Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• "Walk the floor" and be available for employee & manager needs

•  Provide dedicated guidance and coaching to multiple managers and employees with specific focus on: employee advocacy/engagement, conflict resolution, HR fundamentals and process training, employee relations management, performance management, career development, talent assessment, acquisition and retention and workplace investigations as appropriate

• Execute site-specific HR strategies and drive cultural initiatives and transformation across the site

• Ensure that all employee relations issues are properly identified, reported, investigated and resolved

• Provide advice and counsel to managers and employees to ensure consistent application and integration of policies, performance management/discipline, procedures and practices at 100 compliance to promote an ethical and compliant work environment

• Lead key HR processes including Supervisor Training, Staffing Selection Processes and Onboarding, employee development, etc.

•  Assist with other HR special projects or initiatives as needed

•  Maintain and protect confidential data with utmost scrutiny, judgment, and care

Qualifications/ Requirements:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 8 years of experience in Human Resource domains)

• 4+ years experience in HR related disciplines such as recruiting, training, performance management, cultural transformation, HR operations, and compensation

• Ability to work, on occasion, a varied schedule to be available for employees on off-shifts

Desired Characteristics

• Passionate, employee advocate who wants to make a difference in the organization by helping employees succeed and enjoys employee facing work

• Approachable and responsive resource able to connect with employees at all levels with a strong customer service focus

• Clear thinking / problem solving: successfully led cross functional projects / process improvement, strong analytical skills

• Confidence / Assertiveness: strong influencing skills across functions; confidence to approach employees and managers with difficult messages and defend position; equally, confidence to advocate strongly for employees

• Supportive team player with a strong drive to create a positive work environment; ability to diffuse a tense situation

• Applies solid judgment ensuring integrity, compliance, & confidentiality

• ​Experience in a manufacturing environment

• PHR/SPHR certification