HR Manager

Position : Human Resource Manager (HR)                   Business Unit : Nuclear Segment : Process Flow Technologies                         Location : Bolingbrook, IL Reports To : Vice President of Human Resources        Department : Human Resources COMPANY & CULTURE Crane (NYSE: CR) is a leading global provider of mission-critical, highly engineered products and solutions, with differentiated technology, respected brands, and leadership positions in the Process Flow Technologies and Aerospace & Electronics markets. Today, Crane has approximately 7,000 associates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia, with 2024 net sales of more than $2 billion. Crane Company celebrated our 170th anniversary this year. With strict adherence to the Crane Business System (CBS), Crane is a highly process focused organization. CBS has been, and will continue to be, a critical driver of Crane's consistent execution and long-term success, driving a performance-based culture with a strong focus on accountability and results. Through the years, Crane has excelled in serving its customers, employees, investors, and communities in which they operate by focusing on the following principles: Unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. The R.T. Crane Resolution written when the company was founded in 1855 is the core upon which our business has been built, "I am resolved to conduct my business in the strictest honesty and fairness, to avoid all deception and trickery, to deal fairly with both customers and competitors, to be liberal and just towards employees and to put my whole mind on the business". Focus on philanthropy. Giving back to the communities in which we operate has been a core part of the Company’s identity for over a century, deeply rooted in the values of our founder, R.T. Crane. We believe that success comes with a responsibility to support both employees and the broader community – not just through financial contributions, but also through active engagement and volunteerism. Customer focus. Every day, Crane’s associates ensure that they are doing their utmost to solve their customer’s most critical process needs. With a high commitment to Quality and On-Time Delivery, we leverage our innovative solutions to solve their most pressing needs. Driving profitable growth, for our customers… our associates… our communities… and our shareholders. A disciplined cadence of execution built on clear objectives and metrics, detailed action plans and a repeatable process to drive execution and profitable growth. Emphasis on continuous improvement in all that we do. We believe there is always an opportunity to become better, and we continuously strive to improve in all facets of our business, eliminating waste, variation, and overburden. Development of our people, who are process focused and thrive on executing strategy and profitable growth through a disciplined cadence of execution. Nothing that we accomplish can be achieved without our outstanding employees. They are an integral part of who we are, and we leverage our Intellectual Capital* (IC) process to foster their growth and development. In June 2025, Crane announced our intent to acquire Precision Sensors & Instrumentation (“PSI”), a leading provider of sensor-based technologies for aerospace, nuclear and process industries, from Baker Hughes. The $1.1 billion acquisition will add roughly $400 million in sales and 1,700 associates to Crane. PSI includes the Panametrics, Druck, and Reuter-Stokes brands that manufacture instrumentation and sensor-based technologies to detect and analyze pressure, flow, gas, moisture, and radiation across various industries, serving customers in more than 90 countries. Crane is so excited for the planned welcome of these brands into our portfolio and the role they will play in continuing to drive profitable growth for the company. OPPORTUNITY This exciting opportunity is part of the nuclear business. The Human Resource Manager will have primary responsibility for the day-to-day human resources tasks, including managing talent needs identification, talent acquisition, organizational and management development, employee relations, compensation and benefits, policy development and legal compliance for approximately 40 associates at the Bolingbrook, IL location.   They will collaborate with the VP/GM and senior leaders to understand the strategy of the business and assist in assuring the right organizational structure to deliver key deliverables.    RESPONSIBILITIES Strategic Leadership, Operational Excellence & Growth Work with the VP/GM to clearly understand the strategy of the business and develop a comprehensive, integrated talent strategy, ensuring that the site is making the right talent decisions to meet its strategic priorities. Provide the VP/GM with critical business partner support, to ensure support of overall achievement of the business’ various strategic objectives, while ensuring delivery of annual performance results: Sales, Operating Profit and Free Cash Flow (FCF). Sounding board for the VP/GM and management team, talent related as well as pushing for results effectively within the team to drive growth of business in addition to being vigilant around cost containment opportunities challenging yourself on human capital expenditures and also challenging the VP/GM and management team on the same, when appropriate. Develop and execute action plans that support the site’s overall business goals for profitable growth. Plans include Compensation, Talent Development, Performance Management, Associate Relations, etc. Drives adherence to Crane Business System by enforcing standard work for all processes within the function. More broadly, champions Kaizen activity targeted to solve problems and/or for operational efficiency. Holds business participants accountable for actionable results. Recommend team members for key training offered through the CBS office.