OPEN JOB: Senior HR People Operations and Labor Leader LOCATION: Friendly, West Virginia
The hiring team prefers a local candidate but relocation benefits are available.
SALARY: $100,000 to $125,000 BENEFITS: Full INDUSTRY: Manufacturing & Production JOB CATEGORY: HR Management - Employee Relations / Org Development
The People Operations and Labor Leader is a pivotal on-site role within our organization. This leader focuses on enhancing the employee experience and optimizing workforce performance.
This leader is responsible for developing and implementing human resources and labor relations strategies that align with the company's goals and core values, foster a high-performance culture, and ensure compliance with employment laws to support local business objectives.
Strategic planning, hands-on management, and a focus on continuous improvement in HR practices are essential for a People Operations and Labor Leader to create a supportive and productive work environment.
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, talent acquisition/recruiting, managing the employee lifecycle, employee/labor relations, collective bargaining, performance management, coaching, training, compensation, and benefits.
This leader is responsible for 400+ employees at the West Virginia plant and 25+ at the Texas manufacturing facility and will require travel as needed.
HR Advising / Coaching / Business Partnering
Advise leaders and first-level supervisors regarding managing employees.
Participate in cross-functional collaborative discussions and working sessions.
Facilitate team sessions and develop content based on needs.
Lead local leadership and strategic workforce planning.
Union interface on all contractual and policy issues, collective bargaining, grievances, and arbitration – internal and external
Design community relationships to brand the company and ensure Sustainability goals are met.
Employee Life Cycle Management
Design new employee site-specific orientation.
Advice on changes in employee activities such as adjustments, promotions, compensation, benefits, rewards, and recognition.
Employee Relations / Labor Relations:
Lead conversations with employees and managers.
Address employee concerns, issues, and investigations promptly, escalating risks and solution patterns.
Lead local labor relations, grievance process steps, union avoidance, and union activity.
Implement, design, and drive local HR programs, policies, practices, and tools locally, including performance management, Goals, and Objectives, Development Planning, Change Management, Corrective Action, Relocation, etc. – partner with Center of Excellence (COE)
Advocate for employees by resolving conflict and seeking win-win solutions, promoting positive and effective associate relations and influencing a focus on human issues in the organization
Talent Acquisition and Development
Lead local recruiting efforts, including workforce planning, attraction initiatives or partnerships, and preparing hiring managers & teams.
Partner with the Talent Acquisition team to develop a strategy to fill vacancies.
Participate in the interviewing and selection process to facilitate the selection of qualified and diverse candidates.
Employee Development: Identify high potentials, successors & development opportunities.
Training: Facilitate training on key company processes to ensure leaders, managers, and employees have a solid understanding and drive common practices throughout the company.
Compliance and Policy
Stay current on legal and compliance requirements within the state, country, and employee population.
Local policy upkeep, changes, and implementation
HR Skillset Development
Advanced HR Acumen
Build/maintain external market knowledge to support local needs.
Initiate continuous improvement to HR processes to eliminate waste and raise service levels, including process documentation, workflow optimization, and reassessing the value of work tasks.
REQUIREMENTS:
7+ years’ experience with hands-on labor relations/union activities at a manufacturing site
Experience managing core Human Resources activities such as recruiting, employee relations management, employee life cycle activities, performance management, employee development, compensation & benefits, etc.
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations, or a related discipline.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and HRIS technology (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, SharePoint)
Knowledge of Federal and State labor laws, specifically West Virginia and Texas states (NLRB, preferred).
Experience with union grievance process and serving /managing grievance activities.
Demonstrated ability to coach managers and leaders in employee and labor relations.
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:
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Contact information.
Availability
Upon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail.