HR Manager

About the role

The HR Manager is an on-site, hands-on, collaborative HR partner to business leaders and employees. The incumbent is responsible for the localized management and delivery of HR operations and programs such as policy interpretation and compliance, talent acquisition and onboarding, orientation, employee and labor relations, record maintenance, required reporting and analysis, leave administration, employee development and performance, and compensation.

Responsibilities

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Collaborates and aligns with centralized HR methods and programs for benefits, compensation, talent acquisition, learning and development, rewards, and payroll.
• Seeks synergies and alignment with organizational processes and policies. Maintains local practices and policies in an organized way as directed.
• Manages Leaves of Absence, Workers Compensation, FMLA, and ADA Accommodations, including record maintenance and coordination with outside agencies and vendors.
• Administers affirmative action plan and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion at the location.
• Ensures job descriptions are updated annually and provides local and regional salary information to assist management in determining appropriate rates of pay.
• Manages employee relations issues, including disciplinary methods and arbitration. Manages union locations' contract negotiations/interpretations, grievances, arbitration, and related labor-relations issues. Works with the Director of Employee and Labor Relations for guidance when necessary. Investigates and maintains documentation of employee complaints (ADR) and participates in EEOC and employee complaint meetings.
• Guides leaders through performance management activities such as disciplinary reviews and terminations. Documents appropriate information throughout the performance management process. Mitigates risk and escalates to the HR Director when appropriate.
• Supports continuous learning and development through training, performance goal setting, reviews, and succession planning
• Models and promotes teamwork and company values.
• Captions local employee special events such as open houses, location cookouts, and picnics.
• Maintains accurate employee recording using Human Resources Information System and local methods for payroll, vacation schedules, and records absences and tardiness. Works with our third-party vendor to coordinate employee leaves and ensures the HRIS system is accurate and up to date based on leave information. Processes retirement paperwork.
• Additional duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Minimum 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, business, or related field.
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience in progressive human resource positions with supervisory experience
• Prior experience working in a unionized environment required.
• Ability to think critically, make decisions, and solve problems with timeliness, high attention to detail, and accuracy
• Ability to perform, organize, and prioritize work independently
• Ability to maintain confidential information with discretion
• Ability to make sound independent judgments regularly
• Ability to refer to a supervisor when in need of clarification or interpretation of the organizational policy.
• Ability to work from general policies and objectives.
• Knowledge of applicant tracking systems and processes.
• Ability to use computer programs to input, store, and retrieve data as well as to generate reports and documentation used in related projects.
• Domestic Travel up to 10%

Benefits

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion