Senior Human Resource Representative / Sr. HR Rep

This position is a strategic business partner who effectively identifies and executes business strategies into Human Resources priorities. The Sr. HR Representative provides professional guidance on various human resource topics including labor law, employee relations, compensation, management development, policy interpretation and process.

 

The following duties and responsibilities are essential. Other duties may be assigned.

· Understands our business and is viewed as an effective business partner to accelerate desired business results.

· Coordinates hiring activities including employment requisition authorizations, advertising and maintains relationships with select agencies. Secures top talent by partnering with departments to recruit, interview and fill open positions in a timely basis. Makes job offers within established guidelines to hourly-paid candidates; coordinates offers for salaried candidates with the HR Manager, including preparing offer letters.

· Creates infrastructure by constantly examining and improving HR processes. Efficiently performs day-to-day administrative duties, such as processing new hires and terminations, entering employee information into the appropriate systems, and updating job descriptions.

· Orients new employees to company and plant policies, procedures and benefit programs.

· Maintains personnel files, conducts communication sessions on benefits, and coordinates annual and new hire benefit enrollment.

· Manages all aspects of benefits including enrollments, updates, vacation, sick time, education reimbursement, and adjustments to insurance related matters.

· Manages 401(k) issues and works with parent company by providing information regarding changes, enrollments, withdrawals, etc.

· Champions employees by enhancing communications, trust and teamwork with for increased employee commitment and competence. Listens, responds and finds ways to provide employees resources that meet changing demands. 

· Serves as an agent for appropriate organizational transformation of change and increasing capacity for change by helping to identify and implement processes for change. Actions include identifying and framing problems, building relationships of trust, solving problems and creating and fulfilling action plans.  

· Handles employee relations issues as necessary.

· Researches laws and regulations when necessary.

· Manages unemployment claims.

· Encourages a safe work environment.

 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B. A. or B.S.) from four-year college or university is highly preferred. Five to seven years progressive Human Resources Generalist experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience, is required in a manufacturing or plant environment with heavy concentration in employee relations and compensation. Knowledge of standard HR practices and general business principles, knowledge of compensation principles and performance management are required. The ability to build effective relationships and partnerships at all levels of the organization is very important as are strong computer skills. Proven ability to build relationships with and influence a diverse range of audiences, including senior management. Strong focus on customer service, responsiveness and listening; strong communication skills (both oral and written), ability to see big picture and make decisions with the long-term business in mind, ability to take initiative, multi task, manage details and meet deadlines, flexibility, patience and in a dynamic environment. The successful candidate is values oriented, results driven and can lead change.

 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

SPHR professional certification is a plus.