Director - Labor Relations

Penske•Reading, PA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Labor Relations Director reports to the Vice President of Labor Relations and is a regional position with responsibility for all labor relations matters as assigned within the United States and Canada. The job is for someone who loves labor law, and who likes working in a fast-paced, growth-oriented business environment which presents daily challenges on labor relations issues. This position will be based out of Penske's corporate offices, however, with regular travel more than 50% of the time. The qualified candidate may reside anywhere in the continental US.

Requirements

Labor law expertise
Experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented business environment
Experience with daily labor relations issues
Experience with collective bargaining, including strategic planning, preparation, and negotiation
Experience as 1st Chair counsel in arbitration, including planning, preparation, and advocacy
Experience developing and maintaining effective relations with organized labor counterparts
Experience providing advice and counsel on labor agreement administration and labor law
Experience conducting discipline and discharge reviews
Experience providing guidance for grievance handling
Experience performing liability assessments and recommendations related to Multi-Employer Pension and Health Care Plans
Experience developing and conducting training on labor agreement administration and labor relations orientation
Experience conducting due-diligence and providing labor relations advice on acquisitions and new business ventures involving union represented operations
Experience managing the preparation and presentation of charges related to the National Labor Relations Act

Responsibilities

Collective Bargaining - Primary spokesperson strategically planning, preparing, conducting negotiations on behalf of Penske Logistics and Penske Truck Leasing.
Arbitration - 1st Chair counsel charged with planning, preparing, and advocating on behalf of Penske Logistics and Penske Truck Leasing
Develop and maintain effective relations with counterparts in organized labor.
Provide timely advice and counsel to Corporate and Field Operations stakeholders on labor agreement administration and all areas of Labor Law.
Conduct discipline and discharge reviews and provide guidance for effective grievance handling.
Perform liability assessments and recommendations to mitigate risk as it relates to Multi-Employer Pension and or Health Care Plans
Develop and conduct training for labor agreement administration and labor relations orientation.
Conduct due-diligence and provide labor relations advice on acquisitions and or new business ventures involving union represented operations.
Manage the preparation and presentation of charges related to the National Labor Relations Act. This may be completed in conjunction with internal staff and/or outside counsel.
Effectively prioritize work to provide cross functional support for LR Strategic Initiatives team and or other projects as assigned by the VP of Labor.