Description Role: Talent & People Partner Location: Grand Prairie, TX 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 Dallas 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 Dallas 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.