Manager, HR (Hammond, LA)

This is an onsite role Monday - Friday that requires flexibility for a multiple shift operation.

About the Role

The Manager, HR manages and administers all human resources activities such as employment, compensation, labor relations, benefits, training, and employee services in the assigned division. This individual facilitates implementation of the organization's human resources strategy so that the organization attracts, manages, develops, and retains the employees it needs to achieve its current and future business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of people-related services, policies, and programs at assigned location.
• Assist and advise local managers on Human Resources issues.
• Coach employees and managers on correct interpretation and administration of Company HR policy.
• Assist management in maintaining positive employee relations.
• Assess the internal employee climate, counsel with managers to identify and implement actions that improve or maintain a positive employee relations environment.
• Represent the company, when needed, at unemployment hearings.
• Recommend and implement personnel policies and procedures; prepare and maintain handbook on policies and procedures.
• Support employee recruitment, selection, and retention through: conducting new-employee orientations; monitoring career-pathing program, employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling, and exit interviewing.
• Work with local managers to determine training needs. Compile data and analyze past and current year training requirements. Recommend training programs and utilization to support employee and management development.
• Plan and conduct new employee orientation and follow-up to foster positive attitude toward company policies.
• Work with managers to develop proactive training plans that prepare employees to meet current and future business objectives.
• Ensure internal consistency and worth in administering job evaluations and compensation programs. Compose new and revised job profiles and recommend evaluations.
• Assist local managers with salary and wage administration to ensure pay consistency and equity.
• Assist managers with current issues with Worker’s Compensation policies and procedures. Take lead role in ensuring that employees are returned to work as soon as possible. Monitor any and all restricted duty assignments. Review each claim to determine if corrective action is required.
• Management responsibilities include: Typically oversees professional employees/teams or manages non-professional employees through Supervisors in manufacturing, distribution, or office environments; day-to-day operations of a group of employees; may have limited budgetary responsibility and usually contributes to budgetary impact; interpret and execute policies for departments/projects and develops, recommends, and implements new policies or modifications to existing policies; provides general guidelines and parameters for staff functioning; hiring staff, recommending pay increases, performing performance reviews, training and development of staff, estimating personnel needs, assigning work, meeting completion dates, interpreting and ensuring consistent application of organizational policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 4 years of experience in Human Resources positions.
• Experience applying thorough knowledge of human resource policies and procedures as well as federal and state laws.
• Experience reviewing and reconnecting on actions and with people to ensure the completion of the task.
• Experience controlling and coordinating concurrent projects, competing priorities, and critical deadlines.
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to various audience levels within an organization.
• Position may require travel up to 25% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• PHR or SPHR certification.
• Experience managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating, and directing people as they work.

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this position is $101,000.00 - $152,000.00 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible.

Benefits

• Health insurance, life and disability coverage.
• 401(k) contributions.
• Paid time off.
• Continuing education and training.
• For employees working 30 or more hours per week on average, additional benefits include access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups, and the Employee Service Corp.
• For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions, paid time off, as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups, and the Employee Service Corp.