Employee Relations Manager (San Jose)

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Job Purpose:

This position is accountable for all human resources activities occurring at Mi Pueblo Food Center locations to include proactive employee relations, HR service deliverables of key activities such as recruitment, performance management process, and policy administration as well as compliance with applicable Federal and state laws. Manage and maintain maximum service levels for the entire Human Resource function at the facility level in support of core business goals & objectives. Oversee compliance of all corporate driven policies, procedures, programs, processes relating to Human Resources.

Responsibilities:

• This position will develop and maintain close working relationships with salary and hourly workforce thereby enabling an understanding of key issues facing these two groups.
• Proactively identify workforce issues and bring them to resolution.
• Plan, organize and oversee all activities of the department.
• Develop departmental budgets, goals, objectives and systems in line with the overall strategic goals of the facility.
• Develop and maintain relationships with management team members, including operations, safety, training, and payroll (and corporate where appropriate) to ensure an effective employee communications system is in place and maintained.
• Participate in operations meetings and various employee committee meetings.
• Partner with operations to monitor career path development, employee relations issues, exit interviews, and maintain an overall involvement in the facility.
• Evaluate reports, decisions, and results of department in relation to established goals.
• Recommend new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed.
• Ensures compliance with all State and Federal employment laws.
• Manage difficult employment issues, including communication with appropriate personnel at the corporate level.
• Manage or provide input to all communications impacting employees to include benefit communications related to health and welfare plans, open enrollment periods, plan design changes, etc.
• Ensure difficult claims issues are addressed and resolved.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills/Qualifications/Minimum Requirements:

• Must have BS degree in HR Management or related field. PHR Certification preferred.
• Must have 4-6 years in HR management
• Must be able to work irregular hours to fulfill duties and responsibilities of position due to multiple shifts.
• Have the ability to integrate with local management, lead a staff, and drive business results.
• Have the ability to be persuasive and relentless in reinforcing the best interests of the company.
• Be an effective communicator, particularly when it comes to discussing employee relations matters with management or regular employees.
• Must have a great deal of integrity.
• Ability to work under pressure and multitask.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred.

Why work for us:

• Stable and growing company.
• Competitive pay.
• Employee Discount Program.
• Professional and personal growth and development.
• Family environment.
• Opportunity to be involved in your community. We have donated over $400,000 in scholarship programs!