Director of Human Resources

Company Description:

 

Crown Equipment Corporation is a leading innovator in world-class forklift and material handling equipment and technology. As one of the world’s largest lift truck manufacturers, we are committed to providing the customer with the safest, most efficient and ergonomic lift truck possible to lower their total cost of ownership.

 

Responsibilities

 

Human Resources - US Locations

• Direct the HR strategic efforts for US locations ensuring alignment with the Americas and global strategy.  
• Provide direction for Talent Acquisition, onboarding, employee relocations, workers’ compensation programs, attendance monitoring, Affirmative Action, paid time off programs, and general employee classification.
• Align and implement key projects such as Talent Management, HR Systems and process and Total Rewards leveraging Centers of Excellence to deliver best practices to the Company.

 

Employee Relations

• Oversee the employee disputes resolution process and disciplinary process, and handle other special situations, coordinating with the Director Human Resources Americas, in-house legal counsel, and other departments. 

 

Policy and Program Recommendations and Employee Handbook Management

• Continuously improve employment policies and programs that support the company’s business goals and practices or as changes in employment law dictate. 
• Ensure that policies and programs are interpreted and enforced in a consistent basis and recognize that some flexibility may be required when circumstances warrant. 
• Develop materials to communicate changes to the affected employees. 
• Ensure the Company Employee handbook is updated to reflect any changes in policy.

 

Key Statistics Development and Monitoring

• Monitor turnover and absenteeism for Company’s US locations.
• Actively implement programs to improve overall trends for retention and leverage successes of individual operations or of individual supervisory personnel. 
• Make recommendations on changes in policy, programs and supervision based on the information gathered.

 

Manufacturing Compensation Management System

• Oversee the General Wage Increase (GWI) and work closely with HRD Americas and CHRO to prepare for the Compensation and Benefits review for US locations.

 

Compliance Monitoring

• Maintain familiarity with local, state, and federal employment law. 
• Ensure company’s employment policies and practices are following those laws and coordinating with in-house legal counsel.
• Prepare and submit legally required government reporting. 

 

Minimum Requirements

 

• 8-15 years’ related experience
• Bachelor’s degree (HR, Business or similar with a HR specialization)
• Occasional travel (0-5%)
• Occasional overnight stays (0-5%)
• Job requires employee to drive a personal vehicle to conduct company business < 20% per week (8 hours) and/or travel locally between company locations during scheduled workday.

 

Preferred Requirements

 

• Advanced knowledge of Personnel Administration functions including those responsibilities outlined above. 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

 

 

Work Authorization:

 

Crown will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

No agency calls please.

 

Compensation and Benefits:

 

Crown offers an excellent wage and benefits package for full-time employees including Health/Dental/Vision/Prescription Drug Plan, Flexible Benefits Plan, 401K Retirement Savings Plan, Life and Disability Benefits, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement, and much more.

EO/AA Employer Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled