Communications Lead

Hemlock Semiconductor•Hemlock, MI

1d•$95,782 - $131,701

About The Position

The Communications Lead serves as the primary communications business partner to leaders closest to the work, translating business priorities into clear communications that support employee understanding, leadership alignment, accountability, and execution. Reporting to the Internal Communications Leader, the role develops and executes communication plans for operational objectives, business transformations, leadership communication, organizational change, workforce alignment, and crisis preparedness. The role partners with plant leadership, Human Resources, Operations, Safety, Legal, Community Relations, and business stakeholders to provide timely, relevant, and actionable information that supports business performance and sustainable execution. The role supports Solar & Semiconductor MAP by helping leaders communicate priorities, progress, risks, gaps, and recovery actions while building employee understanding and engagement. It develops leadership and workforce communications, supports change initiatives and manufacturing operations, contributes to crisis readiness and issues management, creates employee-facing content, coordinates communication planning and execution, and monitors effectiveness for continuous improvement. The position operates within approved communication strategies, governance processes, and brand standards, escalating enterprise-level, highly sensitive, or reputational matters to communications leadership and Corporate Communications.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Business, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience in communications, employee communications, corporate communications, manufacturing communications, public relations, or a related discipline.
Experience developing and executing communication plans and communication programs.
Experience supporting leaders through change initiatives, operational communications, or workforce communications.
Strong writing, storytelling, presentation development, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to simplify complex information and communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting communications within manufacturing, industrial, technology, energy, semiconductor, or advanced materials environments.
Experience supporting workforce communications and organizational change initiatives.
Experience supporting operational incidents, issues management, or crisis communications.
Experience working in highly matrixed organizations.
Experience developing leadership communication materials and communication toolkits.

Responsibilities

Serve as a communications partner and advisor to plant and functional leaders.
Develop communication plans supporting business priorities, operational objectives, organizational changes, strategic initiatives, and business goals.
Create leader talking points, presentations, business updates, FAQs, communication toolkits, and meeting materials.
Support leadership visibility and communication effectiveness, and help leaders translate business priorities into clear employee messages.
Translate complex business, operational, and organizational topics into clear employee-facing communications.
Support employee understanding of priorities, expectations, progress, and business performance; reinforce accountability, ownership, and execution.
Coordinate communications for employee meetings, town halls, and leader-led engagement activities.
Develop and execute communication strategies for organizational change, business transformations, workforce initiatives, and operational transitions.
Help employees understand the rationale, impact, timing, and expectations associated with change; support consistent change communication by leaders.
Develop manager communication resources to strengthen organizational alignment and adoption.
Partner with Operations and plant leadership on communications about operational milestones, production achievements, safety priorities, quality initiatives, business performance, and operational improvements.
Help employees understand how their work contributes to broader business objectives and reinforce messages about safety, quality, delivery, cost, and performance.
Support the development and maintenance of crisis communication plans, messaging, and preparedness tools.
Coordinate communications during operational incidents, business disruptions, workforce events, and sensitive issues; develop employee, leadership, stakeholder, and external materials as required.
Participate in communication preparedness activities and crisis exercises, and support post-incident reviews and continuous improvement.
Create employee-facing business updates, success stories, employee spotlights, operational milestone communications, and leadership messages.
Align communications with approved messaging frameworks and enterprise narratives, and partner with Communications teams to maintain consistency across channels and audiences.
Create communication plans, timelines, and implementation strategies; coordinate activities across functions and leadership teams.
Ensure communications are accurate, consistent, and timely; track activities and execution against priorities and timelines; identify communication risks and recommend mitigation plans.
Monitor communication effectiveness and employee engagement, collect feedback, track performance measures, recommend improvements, and apply lessons learned and best practices.
Escalate enterprise-level, highly sensitive, or reputational matters to communications leadership and Corporate Communications.