Talent & People Partner

Description

Role: Talent & People Partner

Location: Leipzig, Germany

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Covenant is a global defense company headquartered in Washington, D.C., building long-range precision strike weapons for the United States and its allies. Its flagship munition, Anthem, combines heavy payload and long range at a fraction of the cost of comparable legacy systems, with production volumes designed to meet the demands of prolonged conflict. Designed as an end-to-end weapon system that is simple to store, transport, and field, Anthem is produced in the United States, Germany, and Israel. For more information, visit covenant.com

THE ROLE

As a People & Talent Partner, you will be a key member of the team launching and scaling Covenant's Leipzig, Germany manufacturing facility. This role combines recruiting, HR, and employee support, with a strong focus on building and retaining the workforce required to operate a high-rate production environment.

You will own recruiting for the site, manage relationships with staffing and recruiting firms, support onboarding and employee development, and serve as a trusted partner to managers and employees on day-to-day HR matters. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys being close to the operation, solving problems quickly, and building the people infrastructure needed to support a rapidly growing manufacturing organization.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own recruiting for hourly and salaried positions across the Leipzig manufacturing facility.
• Develop and execute hiring plans in partnership with site leadership and functional managers.
• Manage external staffing and recruiting firms, including performance, priorities, contracts, and recruiting pipelines.
• Build talent pipelines for production, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and other site functions.
• Lead candidate screening, interview coordination, offer processes, and pre-employment activities.
• Own the onboarding experience and ensure new employees are prepared to be successful from day one.
• Partner with managers on employee performance, attendance, engagement, retention, and workforce planning.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for employees and help resolve day-to-day workplace issues.
• Support employee relations matters, investigations, and performance management in partnership with HR leadership.
• Ensure site HR practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and company policies.
• Maintain accurate employee records and support HRIS administration, reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Partner with payroll and benefits teams to support employee questions and resolve issues.
• Track recruiting and workforce metrics including headcount, hiring velocity, turnover, retention, and staffing needs.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting, onboarding, and employee experience as the organization scales.
• Partner with site leadership to build a strong culture of accountability, ownership, and operational excellence.
• Support training, workforce development, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Help establish scalable HR processes and infrastructure as Covenant's manufacturing operations grow.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in recruiting, HR, or a combination of both.
• Experience supporting a manufacturing, production, warehouse, industrial, or other operational workforce.
• Proven experience recruiting hourly employees at scale.
• Experience managing staffing agencies, recruiting firms, or other external talent partners.
• Working knowledge of HR practices, employee relations, onboarding, and employment compliance.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust across all levels of an organization.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable working onsite and spending significant time on the manufacturing floor.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• U.S. Person status required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience as an HR Business Partner, HR Generalist, People Partner, Recruiter, or Talent Acquisition Partner in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting the launch or rapid growth of a new manufacturing facility.
• Experience with high-volume hourly recruiting and workforce planning.
• Experience working in defense, aerospace, automotive, robotics, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with HRIS and ATS platforms.
• Familiarity with Texas and federal employment regulations.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or similar certification.
• Experience building HR processes and infrastructure in a startup or high-growth company.