• Provides coaching, leadership and support to managers and employees regarding Human Resources policies, procedures, programs, questions and concerns.
• Leads and manages all employment practices which include recruitment, orientation, professional development of employees, promotions, transfers, terminations and temporary agency utilization.
• Administers various human resource policies for site including the administration of attendance and disciplinary policies ensuring consistency within location.
• Acts as employee advocate and mediator with employee relations concerns and handles human resources legal issues as required.
• Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements; conducts investigations; maintains records; represents the organization at hearings.
• Participates in employee disciplinary and/or counseling issues with supervision as necessary; reviews any disciplinary documentation as it may apply.
• Manages performance review process and ensures employee training is inclusive of any competency development plans.
• Administers all employee benefit and payroll programs and coordinating with corporate as necessary; works with payroll if needed to answer employees’ questions about checks.
• Recruits all salaried exempt/non-exempt, hourly, part-time and agency employees.
• Ensures employee on-boarding and orientation is effective. Follows-up as necessary.
• Utilizes excellent communication and interpersonal skills; successfully establishes and maintains professional relationships and works effectively with all levels of management and employees.
• Maintains positive employee relations in general.
• Actively participates and leads plant safety program. Responsible for managing all safety related documentation including accident reporting and OSHA documentation/record-keeping.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource related field, M.S. degree is a plus
• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience; manufacturing environment preferred
• Bi-lingual Spanish/English required
• PHR/SPHR certification a plus
• Demonstrated leadership abilities by partnering with business leaders in a fast-paced, changing operations environment
• Knowledge of HR labor and employment law and the ability to interpret, apply and articulate this knowledge in support of business initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to present, influence, negotiate, and effectively coach managers and supervisors to use the company's best practices
• Strong oral, written, and presentation communication skills
• Ability to express opinions in a professional manner, strong conflict resolution skills
• Good organizational, planning, and follow-up skills
• Dependent on location, prior experience in union environments or non-union environments as applicable