HR Manager

About this position Traveling to various subsidiaries required. Job Summary: Responsible for leading, directing, and providing overall support of the organization’s Human Resources initiatives. This position will provide HR Management support for Zeeland Freight Services. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provides support and guidance to employees and management in the resolution of employee relations issues. Manages the talent acquisition process, which includes employee recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified CDL drivers, Mechanics, and other freight personnel. Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee performance appraisal program by training managers on employee assessment and development methods and ensure reviews are completed timely. Maintains knowledge of benefit programs to inform and answer employee questions as needed. Analyzes local trends in compensation and pay practices to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent. Conducts periodic compensation study; monitoring and scheduling individual pay actions; and recommending, planning, and implementing pay structure revisions. Creates learning and development programs and initiatives that provide internal and external training opportunities for all employees. Enforce Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and OSHA rules, including drug testing, background checks, and hours-of-service compliance Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance. Retains accurate current and historical human resource records according to company, local, and federal policy. Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instruction, and all safety requirements. Provides a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work, production, and achieving quality standards. Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe workstation/environment at all times. Perform all other duties as assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Education and Experience: Education: Bachelor’s in human resources, or a 4-year degree in related discipline, preferred. Experience : 1-3 years in progressively responsible human resource roles, preferred. Deep understanding of employment laws (FMLA, ADA, EEO) and transport-specific labor regulations. Transportation and DOT industry experience. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of employment law, regulations, transportation specific labor regulations, DOT regulations and HR best practices Knowledge of HR systems and databases such as ADP Excellent organizational and analytical skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Strong problem resolution skills, along with customer service and team orientation skills. Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines. Ability to build positive relationships with employees at all levels. Ability to advise and influence business leaders on how human resource actions can impact business performance. Ability to work through complex business issues and identify required HR interventions. A bility to handle confidential information with integrity and discretion. Abide by all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description. Abide by the company’s safety, quality, environmental, and HR policies at all times. Physical Demands and Work Environment: Ability to stand, bend, kneel. Ability to use stairs and ladders. Ability to carry out tasks in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple tasks at once. Frequently required to walk, stand, sit. Occasionally lift and/or move 20 pounds or more. Operate in an office and production environment. Production environment could include frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat or cold; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the production environment is usually very loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually in an office environment. The noise level in the office environment is usually quiet. Salary Information #J-18808-Ljbffr