Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides human resources guidance through planning, organizing and controlling the activities of the Human Resources Department in support of the plant.
• Serves as functional resource for employees, ensuring their understanding and compliance with HR policies and regulations.
• Manages the employee relations efforts to develop & implement business aligned HR initiatives that promote effective employee and management relations.
• Keeps management advised of potential problems and recommends & implements solutions as appropriate.
• Recommends new approaches, policies, and procedures to support continual improvement. Act as a change in agent within the plant.
• Participates in the development and implementation of plant’s goals, objectives and systems.
• Monitors Human Resources key performance indicators, identifying root causes to workforce issues and driving improvement initiatives.
• Manages and maintain department records and reports.
• Actively participates in company-wide HR projects and meetings.
• May manage vendor relationships
• Ensures legal compliance by reviewing federal, state and local regulatory requirement and disseminating, explaining and consulting.
• Act as a business partner and coach for the plant management team.
• Manage the recruitment and selection process to identify top talent that meets the plant needs for hourly, professional, managerial, and technical capability.
• Employ coaching, consulting and facilitation skills to influence behavior and business decisions 
• Work with Compensation and Benefits team to ensure competitive programs are in place to attract and retain talent
• Responsible for implementing systems and coaching the plant leadership team to cultivate a positive employee relations environment, maintaining a union-free work place.
• Develop and implement innovative solutions to employee relations issues affecting the plant to mitigate any legal or compliance related risks.
• Responsible for managing and developing direct report(s).
• Partners with Safety to promote and create a safe work environment and ensure compliance with OSHA regulations.
• Manages recognition events for the facility.
• Develops, reviews and implements effective company communications.  
• Conduct training at the plant for the hourly and management teams, including:  compliance, policy administration, communications, and positive employee relations programs.
• Supports the Director of Operations to manage the annual performance appraisal and compensation program for the plant.
• Maintain strong knowledge of current knowledge of current HR industry trends.  Ensures compliance with current employment and labor relations legislation. 

Minimum Job Requirements:

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or Business Management

Experience:

• Over seven years of experience in a HR capacity, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• PHR or SPHR certification is desirable. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must be computer literate with experience with HRIS programs.
• Strong analytical, reasoning and math skills.
• Strong communications skills with the ability to present to large audiences.
• Strong experience with Human Resources Information Systems 
• Should be proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Must be able to multi-task with good organizational skills in order to meet deadlines.
• Must be able to work well in a team environment.
• Must be able to travel 10% of the time.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Work requires supervising and monitoring work performance through the assistance of other supervisors or administrators, including making final decisions on hiring and disciplinary actions, evaluating program/work objectives and effectiveness, and realigning work and staffing assignments, as needed.