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Job Description
Summary/Objective/Purpose:
The Human Resources Manager position ensures HR strategy aligns with the business plants and strategic objectives. This role encompasses a wide range of including business partnership and plant management guidance, supporting organization design & effectiveness, talent management/employee development, labor relations, employee relations, HR policies, processes, & procedures, legal compliance, and supporting the company culture. This position has two – three direct reports.
As with each role within NSG, everyone is responsible to ensure a safe and clean working environment as well as, adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles.
Strategic Alignment
Partners with Plant Management and Leadership on short-, mid- and long-term plan development. Identifies implications for organizational strategy along with recommendations to support longer term business growth. Collaborates with management to identify change management implications and leads change.
Union – Labor Relations
Responsible for administration of union contract in a fair and consistent manner. Member of union contract negotiating team.
Reviewing and managing grievances.
Organization Design & Effectiveness
Consults with and advises site leadership on organizational design that will enable the business to grow and operate effectively. This includes evaluating work structure, job design, and people power forecasting, interdependencies, and role and responsibility clarity.
Proactively identifies organizational needs (talent assessment, team effectiveness, staffing, etc.) and develops strategies for resolving and addressing needs. Develop/administer employee performance management process and provide training and support in all components of performance management.
Counsel managers, supervisors, and employees about on-the-job and formal training opportunities to develop new skills and prepare for advancement. Support managers in preparing Individual Development Plans
Talent Management / Employee Development / Full Cycle Recruiting
Actively participates with business leadership to source, evaluate, select and on-board talent. Have a complete grasp on the full cycle recruiting process, determine staffing needs, write and/or update job descriptions, posting positions, sourcing candidates, conduct and support the sourcing, phone screening and interviewing of salaried candidates
Assesses organizational capabilities and identifies gaps. Coach business leaders and their teams on the development of others. Helps identify development opportunities for talent within the business unit and tracks progress on development action plans. Consults on succession plans. Leads and facilitates management team in HR planning, assessment and succession plan reviews.
Technical HR Support
Directs, recommends and proactively communicates appropriate local implementation of HR policies, practices, and initiatives. Ensures legal and regulatory compliance, including equal employment opportunity/affirmative action, wage and hour, and work authorization. Designs, business unit specific policies and practices as needed.
Maintain documentation relating to personnel activities such as staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, and disciplinary actions. Maintain personnel files.
HR Operations
Fosters continuous improvement by analyzing processes, monitoring effectiveness, and identifying actions to reduce complexity and/or enhance operational performance. Utilizes data to drive decisions and ensure accurate recordkeeping/data integrity is maintained.
Company Culture
In concert with management, builds and champions a positive employee culture. Champions diversity and inclusion goals, strategies and plans. Actively participates in Employee Communications. Provides high-touch HR support to the business.
Other Duties
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Competencies:
RESULTS: Passion for Excellence
VISION: Strategic Vision
PEOPLE: Empowers and Develops
Travel
Travel is minimal with some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected (
Work Environment
This job operates in an office and plant environment. Able to maneuver around the plant floor to conduct tours, rapport-building, and employee discussions. This is a full-time, exempt position. It is expected to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. Must be flexible with hours and days to accommodate our multi-shift workforce.
Qualifications Required:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Minimum of bachelor s degree in Human Resources or related field
5+ years of experience in HR Generalist/HR leadership positions including labor relations, policy administration, compensation, and benefits. Must have prior experience working in union environment.
Experience in manufacturing environment, preferably automotive related.
Familiarity with legislation concerning employment.
Experience in all facets of human resources including knowledge of recruitment processes, benefit and compensation administration, employee relations, and legal compliance requirements.
Ability to use good judgment and discretion with highly confidential business and employee information.
Approachable, inspires trust and confidence. Ability to use good judgment and discretion with highly confidential business and employee information.
Independent and organized work style: Effectively manage time and prioritize workload, assume and manage multiple tasks without close supervision, adapt to change, and consistently meet deadlines.
Must be adept at analyzing facts and issues, identifying options, and able to decide and recommend a course of action. Must know when to compromise and when to be assertive.
Independent and organized work style: Effectively manage time and prioritize workload, assume and manage multiple tasks without close supervision, adapt to change, and consistently meet deadlines.
Ability to make independent decisions and regularly suggest ways to improve processes.
Strong written/verbal communication skills; good listening skills; ability to facilitate; a team player who demonstrates the ability to relate to employees at all levels of the Company and who is sensitive to cultural differences. Experience in working with multinational teams.
Comfortable with ambiguity and ability to thrive within a matrix organizational structure.
Independent and organized work style: Effectively manage time and prioritize workload, assume and manage multiple tasks without close supervision, adapt to change, and consistently meet deadlines. Ability to make independent decisions and regularly suggest ways to improve services and processes.
Strong PC skills/aptitude. Intermediate Proficiency in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Experience using HR systems (ideally Kronos and UltiPro).
Qualifications Desired:
Master s degree or equivalent required.
7+ years of experience in HR Generalist/HR leadership positions.
SHRM and/or HRCI certifications.
Skills
Preferred
Influential
Empowers and Develops Others
Passion for Excellence
Strategic Thinking
Analytical
Behaviors
Preferred
Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
Motivations
Preferred
Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business