Director, People Leader - Hygiene Business
- Location
- Green Bay, WI
- Listed
- 4 days ago
About the role
The Director, People Leader, serves as the senior HR leader for Barry- Wehmiller's Hygiene Business, providing people and culture leadership across manufacturing sites, engineering centers, and commercial teams in the Americas & EMEA.
This leader partners directly with the Segment President and senior leadership team to shape and deliver a people strategy that fuels business growth, strengthens organizational capability, and advances Barry- Wehmiller's cultural commitment to Truly Human Leadership.
The role requires both strategic acumen and operational execution - guiding long-term people initiatives while ensuring day-to-day practices in talent, culture, and organizational design are delivered with excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic People Leadership
- Serve as the primary people leader and advisor for Hygiene globally, partnering closely with the Segment President and leadership team.
- Design and execute the People strategy to align with business priorities, ensuring organizational effectiveness and resilience.
- Represent the perspective of the business within the BW Converting Platform and across the broader BW enterprise.
Talent Development & Succession
- Lead global talent processes including workforce planning, talent review, succession planning, and leadership development.
- Build career paths and leadership pipelines that prepare talent for both current and future needs.
- Ensure performance management processes foster accountability, feedback, and growth.
Culture & Engagement
- Champion Barry-Wehmiller's Truly Human Leadership culture worldwide, ensuring teams feel cared for and engaged while delivering results.
- Actively monitor organizational health and engagement, deploying cultural initiatives and holding leaders accountable for culture in action.
Change & Transformation
- Lead change management efforts during growth, restructuring, or integration, ensuring alignment with BW playbooks and best practices.
- Provide coaching and guidance to senior leaders to navigate organizational dynamics and drive continuous improvement.
Compensation, Compliance & Systems
- Partner with BW Compensation leaders to ensure competitive, equitable, and consistent pay practices globally.
- Ensure compliance with international, national, and local labor regulations across all operating regions.
- Leverage people systems and data analytics to provide insights that guide decision-making.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business, or related field;
- 7-10 years of progressive HR/people leadership experience, including global scope and multi-country exposure.
- Strong background in organizational design, talent management, and leadership development within manufacturing or industrial settings.
- Experience in M&A, integration, or large-scale organizational transformation.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, build alignment, and lead across cultural and geographic boundaries.
- Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and change leadership skills.
- Multi-faceted business experience beyond HR is a plus.
Location & Travel
- Based in the U.S. or Italy (preferred: Wisconsin USA or Lucca Italy)
- 20-30 % international and domestic travel to connect with leaders, teams, and sites globally.
About Us
BW Converting is a strategic alliance of resources and services that bring together several Barry-Wehmiller companies - Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), Winkler + Dünnebier (W+D), STAX Technologies, Hudson-Sharp, Baldwin Technologies and Northern Engraving and Machine. These industry leaders offer trusted brands and innovative technologies in the design, manufacture, and service of high-performance converting and packaging machinery for the tissue, nonwovens, hygiene, bag-converting, mailing, and printing industries.
Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.
Why Join Barry-Wehmiller?
At Barry-Wehmiller, we believe in people-centered leadership and delivering meaningful solutions to our customers. You will join a purpose-driven organization that values collaboration, innovation, and changing the game through people and performance in harmony.
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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work-therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions.
Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.
Company
BW Converting
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.
Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.
From Barry Wehmiller's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 6, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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