HR Manager

Grede • Wauwatosa, WI

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About The Position

Are you ready to accelerate your career with a best-in-class organization that values innovation, dedication, and growth? Our employees at Grede are the key to our success and share our passion for teamwork, customer service, and operational excellence. If you want to join an industry-leading company that focuses on your professional growth and development, we’d love to hear from you! The HR Manager directs, plans and coordinates the Human Resources function for the location including attracting, developing, and retaining a safe, motivated, skilled, and productive work force and developing, implementing and maintaining systems that support and integrate general business and manufacturing information needs. Embrace, apply and counsel individuals on the Guiding Principles, Company Objectives and Expectations and ensure compliance with Company safety and human resources policies and government regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or minimum 5-year’s related experience in human resources preferred
• Experience in manufacturing environment as HR professional necessary
• Effective working knowledge of Employment law, employee Leave of Absences and HRIS (Ceridian Dayforce preferred)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
• Strong computer aptitude with ability to learn new software and running HR reporting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, time management, organizational, follow-up skills, and problem-solving capabilities and analytical skills
• Ability to adapt to change in a fast-paced work environment with frequent interruption, changing priorities and maintaining priorities to meet deadlines
• Demonstrated project and time management skill with an ability to multitask
• The ability to work in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
• Discretion around sensitive company and employee information

Nice To Haves

• Preference to a bilingual candidate (English/Spanish/French-Creole)

Responsibilities

• Understand and apply Company policies and philosophies. Provide counsel and directions to ensure proper policy application. Act as the advocate of employees.
• Understand and interpret federal, state, and local laws and regulations concerning personnel and employment. Ensure all operations and administration are conducted in compliance with applicable legal requirements.
• Promote a union-free environment through positive employee relations, maintaining open communications and trust, and reinforcing the Company's position toward remaining union free.
• Remain vigilant for employee relations concerns and communicate them to appropriate management team members. Develop and implement corrective action and follow up plans.
• Ensure human resources related data, systems, and programs are maintained and administered in a timely and accurate manner.
• Develop and administer the location's training program to ensure a properly skilled work force. Determine short and long-term training plans that identify training needs and requirements. Monitor and measure training effectiveness.
• Administer the performance appraisal and merit pay programs for the location. Participate in wage and salary surveys and make recommendations for changes to compensation programs as necessary.
• Manage recruitment, selection, placement, orientation, training, wage and salary administration, benefits administration, employee/labor relations, communications, payroll, and unemployment compensation functions.
• Ensure a competent staff is maintained to meet both short and long-term objectives. Provide for staff development and growth.
• Prepare and recommend the department budget and ensure compliance during the business year.
• Perform all tasks with safety and quality in mind and in accordance with established procedures and process instructions.
• Personal attendance record should remain in compliance with company guidelines.
• Able to work overtime as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefit Package including Medical, Dental, Vision coverages
• Insurance: Life, Supplemental Life, Short and Long-Term Disability
• Wellness Programs and access to Worksite Wellness Center, including family members
• 401(K) Match
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PPE allowances

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees