Associate Employee Relations Specialist

About the role

The Human Resources department at Arthrex, Inc., a global medical device company, is seeking an Associate Employee Relations Specialist for their manufacturing facility in Pendleton, SC.

Responsibilities

• Advises employees and management on the interpretation of personnel policies, programs and procedures of the company’s Employee Resource Guide.
• Provides feedback and information to the HR Manager, Sr. Employee Relations Specialist, Employee Relations Specialist and Sr. HR Generalist regarding daily HR issues presented by employees.
• Assists managers with the content of annual performance evaluations.
• Responsible for site HR files maintenance.
• Aids in training and regulatory audits as needed.
• Supports training as necessary (On-boarding, HR software user training, annual compliance).
• Works with managers and employees to resolve diverse employee relations issues such as harassment, discrimination etc.
• Supports and facilitates organizational change by seeking and developing ways for the teams to be more effective.
• Maintains documents used to evaluate, correct and enhance job performance and other workplace behaviors, ensuring overall fairness and consistency, and meeting business requirements.
• Performs other HR duties as needed including special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• An HR related degree or successful completion of an HR related internship strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Honesty, integrity, and strong knowledge of HR principles and employee relation skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work under tight deadlines.
• Organized and prompt follow up skills necessary.
• Ability to handle confidential information is essential.
• Strong business technical writing skills and excellent communication/people skills.
• Ability to speak with employees at all levels within organization.

Skills

• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience with SAP is a plus.