Sr. Mgr, Labor Relations (Onsite - Winston Salem, NC)

Date Posted:

2024-09-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HNC31: US095-Winston-Salem (Fairchild 1455 Fairchild Road , Winston-Salem, NC, 27105 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace has an immediate opening for a Sr. Labor Relations Manager, supporting the Interiors Business Unit. You will lead a team of labor relations professionals and serve as the business liaison to the local Union at our Winston Salem, NC and Union, WV locations. This position plays a key role in maintaining positive employee relations, resolving disputes, and ensuring compliance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The best labor relations professionals are courageous, creative problem-solvers with strong emotional intelligence. They’re comfortable operating in ambiguous situations and are known for their masterful collaboration skills.

What You Will Do:

• Strategically manage and administer CBA’s in all aspects working with the team, including managing effective working relationship with Union leadership, supporting labor contract negotiations, and administering grievance procedures

• Advise Leaders on positive employee relations strategies including performance and behavioral management processes

• Train and equip Leaders with an understanding of their responsibilities under a CBA and advise them on business decisions

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with business and union leadership

• Conduct investigations and make disciplinary recommendations when needed

• Interpret and advise leaders on business decisions as it relates to the CBA

• Embody, influence and drive the Collins culture through positive employee relations strategies

• Travel up to 20%

What You Will Learn:

• You will learn how to successfully navigate a highly matrixed organization as you collaborate with multiple stakeholders including Business Leaders, HR Business Partners, and the Employee and Labor Relations COE

• You will gain experience in a complex and dynamic labor environment, both at the strategic and tactical level

• Labor is an ever growing and highly specialized field of practice, you will further develop your skills as a subject matter expert

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and a minimum of 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience.

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. Collins Aerospace will not offer sponsorship for this position

• Experience working as a Labor Relations professional administering a CBA

Qualifications We Prefer:

• This position is located in Winston Salem, NC; candidate must be local or willing to relocate

• Experience working with data in Microsoft Excel to manipulate spreadsheets and reports

• Experience investigating and resolving employee relations and ethics issues for non-bargaining unit employees

• Experience developing and effectively leveraging relationships in a matrixed environment

• Experience coaching, consulting, and influencing leaders

• Experience with conflict resolution and mediating between parties

• Experience in a manufacturing or production environment

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  

• Tuition reimbursement program 

• Student Loan Repayment Program  

• Life insurance and disability coverage  

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  

• Adoption Assistance           

• Autism Benefit  

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  

• Bright Horizons, child and eld