Mt Vernon Manufacturing HR Lead

 

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

 

The Human Resources (HR) Lead provides strategic HR and business leadership to the plant site, advising the plant leadership team on all human capital matters. This role is crucial for managing and delivering HR strategies to improve business results, acting as an effective change agent and fostering workforce engagement.

 

The HR Lead is a key role within our HR talent pipeline aimed at developing future HR leaders within our progressive, people focused work environment by creating opportunities to learn and grow.  This position is intended to prepare individuals for promotional or expanded HR roles in the Company

 

Reports to:  Regional HR Leader, NA Building Insulation

 

Span of Control:   1 Direct Report.

 

Location: Mt. Vernon – Approximately 50 employees

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Safety Leadership: 

• Drive safety initiatives to achieve zero recordable injuries and ensure employees adhere to standards.
• Effectively communicate Owens Corning’s stand on safety to ensure employees believe in and behave in a manner that supports our stand that all accidents are preventable, safety is everyone’s responsibility, and that working safely is a condition of employment at Owens Corning.
• Incorporate safety stand into all people-related initiatives.

 

HR Strategy:

• Leverage expertise to guide and sustain organizational changes to meet the needs of the facility while ensuring they align with the broader organization & business landscape.
• Effectively lead employee relations including conflict resolution, and leadership coaching to ensure constructive, consistent application of plant policies & procedures and drive employee engagement.
• Accelerate business outcomes by influencing leaders and employees to foster an inclusive environment. Drive a culture of appreciation to attract, develop and retain employees.
• Partner with plant leadership teams to create the right culture by using the company’s talent management strategies and systems.
• Utilize data to connect the dots and create strategies to address organizational opportunities with an analytics-based approach.
• Evaluate and ensure clarity of strategy and choices, align capabilities and resources, create structures, processes, rewards, and metrics to effectively and efficiently operationalize the business strategy.
• Supports implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) across the site,

 

Business Partnership: 

• Acts as a trusted advisor and business partner to people leaders including senior leadership with the ability to influence and invoke change.
• Apply business understanding to influence decisions that maximize key financial drivers, optimally leverage resources, promote manufacturing excellence and leverage customer insights. 
• Coach and educate leaders, so they are capable and accountable to own, and accelerate results. 

 

HR Functional Leadership:

 

• Grow training & development within the facility utilizing TPM methodologies.
• Owns all HR administrative functions including payroll, labor analytics, HRIS, administration of Variable Incentive Pay plan, employee records and resolution of employee inquiries related to wages, benefits, work practices, and policies.
• Accountable for talent management process & experience including attraction, recruitment & retention of salaried & primary talent.
• Employee engagement - drives employee engagement and communication strategy/execution; leads engagement survey, data collection, communication, development and implementation of action plans.
• Ensures a consistent roll out, application & understanding of policies, programs & procedures.
• Leads & supports reward and recognition programs, wellness programs, affinity groups & community involvement efforts for the plant.
• Assists business / functional leaders with developing and delivering key communications to engage employees.
• Partner with local technical college or other l