HR/LR Partner

General Motors • Lockport, NY

3d • $148,840 - $174,700

About The Position

This role involves investigating and resolving labor disputes, providing mentorship to plant staff and managers of hourly employees on Union/GM Local Agreements, and leading assigned business functions in day-to-day HR activities. The position requires providing direction and leadership that aligns with company objectives, mission, and culture. It involves working strategically with assigned functional business leaders to improve working relationships, build engagement, increase output, and attract/retain talent, including collaborating with COEs on strategic workforce planning. The role also requires understanding legal requirements related to employee management, reducing legal risks, ensuring regulatory compliance, and attending legal meetings on behalf of the company. Collaboration with senior leaders on business function restructures, transformation efforts, job design, and workforce/organizational planning is key. The position plays a principal role in local negotiations and coordinates activities for resolving employee grievances. Administering hourly hiring, transfers, and separations for permanent, temporary, and flex employment is also a responsibility. Frequent involvement with other work groups (Benefits, Payroll, IT, NEPC, Sedgwick, etc.) regarding employee issues and data problems is expected. The role aims to influence the strategic agenda of the organization by building relationships at all levels to gain commitment and belief that HR can contribute to business results, ensuring HR and LR strategy is integrated into business strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in Human Resources Management or related field.
• Employer will accept (1) year of related experience in lieu of one (1) year of education.
• Three years of experience as a HR Manager, Production Supervisor, or related occupation.
• Three years of experience with: Manufacturing experience in a unionized organization; UAW labor; Contract experience; Conflict resolution; and Investigation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve labor disputes.
• Provide mentorship to plant staff and managers of hourly employees on Union/GM Local Agreements.
• Lead assigned business functions in day-to-day HR activities.
• Provide direction and leadership that aligns and supports company objectives, mission, and culture.
• Work strategically with assigned functional business leaders to improve working relationships, build engagement, increase output, attract, and retain talent.
• Collaborate with COEs relative to strategic workforce planning.
• Understand legal requirements at execution level related to management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Attend legal meetings and court required sessions on behalf of the company.
• Collaborate with senior leaders, provide direction on business function's restructures, specific transformation efforts, job design and workforce/organizational planning.
• Play a principal role in local negotiations.
• Coordinate the activities of various departments involved in resolving employee grievances.
• Administer hourly hiring, transfers, and separations for permanent, temporary, and flex Employment.
• Frequent involvement with other work groups (i.e. Benefits, Payroll, IT, NEPC, Sedgwick, etc.) regarding employee issues, downstream data problems, or other pertinent matters.
• Influence the strategic agenda of the organization by building relationships at all levels to gain their commitment and belief that HR can contribute to business results.
• Ensure HR and LR strategy is cascaded and integrated into business strategy.

Benefits

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
• From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager