The Manager Human Resources will provide leadership and guidance at our manufacturing facility on all aspects of Human Resources including but not limited to staffing and organizational design, compensation, employee / labor relations, benefit administration, management / employee training and development, safety / security / health and diversity.

• Work as a strategic business partner with the plant leadership, evaluate the state of human resources in the plant, identify opportunities for improvement, develop and execute a strategic vision for the HR function in the plant focused on supporting the achievement of both functional and plant key performance objectives.
• Drive employee engagement to maximize safety, manufacturing, quality and customer service goal attainment.
• Develop and align HR initiatives to the business strategy which includes the ability to identify, analyze, understand and articulate business goals and objectives at the company, plant and business unit level.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory activities such as EEO, AAP, OSHA / Safety, Worker's Compensation, Unemployment, FMLA and FLSA.
• Analyze, monitor and improve diversity administration education, training, staffing, communication, affirmative action planning & development, and diversity culture building.
• Coordinate and enforce HR policies, processes, systems and reporting activities.
• Manage the day-to-day administration of the collective bargaining agreement, such as grievance administration, as well as prepare and conduct contract negotiations in partnership with internal and external stakeholders (plant management, HQ labor relations and HR leadership).
• Effectively manage employee relations issues.
• Coach and counsel managers and supervisors in the plant regarding employee and labor relations issues in order to enable them to address employee issues at the floor level.
• Provide career planning and development counsel to employees and managers using Human Resources Planning platforms such as Performance Management (PMP), Talent Management ™ and Individual Development Planning (IDP).
• Ensure consistent delivery of benefit programs in partnership with the corporate benefits department.
• Support the staffing process including sourcing, interviewing, testing, job offers and new employee orientation. Measure plant staffing effectiveness including turnover analysis and action planning.

• Minimum of 5 years Human Resources Generalist experience in a union environment or 3 plus years at a HR Manager level in a unionized facility.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field, Master's degree a plus.
• Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or (SPHR) a plus but not required.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Visio and Excel.
• Bi-lingual preferred, Spanish.