Employee Owned Holdings, Inc. (EOH) is the parent of a family of 100% employee-owned companies that provide highly engineered solutions across industrial, manufacturing, and technical markets. EOH provides centralized corporate services—including Human Resources, Accounting, IT, Marketing, and Operations—while supporting strong local leadership at each operating company.
EOHI Companies:
Hydraquip, Inc. and GCC provide technical expertise and value-added solutions through their offering of hydraulic, pneumatic and automation products. Supreme Integrated Technology, Inc. (SIT) focuses on hydraulic, mechanical and structural design to deliver custom, turn-key systems.
The Vice President of Human Resources is a senior leadership role responsible for the overall strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of human resources functions across EOH and its operating companies. This position requires a hands-on leader who understands technical, manufacturing, and industrial distribution environments and can balance strategic leadership with day-to-day operational execution. The role partners closely with executive leadership and local management teams and requires significant travel to different operating locations.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and execute the human resources strategy for EOH and its operating companies, aligning people initiatives with business objectives and growth plans.
- Serve as a strategic partner to executive leadership, company presidents, and local management teams on workforce planning, organizational structure, performance management, and employee relations.
- Drive Performance Management with participation in goal setting, budget and KPI development; monitoring performance against targets; and leading continuous improvement to achieve strategic and financial objectives.
- Shape and strengthen company culture across all entities by actively engaging with teams, understanding differences between businesses, creating consistent leadership touchpoints, and driving positive, accountable, and performance-oriented behaviors.
- Provide leadership and accountability for all recruiting and talent acquisition activities, ensuring consistent and permissible processes and strong hiring outcomes across technical, engineering, sales, and operations roles.
- Oversee payroll, benefits administration, and compensation programs, ensuring accuracy, compliance, market competitiveness, and internal equity.
- Lead the development and administration of compensation structures, pay bands, and compensation ratio analysis in partnership with Finance and executive leadership.
- Drive talent development initiatives, including leadership development, succession planning, performance management, and training programs.
- Ensure consistent execution of performance review processes and hold leaders accountable for timely and effective completion.
- Oversee HR policies, procedures, and compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations across multiple locations.
- Manage employee-relations matters with professionalism, discretion, and a solutions-oriented approach.
- Lead and develop the HR team, fostering accountability, continuous improvement, and strong internal customer service.
- Travel approximately 50% of time to EOH operating company locations to support leaders, engage employees, and maintain strong alignment between corporate and local teams.
- While traveling to remote facilities, partner with local leadership to identify and implement operational improvements, support team development, and drive performance alignment with company standards and objectives.
- Drive adoption of new technologies and process improvements to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain a competitive edge; identify opportunities for automation or role optimization while thoughtfully managing organizational impact.
- Lead acquisition integration and onboarding efforts by establishing a structured playbook, driving clear ownership of the process, and ensuring alignment across people, systems, operations, and culture to accelerate successful integration.
- Other duties as assigned
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related field required.
- Advanced degree or professional HR certification (SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR) preferred.
Experience:
- 7–10 years of progressive Human Resources experience, with increasing leadership responsibility.
- Experience supporting technical organizations, preferably in manufacturing, industrial distribution, engineering, or other technical environments preferred.
- Proven experience leading recruiting, payroll, benefits, compensation, and talent development functions.
- Experience supporting multi-location organizations and working closely with executive and operational leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to balance strategic HR leadership with hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively (approximately 50%).
Knowledge & Skills:
- Strong understanding of human resources practices within technical, manufacturing, or industrial distribution organizations.
- Working knowledge of compensation planning, compensation ratios, payroll processes, and benefits administration.
- Solid understanding of employment law and HR compliance across multiple states.
- Strong leadership and people-management skills with the ability to hold teams and leaders accountable.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and influence at all levels of the organization.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Customer-service mindset with a focus on supporting internal stakeholders and business leaders.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across functions and operating companies.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) plans with company match. A unique benefit Employee Owned Holdings offers is participation in an employee stock ownership plan.
What is an ESOP?
ESOP is a special retirement program that allows employees to own stock in the company. When you join EOHI, you automatically begin investing in your future (without having to purchase shares). We are a high growth company committed to training our employee owners to develop their skills and advance in their careers.
- Studies also show that retirement account balances for ESOP companies are 2.5 times higher.
- ESOP companies grow 2.5 times faster than those companies without employee ownership.
- Research shows employee owned companies are superior in performance, employee benefits and employee morale because everyone is working towards a common goal.
