Director of Employee Relations
About The Position
The Employee Relations Director/Senior Manager provides strategic employee and labor relations support across U.S. manufacturing sites. The role partners with Operations, Human Resources, and business leaders to promote a positive work environment, maintain productive labor-management relationships, manage labor relations risk, and support business objectives. The position serves as the corporate Employee Relations representative across assigned manufacturing locations, including represented and non-represented sites, and provides consistent labor relations guidance across multiple facilities. It leads or supports collective bargaining, grievance handling, arbitration strategy, and case preparation, while advising leaders on employee relations, labor relations, policies, investigations, and workplace issues. The role develops and implements employee relations strategies aligned with corporate, business, and plant objectives; partners with Human Resources, Operations, and Legal to address employee relations risks and strengthen labor-management relationships; and leads or supports efforts to cultivate a positive work environment in U.S. manufacturing locations. Immigration sponsorship is not supported.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Labor Relations, Human Resources, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of labor relations or Human Resources experience with significant labor relations responsibility, including plant- and corporate-level experience.
- Experience supporting multiple locations.
- Strong consultation, facilitation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Labor relations strategy development and collective bargaining experience.
- Experience with union contract administration, grievances, arbitrations, and NLRB or other agency proceedings.
- Business acumen, Human Resources service orientation, and project-management skills.
- Ability to influence and collaborate across corporate, functional, and plant-level leadership teams.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree.
- First-chair negotiation experience.
- Human Resources generalist experience.
- Human Resources or labor relations experience in a manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the corporate Employee Relations representative across assigned manufacturing locations, including represented and non-represented sites.
- Partner with site and corporate leaders to provide consistent labor relations guidance across multiple facilities.
- Lead or support collective bargaining, grievance handling, arbitration strategy, and case preparation.
- Advise leaders on employee relations, labor relations, policies, investigations, and workplace issues.
- Develop and implement employee relations strategies aligned with corporate, business, and plant objectives.
- Partner with Human Resources, Operations, and Legal to address employee relations risks and strengthen labor-management relationships.
- Lead or support efforts to cultivate a positive work environment in U.S. manufacturing locations.
Benefits
- Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives.
- 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions.
- 401(k) matching contributions; combined retirement contributions can reach between 7% and 12% of pay, depending on age and years of service.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Paid parental leave and family building support.
- Fitness benefits.
- Company-paid life insurance and disability benefits.
- Disease management programs.
- Paid time off.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Recognition program to celebrate successes and reward exceptional contributions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
