HR Generalist

About the role

The HR Generalist supports the Plant HR team to ensure the Durham plant has the right number and type of talent to execute its strategy and achieve desired business results. They ensure the plant establishes and maintains a positive work environment and operates as “One Corning” in support of Corning’s values. They assist in the successful implementation of global HR business processes within the plant and ensure compliance with HR-related legal and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Effectively deploys hiring process for hourly workers and temporary employees.
• Educates plant leadership on local and state employment law to ensure compliance with applicable personnel management laws.
• Manages and mitigates employee grievances by ensuring supervisors and leadership are creating an open forum for discussion and resolution of plant issues.
• Counsels and coaches plant management in development and demonstration of leadership and management practices required to establish and maintain a positive work environment.
• Solves employee relations issues in a fair and consistent manner that protects the needs of the plant to operate effectively and efficiently.
• Educates plant employees on shared service and third party vendor capabilities to increase use and benefits of these services.
• Takes ownership for specific HR initiatives that support the effective operations of the organization by developing and/or delivering HR programs (e.g., attendance tracking, training, communications).
• Tracks and documents employment issues and requests (e.g., FMLA, workers compensation) as required for procedural and legislative purposes.
• Identifies employee value proposition issues affecting turnover and works with Plant HR Manager to identify actions for improvement.
• Establishes and maintains a presence on the plant floor to keep a read on the pulse of the organization.
• Implements appropriate risk management policies and procedures to ensure plant compliance with safety requirements and local, state, and federal employment laws.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Human Resources, Business, Organization Development, or Labor Relations preferred)
• Minimum of 3 years of HR experience (generalist/specialist) in manufacturing
• Successful track record of performance in Plant HR Specialist or Center of Excellence (COE) role.
• Successful track record in the deployment of global HR business processes or programs.
• Knowledge of employment laws and policies.

Qualifications

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

Pay

The range for this position is $79,519.00 - $109,339.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Schedule

Average hours per week: 40