Senior Human Resources Manager

Human Resources Manager

Job functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide employee & labor relations counseling and problem solving for managers and employees to ensure a productive work environment, consistency with company values, policies and compliance to state and federal regulatory law
• Provide advice, counseling and training to managers and supervisors on performance-based issues including corrective action plans, terminations, and severance agreements
• Career development planning and execution for direct reports
• Oversee and manage the career development planning and execution for all top performing employees in the facility.
• Oversee and manage the career development planning and execution for MDP and AIP employees.
• Investigate employee relation issues such as employee grievances, complaints, harassment allegations and recommend appropriate action
• Oversee the areas of employment, affirmative action, employee benefits, compensation, performance appraisal programs, personnel record keeping, unemployment claims and employee relations, training, and HRIS for the operating location
• Manages the Collective Bargaining Agreement and Labor Relations including contract administration responsibilities: Partnering with the Labor Relations team to negotiate the sites Collective Bargaining Agreements; facilitating a partnership with the local Union Committee and local Business Agent. Administration and coordination of the grievance process.
• Manage affirmative action programs including implementing and providing training to management regarding AAP goals
• Develop recruiting strategies for hourly and salaried positions. Coordinates and fully participates in the recruiting and selection process. Manages adherence and tracking of personnel to plan.
• Partners with leadership to identify and determine management development needs
• Manages and coordinates site succession and workforce planning efforts
• Lead and/or participate on various project teams, which may include local, divisional, and corporate teams
• Contributing member of mill leadership team. Must be able provide feedback from the employees and companys perspective. Needs to be open and candid with feedback.
• Attend daily production meeting
• Attend and periodically lead business related meetings
• Promote, retain, recruit, and attract A players at all levels in the organization. Responsible for the consistent application of all recruiting and onboarding tools.
• Perform weekend duty responsibilities.
• Administer Payroll (Workbrain) and Attendance Tracking in absence of HR Coordinator
• Up to 25% travel
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Background / Experience:

• External candidates must have a minimum of five (5) to ten (10) years experience managing Human Resources in a unionized manufacturing environment
• Experience managing multiple labor related activities such as grievance process, arbitrations, contract negotiation preparation to include contingency planning, participating in the negotiation process
• Experience managing multiple human resources generalist disciplines at all levels from production to professional level employees
• Prior experience supervising direct reports

Education / Knowledge:

• Bachelor's Degree, Masters preferred, in related field
• PHR or SPHR certification preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of Labor Relations and NLRB regulations
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal and state employment laws and other government compliance regulations.

Skills:

• Ability to be responsive and persuasive at all levels of the organization
• High level of organizational and learning agility
• Effective interpersonal and analytical skills
• Ability to coach employees and management through complex issues and make recommendations that are consistent with policies, procedures and regulatory law
• Sense of urgency and ability to set and manage priorities.
• Ability to maintain composure during emergency situations.