Head of People & Facilities

LOCATION: Pewabic/Hybrid

HOURS: Full time 40 hours per week

REPORTS TO: Senior Director of Abundance and Happiness

Head of People & Facilities

Pewabic Pottery is seeking an experienced and people-centered Head of People & Facilities to lead our human resources and facility functions. This role plays a critical part in shaping employee experience, ensuring compliant and effective people systems, and maintaining the campus with multiple historic properties.

The Head of People & Facilities reports to and collaborates closely with the Senior Director of Abundance and Happiness to support Pewabic’s people, operations, and culture.

This is a hands-on leadership role ideal for an HR professional who brings strong judgment, emotional intelligence, and operational discipline to a mission-driven organization.

Key Responsibilities

• People Operations and HR Leadership
• Payroll and Benefits
• Talent Acquisition and Employee Lifecycle
• Facilities Oversight
• Human Resources and Facilities Budgeting
• Operations Support and Reporting

Minimum Qualifications

• 7–10 years of progressive experience across multiple HR functions, including employee relations, benefits, compensation, payroll coordination, and HR administration.

• Experience operating independently in a highly autonomous or department-of-one HR role.

• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex interpersonal situations with emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and discretion.

• Experience overseeing facilities operations and vendor relationships strongly preferred.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with leadership and staff.

Work Environment

• Hybrid position with flexibility based on organizational needs.

• This is an exempt level position based on a 40 hour work week.

New Hires that meet the benefit eligibility requirements of 30 hours per week or more will enjoy the following benefits after 90 days:

• Be a part of a creative, fun, enthusiastic team
• Benefits including health, dental and vision
• 401k
• Short term and long term disability and life insurance
• Generous employee discount
• PTO and holiday days

How to Apply

Please submit your cover letter, resume, and salary expectations for this exempt level position to [email protected].