Manager, Plant HR Generalist

In this position... 

This Manager, Plant HR Generalist position is a crucial leadership role responsible for overseeing the Plant HR Generalist team and ensuring the smooth operation of all HR functions within the manufacturing facility. This individual will work closely with plant leadership and corporate HR to deliver impactful HR services, resolve employee relations issues, maintain accurate documentation, and ensure compliance with labor laws. They will also play a key role in implementing strategic HR programs and initiatives, supporting local union contract negotiations, and fostering a positive and ethical work environment. The role reports to the Plant HR Director and has managerial responsibilities over the Plant HR Generalist team, including staffing, performance, discipline, and development.

What you'll do...

Employee Relations and Business Partnerships:

• Strategic Partnerships: Builds strong relationships leadership team within their customer group (ie: Area Manager) to identify solutions that drive sustainable cultural change and support the achievement of business objectives.
• People Leadership: Takes ownership of People Leader activities for the Plant HR team, including creating development plans, providing recognition, coaching and mentoring, and managing performance documentation and evaluations to support organizational goals.
• Talent Management: Executes and consults on the talent management responsibilities within their customer group, including performance management, talent development, succession planning, PDC activities, compensation planning, disciplinary action, terminations, recruitment, pay decisions, and other personnel actions.
• HR Service Delivery: Executes Labor COE and HRBO designed products and services within their customer group to positively impact both the hourly and salaried employee life cycles.
• Employee Engagement: Fosters a positive and inclusive hourly and salary employee experience through proactive initiatives based on feedback through employee opinion surveys, suggestions, open-door policies and DEI initiatives to boost engagement and address areas for improvement. Executes a strategic people plan to drive employee recognition events, planning, etc. Conducts daily floor walks in designated customer area to build positive relationships with employees, ensure HR availability, and enable a proactive response to early warning indicators.
• Lean Methodology: Leverages lean methodology and tools for problem solving in collaboration with internal departments, external vendors, auditors, and consultants to make decisions and drive effective change management programs. Actively engage in plant Kaizen events and is Green Belt certified in Six Sigma practices.
• Business Acumen: Develops an understanding of plant operations to make informed decisions, provide valuable consulting to plant leadership, and offer strategic guidance on HR matters aligned with business objectives.
• Employee Communication: Partners with local communications staff to implement an integrated communications strategy that creates an informed employee population and drives 2-way communication across all shifts. 
• Compliance: Ensures compliance with employment laws, regulations, and company policies. 
• Community Engagement: Oversees interactions with local governmental agencies and coordinates charitable activities to support the plant's community engagement efforts.
• Data Storytelling: Deeply understand the organizations structure and composition. Proactively monitors key workforce metrics to identify potential risks and mitigating actions. Develop compelling narratives and recommendations for operating leaders that drives deliberate people decisions. 

Labor Relations

• Union Relations: Manages resolution of employee union issues such as conflicts, disputes, and disciplinary matters, with fairness and consistency in a timely manner. Actively participates in preparing collective bargaining agreements and in associated negotiations with employee unions. Ensures rep comp is completed accurately and timely within the constraints of the contractual agreement.
• Case Management: Distributes and assigns all casework and grievances to the Employee Relations team, monitors volume for workload and emerging trends, serves as a primary point of contact for case escalation, and guides the Employee Relations team on investigations/responses to ethics and compliance hotline.
• Payroll, Time and Attendance: Oversees payroll and attendance tracking processes by the plant HR generalist team. Root causes payroll and attendance concerns to identify sustainable solutions. Comprehensive understanding of leaves of absences policies, rules and regulations include the Family and Medical Leave Act and its int