Human Resources Manager in Arlington, Texas at J.M. Fabrication Company, LLC

About Us

J.M. Fabrication and its sister companies, Texas Precision Plating (Garland) and Magnus (CNC machining), form a growing, vertically integrated aerospace and defense manufacturing group in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We fabricate, machine, and finish flight and defense hardware under ITAR registration and AS9100D quality systems. This Human Resources Manager position is based at our Arlington, TX facility and supports employees at our Garland, TX and other Dallas-Fort Worth locations.

The Role

The Human Resources Manager owns HR for every employee at every site and is the voice of our employees to leadership: the person our people trust to raise a concern, and the person leadership trusts to tell them what the floor really thinks. This role reports directly to the Owner.

What You Will Own

- Employee relations across all sites: open-door point of contact, investigations, conflict resolution, and fair, consistent corrective action

- Employee voice: regular floor walks, stay interviews, surveys, and site meetings; bring issues and recommendations to leadership and close the loop with employees

- Policies and handbook: one consistent handbook and set of HR policies across all entities, with site-specific addenda where needed

- Recruiting and onboarding for production, quality, and office roles in ADP Workforce Now; structured onboarding and training records

- Compliance: FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEO, I-9/E-Verify, OSHA recordkeeping support, and ITAR U.S. Person screening; support AS9100 training/competency records and CMMC personnel-security requirements

- Payroll, benefits, and leave administration in ADP in partnership with accounting

- Compensation structure, job descriptions, and the annual performance review process

- Retention and culture: track turnover, attendance, and engagement by site and drive programs that keep good people

What We Are Looking For

- 5+ years of HR generalist or HR manager experience, including employee relations and investigations

- Experience supporting an hourly production workforce in manufacturing

- Working knowledge of federal and Texas employment law

- Experience with ADP Workforce Now or a comparable HRIS/payroll system

- Sound judgment, discretion, and the credibility to be trusted by both the shop floor and leadership

- Comfortable working across multiple DFW sites

Preferred

- SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP or PHR/SPHR

- Aerospace, defense, ITAR, or AS9100 environment experience

- Experience consolidating HR across multiple entities or acquisitions

- Bilingual English/Spanish

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident) as defined by ITAR, 22 CFR 120.62. On-site role with regular travel between DFW locations.