-Cost Analysis: Partner with payroll, finance, and operations to ensure accurate payroll, pay rates, and employee records. Analyze project labor costs, labor burden, and workforce expenses; maintain HR metrics; and identify and correct discrepancies to prevent costly errors.
- Process Improvement and Operations Partnership: Collaborate with HR and operations leadership to understand field staffing and project needs, standardize hiring and HR processes across all three businesses, and drive consistent adoption of policies and practices.
Qualifications
Required:
- 5+ years of progressive HR experience.
- Fluency in English and Spanish.
- Experience supporting any one of the following industries: construction, field service, skilled trades, landscaping, roofing, concrete, or a similar labor-intensive industry.
- Working knowledge of employee relations, recruiting, HR compliance, payroll coordination, and workforce administration.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and the ability to build relationships across field and administrative teams.
- Willingness to travel domestically on a flexible schedule and work onsite in Tempe three days per week.
- Multistate HR experience and familiarity with California employment requirements.
- Experience with project labor costs, labor burden, or workforce analytics.
Preferred:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- PHR certification, OSHA certification, or construction safety knowledge.
- Experience standardizing HR processes across multiple business units.
Work Arrangement
The hybrid schedule includes three onsite days and two remote days each week. Domestic travel is required, primarily to locations in California, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, with potentially more frequent travel during initial onboarding and periodic trips thereafter.
Why PlayCore? Come Build Something That Matters.
At PlayCore, we don't just build places where people play. We help create the moments, memories, and connections that bring communities together. From playgrounds where kids make their first friends to sports fields where teams learn what they're capable of, our work makes a real difference. And that's something to be proud of.
But what makes PlayCore special goes beyond what we build. It's the people, the opportunities, and the chance to be part of something bigger than yourself.
- Work with purpose. See the impact of what we do in the communities we serve every day.
- Grow your way. Build new skills, explore career development opportunities, and take on challenges that help you reach your potential.
- Connect and have fun. From corporate competitions and team celebrations to collaborating across our businesses, we believe great work and great relationships go hand in hand.
- Give back. Get involved through volunteer opportunities and community engagement that bring our values to life.
- Feel supported. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) with employer match; wellness and mental health resources; and additional voluntary benefits.
- Be rewarded. Take advantage of competitive compensation and bonus opportunities for eligible roles, along with flexible work arrangements where the role allows.
Bring your talents. Find your people. Make an impact.
At PlayCore, you'll find opportunities to grow, people to learn from, and meaningful work that reaches far beyond the workplace. We'd love for you to be part of what we're building.
