Human Resources Manager in Vandalia, Ohio at Exhibit Concepts Inc.

Exhibit Concepts is seeking a hands-on Human Resources Professional to support day-to-day People Operations and help deliver a consistent, compliant, and positive employee experience.

This role is ideal for an HR professional who enjoys being close to the business, building trusted relationships with employees and leaders, and balancing practical HR support with sound judgment, consistency, and care. The Human Resources Manager will support a broad range of HR functions, including employee relations, HR operations, recruiting coordination, onboarding, benefits support, leave and accommodation processes, Paylocity/HRIS administration, compliance, performance management support, and employee engagement.

The right candidate will bring a strong service mindset, strong attention to detail, and the ability to support both employees and leaders in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a trusted HR contact for employees and people leaders across the organization.
• Support day-to-day HR operations, employee lifecycle processes, and employee experience initiatives.
• Provide guidance to leaders on routine employee relations matters, performance conversations, documentation, and policy interpretation.
• Escalate high-risk or complex matters, including terminations, accommodations, legal nuance, or sensitive investigations.
• Support recruiting priorities, hiring manager alignment, interview coordination, offer processes, and onboarding handoff.
• Administer and support Paylocity/HRIS workflows, reporting, onboarding packets, employee data, and system troubleshooting.
• Support benefits administration, including enrollments, changes, employee questions, payroll deduction reviews, and employee education.
• Administer and coordinate FMLA and ADA leave accommodation processes, including communication with employees, leaders, and third-party administrators.
• Support onboarding and new hire orientation to create a positive and organized start for new employees.
• Assist with compliance, policy administration, employee engagement, training coordination, LMS administration, and HR process improvement.
• Help strengthen HR processes, documentation, tools, and resources as the People Operations function continues to evolve.

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience across HR operations, employee relations, recruiting support, benefits, compliance, HRIS administration, and manager support.
• Experience supporting a small-to-mid-sized organization preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of employment laws, HR best practices, and employee relations documentation.
• Experience with FMLA, ADA accommodations, benefits administration, onboarding, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Strong HRIS/HCM system experience
• Ability to build trust with employees and leaders while maintaining confidentiality, professionalism, and consistency.
• Strong communication, organization, follow-through, and problem-solving skills.
• A people-first, service-oriented HR mindset with the ability to balance kindness, support, compliance, and business needs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.

This is a hybrid role based in Vandalia, OH, with a minimum onsite expectation of three days per week. Specific onsite days may vary based on business needs.

This is a strong opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys being hands-on, building relationships, improving processes, and supporting a people-first culture. This role will play an important role in helping employees and leaders feel supported while strengthening the structure, consistency, and service delivery of the People Operations function.