Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation is the industry's premier integrated paperboard and paper-based packaging manufacturer. Smurfit-Stone is a leading producer of containerboard, including white top linerboard and recycled medium, kraft paper, corrugated containers, point-of-purchase displays, and solid bleached sulfate. The company is one of the world's largest collectors and marketers of recovered fiber. Smurfit-Stone operates approximately 200 facilities located primarily in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and employs approximately 27,000 people.



Human Resource Mgr - Business Unit


Company: Smurfit-Stone Container Corp
Location: 53224

Status: Full Time Job Category: Human Resources

Human Resources professional responsible for driving business unit / human
resources and safety initiatives encompassing multiple plant locations. This
position will partner with business unit leaders to proactively provide
solutions to business issues and the attainment of goals and objectives within
the assigned business unit, as it relates to operating, human resources and
labor best practices and policies as appropriate. In addition, this position
executes HR and business initiatives at the facility level including, but not
limited to, driving performance management and talent review process¿, employee
and labor relations, capacity/headcount management, safety case management, and
workforce development and planning. Position reports to a Regional Employee
Relations Manager. Ensure consistency in HR principles, practices and policies
among business unit (BU).


Assist BU management in finding, attracting, training and retaining the right
talent to run the business.


Communicate and ensure understanding by employees of laws, regulations, and
organizational policies and answer questions by managers and employees as
needed.


Partners with labor relations team on labor relations activities, including
collective bargaining, contract administration, grievance responses, arbitration
preparation, negotiation preparation, and strike contingency planning.


Ensures timely and accurate on-boarding activities and requirements for all new
or transferring employees.


Advise and counsel plant and management teams on employee and labor matters
including contract application and interpretation, grievance handling,
attendance programs, drug testing policy, etc.


Responsible for ensuring performance management process including performance
evaluations & employee development plans are done effectively and on-time in
assigned plants.


Works closely with BU management in complying with commitments to headcount and
capacity planning initiatives.


Partner with Regional Safety Managers in driving implementation of safety
programs, including participation in safety committees, training compliance and
case management.


Drives diversity initiatives within assigned BU to promote the hiring and
retention of a qualified and diverse workforce.


Provides administrative expertise and understanding; interfaces between employee
and Shared Services Center as needed.


Responsible for safety case management and related reporting.


Leads change processes for facilities within assigned BU as directed by
leadership. Milwaukee, WI

some travel to two plants in northern Chicago


COMPENSATION : Excellent compensation package to include: Blue Cross Blue Shield
healthcare insurance, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance ; Disability insurance;
employer matching 401k of up to 6% your annual salary; vacation and holiday pay
- and company culture where a balanced life for our employees is not only valued
but encouraged! Bachelor¿s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university;
or five or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent
combination of education and experience


PHR/SPHR preferred but not required. It is the policy of Smurfit-Stone to
provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and not to discriminate
against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion,
color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, handicap, disability, or
because he or she is a disabled veteran or a Vietnam Era Veteran. Smurfit-Stone
will be recognized as North America's premier packaging company working as ONE
team to deliver exceptional value to our customers, employees, shareholders, and
the communities in which we do business. We will achieve our vision by creating
and living a culture that embraces our core values: Quality, Safety, Customer
Satisfaction, Value Creation, Ethical Behavior, Productivity, Environmental
Responsibility.


More on who and what we value:


Smurfit-Stone is a Fortune 500 company - We are a manufacturing company who is
the world¿s largest containerboard producer and supplier of market pulp.
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation is an integrated manufacturer of paperboard
and paper-based packaging in North America, including containerboard and
corrugated containers, and is also a paper recycler.

We care about our most important resource - our people - and it shows. We are
proud to offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits
package that gives employees security for today and helps plan for tomorrow.

Here's what Pat Moore-Chairman & CEO and Steve Klinger-President & COO have to
say:

¿We'll admit it - We're a little obsessed with creating the perfect package.
Smurfit-Stone is a packaging solutions company. We're passionate about providing
superior packaging products and services - and creating an environment where
employees will succeed.¿

We invite you to take a look inside Smurfit-Stone and check out our people,
culture, and the innovations that are driving North America's premier packaging
company. Our web address is www.smurfit.com . Discover exciting career
opportunities for energetic and talented people. Learn about our unyielding
focus on safety, quality, social responsibilities and the environment as we work
to become the safest, most profitable company in the industry.

Take a look inside Smurfit-Stone...and discover the perfect package!

Smurfit-Stone is fond of saying it uses every part of the tree but the shade. As
one of the nation's biggest recyclers, it can also claim it uses the tree more
than once.


We are at the forefront of industry and environmental issues, whether providing
innovative, sustainable packaging for our customers, using environmentally
friendly alternative fuels such as biomass or planting 24 million seedlings a
year. Our customers know that at Smurfit-Stone, green is as good as gold.











Smurfit-Stone recognizes Diversity as a full utilization of all human resource potential. It is our continuous effort to understand, value, and manage the similarities and differences of employees, customers, and vendors to achieve bottom-line profit and customer satisfaction. We are dedicated to establishing and maintaining a culture which effectively capitalizes on the differences and uniqueness of our employees.







Our benefits package is competitive and is designed to be flexible so employees can choose the level of coverage they need. It provides the greatest value for the benefit dollars that both the employee and the company spends. And it's designed to support the efforts of our employees - who are essential to our success.

Here's an overview of some of the benefits you'll receive by working for SSCC:

  • Health care plan, including medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
  • 401(k) employee savings plan
  • Basic and optional life insurance/accidental death and dismemberment coverage, including dependent life insurance
  • Disability coverage, including short- and long-term disability
  • Business travel accident coverage
  • Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Other benefits, including vacation, paid holidays, employee assistance program, relocation assistance, etc.