Highlights
The role provides enterprise-minded HR leadership across organizational effectiveness, labor and employee relations, talent acquisition, workforce planning, leadership development, succession, performance. Assess and advance labor and employee relations strategies, including constructive union partnerships, contract administration, negotiations and risk mitigation.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Cudahy, WI |
| Industry | Manufacturing - Other |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1996 |
| Website | https://www.atimaterials.com/ |
Description
Proven to Perform.
From the edges of space to the bottoms of ocean, our materials are proven to perform -- and so is our team. We''re hiring high performers as proven as our products. Join us.
ATI is a global producer of high-performance materials and solutions for the aerospace and defense markets, with
emerging opportunities in specialty energy. Built on a foundation of materials science and advanced process
technologies, ATI is a focused, market-driven enterprise serving the world''s most demanding applications. In 2025, ATI generated approximately $4.6 billion in revenue, with aerospace and defense representing 68% of sales.
When you need materials to go further and faster, in the most extreme conditions, ATI is proven to perform.
The Sr. Director, Human Resources - Forged Products is the senior HR business partner to the President of Forged Products (FP) and a critical member of the FP Senior Leadership Team. Forged Products is a multi-site, unionized
manufacturing business with approximately 1,700 employees across seven sites and three countries, supported by
world-class forging, thermomechanical processing and advanced manufacturing capabilities.
This leader will shape and execute the people strategy required to deliver safe, reliable, high-quality performance and profitable growth. The role provides enterprise-minded HR leadership across organizational effectiveness, labor and employee relations, talent acquisition, workforce planning, leadership development, succession, performance
management, employee engagement and change leadership. The position reports to the President, Forged Products; is matrixed to the SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer; and serves on the ATI HR Leadership Team. The role leads a team of approximately 10 HR professionals, including HR business partners, labor relations and talent development specialists.
IMMEDIATE PRIORITIES
- Build a trusted, visible HR partnership with the President and FP leadership team, grounded in the realities of a
24/7, multi-site manufacturing environment.
- Establish a clear workforce and talent agenda aligned to business strategy, operating performance, labor
requirements, critical skills and future capability needs.
- Strengthen leadership effectiveness, accountability and employee experience across a geographically
dispersed and highly matrixed organization.
- Assess and advance labor and employee relations strategies, including constructive union partnerships,
contract administration, negotiations and risk mitigation.
- Lead HR support for organizational change, operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives
while maintaining focus on safety, quality and customer commitments.
LONGER-TERM MANDATE
- Develop a high-performing FP organization with strong leadership depth, succession readiness and a
differentiated employee value proposition for critical manufacturing talent.
- Embed a consistent, data-informed approach to workforce planning, talent reviews, performance management,
development and engagement across FP sites.
- Advance a culture of accountability, teamwork and respect that reflects ATI''s values and supports disciplined
execution, innovation, safety and sustainability.
- Increase the value and effectiveness of the FP HR team through clear priorities, strong operating discipline,
capability development and partnership with ATI Centers of Expertise.
About Company
Searing heat.
Crushing stress.
Blistering corrosion.
Maybe all the above. No matter the challenge, we are our customer’s first call. That’s because at ATI, we solve the world’s challenges through materials science. For more than a hundred years, we’ve been meeting challenges for customers whose systems need to fly higher, dig deeper, stand stronger, and last longer — anywhere on, above, or below the earth. Our materials enable our customers to do amazing things, from operating jet engines at 2800 degrees Fahrenheit, to equipping our nation's defense, to safely and efficiently transporting highly corrosive liquids and exhaust streams, to enabling life-changing medical insights. When you need materials to go further and faster, in the most extreme conditions, ATI is proven to perform. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @atimaterials for ATI's latest news and updates!