Senior Specialist Employee Relations, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

About the role

Imagine being on the ground floor of something truly extraordinary. At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you’ll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility from the ground up. As a key member of our start-up team, you’ll use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions, build and lead an agile team, and create a culture of trust while fostering leadership in others. You’ll be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry and the electrification movement.

Responsibilities

• Provide Human Resources support and guidance to BlueOval Battery Michigan team, including planning, development, launch, and implementation of business strategy.
• Assist in gaining alignment in related Human Resources processes and procedures to enable a competitive Battery Manufacturing framework and positive employee experiences.
• Support building a strategic alignment with partner(s) on the HR Delivery Model while driving process improvements and efficiencies to support high-quality employee relations.
• Assure the quality of assigned employee relations programs and processes, including engagement surveys.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to further the goals of the Company and Employee Relations team.
• Advise on complex HR matters, including employee concerns, complaints, and disputes from inception to resolution.
• Provide support to Talent Acquisition, Workforce Development, Employee Relations, Total Rewards, HR Information Technology, and drive strategic alignment with key partners and stakeholders.
• Communicate complex ideas and findings clearly and concisely.
• Proactively utilize data and metrics to identify employee trends and inform improvements to policy, process, and training.
• Scan the external environment for regulations, best practices, and trends to inform continuous improvement actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or any other related discipline.
• 6+ years’ experience in Human Resources processes, including compensation planning, salaried personnel relations, hourly employee and employee relations, performance management.
• 5+ years of experience in employee coaching/counseling, employee engagement, employee development, organization development, and workforce planning.
• Strong business acumen, including financial analysis.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software applications.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organization skills.
• Full flexibility and readiness to work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, including day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or any other related discipline.
• Prior Human Resources experience in Manufacturing settings.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate resources across multiple functions.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict management skills.
• Ability to guide and influence all levels.

Capabilities

• Leading transformational change.
• Innovation and critical thinking.
• Resourcefulness and confidence.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, collaborator.
• Drive for results and sense of urgency.
• Data-driven decision-making.
• Change Management and Organizational Design.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care, and more.
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Pay

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100 to $166,200. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility, and competitive market value.

Schedule

• During training and initial launch, the operating pattern will be an 8-10 hour afternoon shift schedule with the potential of transitioning to a 12-hour shift schedule.
• Full flexibility and readiness to work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, including day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.