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About the Role
The HR Business Partner serves as the embedded People advisor for CMG's production, operations, and program teams during a period of significant company growth. CMG is an early-stage government contractor focused on rebuilding domestic energetics manufacturing capacity and plans to expand its workforce by over 100 employees in the next 12-18 months. This role is crucial for managing employee relations, performance, onboarding, and ensuring compliance within the context of federal contracting and explosives manufacturing, while also supporting the integration of a newly acquired laboratory team.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary People point of contact for assigned departments and sites, including production, operations, and the Ballinger, TX facility.
- Advise managers on performance management, coaching, disciplinary action, and terminations, ensuring consistent and compliant application of policy.
- Partner with the Talent Acquisition Manager and Head of People to translate the hiring plan into headcount, organizational structure, and role requirements.
- Build and manage onboarding for new hire cohorts, coordinating with Safety, Operations, and Security to ensure completion of safety training, certifications, and eligibility steps.
- Conduct 30, 60, and 90-day check-ins with new hires and their managers to improve early retention.
- Support the RMSL integration, including employee communication, policy alignment, benefits transition, and migration of employee records.
- Manage employee relations issues from intake through investigation, documentation, and resolution.
- Guide managers through CMG's performance management cycle, including goal setting, check-ins, and performance improvement plans.
- Support workplace investigations and separations in partnership with Legal and the Head of People, ensuring compliance with state requirements.
- Maintain compliance with federal contractor employment obligations, including affirmative action for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities (VEVRAA and Section 503), E-Verify, and Drug Free Workplace requirements.
- Partner with Safety and Operations on OSHA and explosives safety training records, and with Security on ATF employee possessor status, clearance status, and ITAR access.
- Ensure consistent application of CMG policy across sites in two states, including state-specific wage, leave, and posting requirements.
- Partner with department leaders on organizational design, leveling, and role scoping for new and growing functions.
- Support workforce planning, compensation cycles, and promotions using approved compensation bands and market data.
- Maintain accurate employee records and status changes in Rippling, partnering with People Operations on documentation.
Requirements
- 4+ years of HR generalist or HR business partner experience supporting a manufacturing, industrial, or technical workforce, including hourly production employees.
- Strong working knowledge of employee relations, investigations, performance management, and federal and Texas employment law.
- Experience supporting rapid headcount growth or high-volume onboarding.
- Excellent judgment and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive employee matters.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, early-stage environment with evolving processes.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills across all levels of the organization.
Skills
- Employee Relations
- Investigations
- Performance Management
- Federal Employment Law
- Texas Employment Law
- Rapid Headcount Growth Support
- High Volume Onboarding
- Communication
- Relationship Building
- Organizational Design
- Workforce Planning
- HRIS Systems
- Rippling
- ITAR
- Security Clearance
- ATF Explosives Requirements
- Affirmative Action Plan Support
Location
- Austin, TX
- Regular travel to CMG sites
Work Type
- Full Time
- Onsite (with travel)
Experience Level
- 4+ years of HR generalist or HR business partner experience
Education Level
- PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent HR certification (Preferred)
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Equity
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Sign-on bonus (where applicable)
About the Company
- CMG is an early stage government contractor rebuilding domestic energetics manufacturing capacity.
- Plans to add more than 100 employees across its sites over the next 12 to 18 months.
- Critical Materials Group reserves the right to amend this description at any time.
Equal Opportunity
- Affirmative action for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities (VEVRAA and Section 503)