Area Human Resource Manager

BUILD YOUR CAREER WITH THE COMPANY THAT BUILDS THE WORLD

 

Lafarge is the world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in all of its businesses: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete and Gypsum.  With 71,000 employees in over 70 countries, Lafarge posted sales of 17 billion euros in 2006.  Lafarge North America Inc. is the largest diversified supplier of construction materials in the United States and Canada.  Its materials are used for residential, commercial, institutional and public works construction.

 

Lafarge has been committed to sustainable development for many years, pursuing a strategy that combines industrial know-how with performance, value creation, respect for employees and local cultures, environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources and energy.  Lafarge is the only company in the construction materials sector to be listed in the 2007 ‘100 Global Most Sustainable Corporations in the World’.  To make advances in building materials, Lafarge places the customer at the heart of its concerns.  It offers the construction industry and the general public innovative solutions bringing greater safety, comfort and quality to their everyday surroundings.

 



Position Summary :

Success is measured by executing the corporate, plant, and terminal mandates regarding human resources management and development. The Area HR Manager acts as a conduit between the various business disciplines (Manufacturing, Distribution, Sales & Marketing, etc) to ensure that business performance is optimized. The Area HR Manager ensures that all transactional activity for the client groups is complete and accurate, and recommends improvements leading to standardization and the elimination of redundancy.

 

The incumbent’s activities and time allotment is driven by business need, and not strictly by population.

The AHRM creates value via the following channels;

a)  Value as a leader in the selection, retention, and development of world-class talent

b)  Value as change agent, balancing the corporate, plant, and terminal mandates to ensure that we comply with the corporate vision

c)  Value as an integrated business partner supporting the plant management team

d)  Value as a continuous improvement innovator and role model

e)  Value as a relationship-builder with a strong internal customer philosophy

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

Educational Background :

Candidate must possess a formal education at the minimum level of a bachelor’s degree in H.R. sciences, Business, or the equivalent.

 

 

Experience :

A minimum of 5 years of HR generalist and managerial experience, preferably in both union and non-union manufacturing environments.

Candidates must be able to describe the impact of their work on the business success of the company, and how that success integrated with the corporate mandate.

Beyond this, an understanding of regional, national, and world-wide business environment news and trends is seen as an indicator of future career potential in other positions

Highly desirable knowledge, interest, and skills include ISO or similar understanding of elements of standardization; strong HRIS and other database capability; and demonstrated leadership in moving organizations toward world class practices.

Comfort and skill in leading training delivery and prescribing appropriate development initiatives to build leadership competency

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Lafarge North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We embrace diversity in our people, products and ideas. We sincerely appreciate all applications, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.