HR Manager

Hydro Building Systems Sweden AB develops and markets systems in aluminum profiles for three business areas: Transport systems, Floor systems and Building systems. The company markets two strong brands, Sapa and WICONA and is the market leader in the Nordic region with sales of approximately SEK 550 million. We are about 120 employees and operate with sales offices throughout the Nordic region, the Baltics and Poland. We are part of the global Hydro Group, a fully integrated aluminum consortium with 35,000 employees in 40 countries on all continents, combining local competencies and worldwide reach. In addition to the production of primary aluminum, rolled and extruded products and recycling, Hydro also extracts bauxite, refines alumina and generates energy as the only 360 ° company in the global aluminum industry.


Human Resources Manager is a compliant and empathetic support partner to the management and employees, who provides on-site, frontline HR support and guidance to all departments within Hydro Building Systems Sweden AB. In this position you will be responsible for ensuring that policies and all HR processes are maintained with the highest standards. You will partner with local management and be a trusted advisor to this team. In addition, a communication with the local employee organizations and unions will be a vital part of your role.
To succeed in this position, you should have a comprehensive experience from different fields within HR and a solid knowledge of Swedish laws and regulations.


The position is located in Vetlanda and reports to the HR Director HBS Nordics.
Areas of Responsibility:
Employee relations – contact person for Work Councils and local employee unions
Contribute to continuous development and update of the local HR processes, templates and tools
Drive full recruitment cycle processes in close cooperation with hiring managers
Manage interactions with recruitment suppliers
Onboarding and offboarding activities
Support managers with all questions about Compensation & Benefits
Yearly salary reviews
Coordinating Payroll activities with the provider in our sister company Hydro Extrusion Sweden
Supporting managers with building of performance culture
Monitoring and tracking of employee training and development
Participation in local- and global projects
Follow up of activities in connection to employee surveys


Desired Skills and Experience:
University degree in a relevant field, but long experience from HR can compensate for the requirement of formal education
Fluency in Swedish and English
Minimum 5-7 years generalist experience from operational HR
Experience from work with employee relations and Work Councils
Good knowledge of Swedish employment law
Solid user of Microsoft Office, additional knowledge of HR platforms will be advantageous
Proactive, agile and customer-oriented
High level of flexibility


Interested? Motivated? We hope to hear from you.

Diversity improves our ability to act in accordance with The Hydro Way.
Therefore all applications will be considered with equal suitability.
Please apply online in ONE with your CV and optionally a cover letter by 20.06.2021

If you have any question, please contact:
Lidia Beben
HR Director
(Norway +47) 99572268
Lidia.Beben@hydro.com