Aurora, Illinois22 days ago
At least 6 years of progressive Human Resources, labor relations, and employee relations experience, with significant hands-on experience supporting union-represented employees, including CBA administration, grievance management, and collective bargaining support; Working knowledge of U.S. labor and employment law, including protected concerted activity, direct dealing, unilateral change issues, and good-faith bargaining obligations; Experience advising operations leaders, managers, and supervisors on labor and employee relations issues in a 24/7, field-based, or operational environment; Ability to partner effectively with Legal and outside labor counsel on strategy, risk assessment, investigations, grievances, bargaining, and disputes; Strong judgment, discretion, and communication skills, with the ability to manage highly sensitive matters and maintain confidentiality; Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret HR data, identify trends, assess risk, and recommend practical business solutions; Deep understanding of HR best practices and organizational behavior, with the ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously under deadline pressure; Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and HRIS (Workday); Ability to travel approximately 25% to facilities across the United States. Experience negotiating CBAs and working with skilled trades unions in multi-site environments; Experience in facilities management, data centers, critical infrastructure, utilities, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, maintenance, or another 24/7 operations environment; Experience building or formalizing a labor relations function, process, or governance model; Experience leading workplace investigations, performance management, corrective action, and positive employee relations strategy in non-union settings.