Senior Associate, HR Business Partner

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.
 
It takes outstanding people from every background imaginable to make our ambitious plans for the future a tangible reality. As part of our Human Resources team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We’re seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners, and businesses to do and be their best. Come join the “people” people!
 
In this position…
Our union workforce is essential for delivering the innovative products that will drive our organization forward. In this key position, you will oversee the day-to-day functions of the Labor Relations Office. You will serve a vital role in maintaining positive union/management relations. 

This role is 5 days onsite at the Chicago Stamping Plant.

What you'll do…

• Coordinate and assist in UAW contract negotiations, implementation and ongoing administration of the Master and Local Collective Bargaining Agreements.
• Administer hourly employee matters.
• Investigate and prepare responses to EEOC complaints.
• Coordinate the medical placement and manpower planning process.
• Support Personnel Relations activities as required.
• Coordinate hourly recruiting and hiring as required.
• Regular shift work will sometimes involve casual overtime.

You'll have…

• Bachelor's degree and 2 or more years of Human Resources Generalist experience OR Master’s degree with no HR experience
• 2 or more years of Microsoft Office experience to include Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint

 
Our preferred requirements:

• Experience working with the UAW or other labor union.
• Demonstrated experience delivering HR process improvements.
• Tenure in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to guide and influence individuals at all levels.
• Proven exceptional conflict management skills.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Outstanding leadership, interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.

Work Schedule
Work is in a manufacturing environment, with rotating shift work (including nights and weekends, as assigned). 

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more.
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 6.
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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, d