District Human Resources Manager - Little Rock, AR

Penske • Little Rock, AR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Penske is launching a new position, District Human Resources Manager, to support district field teams and collaborate with leadership on human capital strategy. This role seeks dedicated individuals with HR functional experience, such as managing associate performance, leading difficult discussions, developing associates, and anticipating evolving business needs. Internal candidates with relevant field operations experience and demonstrated success at Penske for at least 3 years are also encouraged to apply. The District Human Resources Manager is a key member of the Human Resources and Field Operations teams, reporting directly to the District Manager and with a dotted line to the Area Human Resources Manager. This position is an important member of the District Leadership team, supporting a district of 9 locations across a geography including Little Rock, Lowell, Fort Smith, Hot Springs, and Springfield, MO. The role involves collaborating with the District Leadership team to foster an engaged culture, tailoring Regional human capital plans to meet customer needs, and implementing HR practices and processes that align with organizational initiatives, mitigate risk, and ensure compliance.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in a Human Resources role (generalist, specialist, recruiting) required, or relevant field operations experience will be considered for internal candidates with at least 3 years of demonstrated success with Penske.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Demonstrated presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities; ability to clearly communicate compelling messages.
• Ability to collect, compile, and analyze information and data.
• Establish and maintain working relationships.
• Must possess a high-level of honesty, integrity, and ethics.
• Skilled operation of variety of computer software programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and have a basic understanding of enterprise wide HRIS systems.
• Valid Driver's License and willingness to travel as necessary.
• Ability to travel 30-50% within home district which could include overnight travel based on need.
• Ability to work the required schedule, work at the specific location required.
• Complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening.

Nice To Haves

• SHRM or HRCI Certification(s) preferred (i.e., PHR, SHRM-CP).
• Some knowledge of employment law and regulatory compliance issues preferred (additional knowledge may be required in certain states, such as CA, MA, WA, OR etc.)

Responsibilities

• Administer and facilitate the District’s New Associate Experience onboarding program.
• Lead, coach, and support the onboarding Ambassadors throughout the district.
• Support and train managers to ensure the new associates are provided the appropriate support during their onboarding experience.
• Identify trends and areas for improvement with information gained from the onboarding program, exit interviews, associate feedback, etc.
• Identify and propose solutions to address local retention challenges in collaboration with your Area Human Resources Manager and District Manager.
• Guide District team development through coaching leaders in people management, process, and functional associate development.
• Coach supervisors and managers on the creation of and follow through of impactful development plans and discussions for their associates.
• Monitor development plans to ensure progress and escalate to District Manager if course correction is needed.
• Prepare documents and reports for district-level succession planning and quarterly talent review discussions.
• Execute on the Area training plan - Partner with location leaders to ensure associates receive and complete functional training.
• Deliver new supervisor/manager onboarding to role training.
• Facilitate just-in-time training and coaching of leaders during mid-year check-ins, annual performance reviews, and merit process.
• Ensure technical training occurs consistently across the workforce.
• Collaborate with all departments to identify and propose appropriate staffing levels based on analysis of growth trends, and workforce planning tools.
• Provides staffing support to leadership by collaborating on recruiting efforts, including building local technical school, University & College partnerships.
• Create a connection between the field recruiters and the District Manager to create and plan a recruiting strategy and prioritize efforts.
• Proactively build relationships at locations that help support a positive culture and engaging environment.
• Develop and sustain a workplace that mirrors our Employee Value Proposition through the following: Advise associates and management on the interpretation of human resources policies, programs, procedures, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Participate in investigations of associates concerns, prepare summaries, and collaborate with Area HR Manager on recommendations.
• Support Area HR Managers in partnering with Labor Relations, conducting location risk assessments, and reinforcing the goals of Positive Associate Relations training.
• Remain aware of employment laws applicable to locations, including but not limited to state and local paid sick leave laws.
• Effectively communicate and follow up to maintain required legal compliance through regular analysis and ensure consistent practices are followed according to Penske policies.
• Focus on compensation parity, wage-hour, I-9 and Associate Handbook acknowledgment compliance.
• Ensures all company and legally mandated training obligations are met including Harassment Prevention, Reasonable Suspicion and Workplace Violence.
• Escalate compensation issues to the Area HR Manager and work with centralized compensation to enact plans to address.
• Partner with specialized, dedicated corporate resources for issues such as diversity & inclusion, leave of absence, accommodations, benefits, unemployment, workers compensation, and safety.
• Leads the integration, execution and follow-up needed to successfully assimilate new associates into our culture.
• Provide ongoing support of the integration process with consistent onsite meetings, onboarding, staffing, training, etc.
• Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Benefits

• This role is supported by a robust onboarding plan and strong role development plan to help you advance your HR skills including the obtainment of your SHRM-CP/HRCI-PHR certification within 12 months of accepting the position.
• This position offers competitive salary, including bonus eligibility, strong benefits and retirement programs and a company service vehicle.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees