Senior Human Resources Manager

The Opportunity

Ford and SK On are investing billions in Kentucky and Tennessee including building three state-of-the art battery manufacturing facilities between the two campuses at BlueOval City in Tennessee and BlueOval SK Battery Park in Kentucky. These brand-new advanced manufacturing facilities will use Ford’s 100-years of automobile manufacturing expertise and SK On’s 30+ years of electric vehicle battery expertise to become the world’s leader in battery manufacturing.

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The Senior Human Resources Manager at BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Kentucky will have a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a key member of the start-up team, launching the facility from ground up.

This role will be responsible for leading all Human Resources functions for hourly and salaried employees at the facility including, but not limited to:

• Drive the organization capability in a brand-new green site by applying organizational design and change management skills
• Build a world class manufacturing team at BlueOval SK Battery Park to help drive innovation and deliver success by developing talent pipelines throughout the community
• Partner with other BlueOval SK HR Managers and Manufacturing Leadership to deliver innovative people experiences
• Design HR processes and procedures to enable a competitive electric vehicle (EV) battery business framework and positive employee experiences
• Design and launch the HR Delivery model for electric vehicle (EV) battery business: Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, Manufacturing Relations, Salaried Personnel, Compensation and Benefits, etc. as well as strategic alignment with key partners and stakeholders
• Shape the HR team at the new advanced battery facility
• Represent BlueOval SK and work with government agencies, key community partners, and other external organizations
• Interface with key external stakeholders such as supplier leadership teams located at BlueOval SK Battery Park campus
• Ensure a successful launch of BlueOval SK Battery Park

  Capabilities Required

• Leading transformational change
• Innovation
• Critical thinking
• Resourcefulness
• Confidence, courage and independence
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, collaborator
• Drive for results and sense of urgency
• Data-driven
• Change Management and Organizational Design

  Qualifications and Key Experiences

• Bachelor's required, Master's preferred
• Broad-base knowledge and experiences across all aspects of Human Resources including compensation planning, recruitment and selection, performance management, employee coaching/counseling, employee engagement, learning and development, organization development and workforce planning.
• Experience providing HR support to both a salaried and hourly workforce
• Manufacturing experience
• Experience delivering significant HR process improvements and/or change management efforts, preferably as a Project Manager/Lead
• Demonstrated ability to lead, empower and develop teams
• Proven self-starter with the ability to multitask in a fluid, dynamic environment, including ability to manage time and resources
• Experience working in a multicultural environment preferred
• Experience working in a greenfield/start-up environment while leading large scale recruitment efforts pre