Human Resources Manager

Key Responsibilities

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Employee Relations & HR Support

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• Provide a high-touch, personalized HR experience for employees by addressing questions, concerns, and engagement needs.
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• Partner with employees and management to communicate HR policies, procedures, laws, standards, and government regulations, providing guidance as appropriate.
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• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to employee management, helping reduce legal risks and ensure regulatory compliance.
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• Partner with HR Policy Consultants and Legal as needed on complex matters.
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• Work closely with employees, Business HR (BHR), and managers to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
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• Partner with the Policy & Investigation Center of Excellence (COE) to support complex employee relations issues and investigations.
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• Conduct exit interviews, analyze attrition trends, and partner with Business HR to develop recommendations for corrective actions and continuous improvement.
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• Identify leadership coaching needs and provide coaching support to leaders and employees.
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• Partner with Business HR on talent management and development initiatives by providing data, analysis, and implementation support.
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• Crisis management and employee relations support
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• Support onboarding activities in partnership with People Leaders and Onboarding Buddies.
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• Collaborate with HR colleagues and leaders on employee compensation matters to ensure alignment with pay-for-performance principles and employee recognition programs.
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• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and partner with COEs to enhance processes, procedures, and business outcomes.
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Labor Relations

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• Maintain productive working relationships with union officials and ensure compliance with labor agreements.
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• Monitor day-to-day implementation of labor policies related to wages, hours, and working conditions.
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• Investigate, respond to, and resolve grievances in accordance with labor contracts.
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• Administer hourly and represented employee compensation consistent with union and collective bargaining agreements.
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• Implement local and national labor agreements and participate in negotiations as required.
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• Manufacturing & Employee Engagement Support
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Must Haves:

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• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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• 3 to 4 years of HRLR experience.

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• Strong knowledge of HR policies, employment law, employee relations, and workplace practices.

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• Experience supporting talent management, performance management, employee engagement, and leadership development initiatives.

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• Demonstrated labor relations experience, preferably working with the UAW in a manufacturing environment.

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• Proven experience partnering with leaders and employees in a unionized manufacturing setting.

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• Excellent coaching, consulting, communication, and conflict resolution skills.

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• Ability to build strong relationships, influence stakeholders, and work effectively across all levels of the organization.

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• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with a continuous improvement mindset.

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• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

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Nice-to-Have:

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Hands-on shop floor experience

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Experience participating in or supporting collective bargaining and contract negotiations.

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Top 3 must-have hard skills

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1-Labor relations and contract administration — Strong ability to interpret and apply national/local agreements, manage grievances, support shop committee discussions, and work effectively with union representatives.

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2-Employee relations and investigations — Experience handling hourly employee concerns, workplace investigations, discipline, performance matters, and risk-sensitive situations with sound judgment and documentation.

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3-Manufacturing HR operations and workforce systems — Familiarity with hourly workforce processes such as timekeeping, attendance, manpower planning, onboarding, Workday/Kronos, HR metrics, and reporting. Candidate Review