HR Manager

TekniPlex•Ridgefield, NJ

1d•$105,000 - $145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

TekniPlex is hiring an HR Manager to lead all HR functions for our Ridgefield and Eatontown sites, ensuring they are aligned with strategic business objectives and company commitments. As part of the Human Resources Team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining our winning culture that empowers our employees the opportunity to stretch, grow, and succeed every day. We are seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners and business do our best and support our customers. The HR Manager is responsible for supporting the HR function across multiple manufacturing plants. This position carries out a balance of strategic and tactical responsibilities (like approving payroll) in the following functional areas: benefits administration, employee relations, training, performance management, onboarding, policy implementation, recruitment, and employment law compliance. This key role involves close collaboration with Plant leadership and centralized HR services to elevate the manufacturing employee experience by delivering impactful HR solutions for both the hourly and salaried workforce and maintaining strong positive culture. You will help drive business success, oversee staffing, performance management, employee relations, (local contract negotiations) all while ensuring compliance with labor laws and regulations. The salary range for this role is $105,000 to $145,000 annually. Pay is based on experience. Reporting the Head of HR, this role will: Business Strategy: Implement monthly people metrics within the sites, proactively monitoring and collaborating with the Head of HR and Plant leadership to identify and address gaps. Develops a deep understanding of plant operations to make informed decisions, provide valuable consulting to plant leadership, and offer strategic guidance on HR matters aligned with business objectives. Fosters a productive and inclusive employee experience through proactive initiatives based on feedback and identified initiatives. Builds strong relationships with key stakeholders, including Plant leadership, supervisors, and local employees to identify solutions that drive safety, sustainable cultural change and supporting business success. Drives local ownership of People Leader activities ensuring creation of development plans, leveraging skills matrix, providing recognition, coaching and mentoring and managing performance documentation and evaluations to support organizational goals For Unionized Locations (Ridgefield): Collaborate with Plant Leadership and union representatives to ensure correct implementation and accurate interpretation of the contract terms, addressing inquiries, grievances, and other union-related issues for consistent application. Lead the development of local collective bargaining agreements and associated negotiations with employee unions. HR Operations: Lead the recruitment and selection process, ensuring quality and diversity of talent acquisition Responsible for new hire orientation and employee documentation control at the site Supports the administration of benefits programs that enhance the well-being and retention. Manage the local payroll process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of employee compensation Comply with labor laws and regulations, and handle employment contracts, terminations and employee relations effectively. Support the implementation of policies assisting with communication and local, state and federal compliance Implement performance management process that fosters employee growth and accountability Conduct exit interviews and monitor HR trends to implement retention best practices Partner with leaders to implement employee engagement and community initiatives that cultivate a positive and inclusive work environment Other duties and projects as assigned

Requirements

A bachelors or master’s degree in human resources or related discipline with 5+ years human resources experience.
Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Must have experience with human resources information systems (HRIS).
Ability to be responsive and persuasive at all levels of the organization.
Ability to travel to other sites as needed.
Be knowledgeable of general human resource concepts and legal requirements.
Ability to exercise good judgment within defined practices and policies.
Demonstrate a high level of confidentiality.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and legibly complete time cards and work orders.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and read blueprints and technical drawings, such as machine, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small groups situations to other employees of the organization.
Ability to effective present information and respond to questions form groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variable in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
Regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Union experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Implement monthly people metrics within the sites, proactively monitoring and collaborating with the Head of HR and Plant leadership to identify and address gaps.
Develops a deep understanding of plant operations to make informed decisions, provide valuable consulting to plant leadership, and offer strategic guidance on HR matters aligned with business objectives.
Fosters a productive and inclusive employee experience through proactive initiatives based on feedback and identified initiatives.
Builds strong relationships with key stakeholders, including Plant leadership, supervisors, and local employees to identify solutions that drive safety, sustainable cultural change and supporting business success.
Drives local ownership of People Leader activities ensuring creation of development plans, leveraging skills matrix, providing recognition, coaching and mentoring and managing performance documentation and evaluations to support organizational goals
Collaborate with Plant Leadership and union representatives to ensure correct implementation and accurate interpretation of the contract terms, addressing inquiries, grievances, and other union-related issues for consistent application.
Lead the development of local collective bargaining agreements and associated negotiations with employee unions.
Lead the recruitment and selection process, ensuring quality and diversity of talent acquisition
Responsible for new hire orientation and employee documentation control at the site
Supports the administration of benefits programs that enhance the well-being and retention.
Manage the local payroll process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of employee compensation
Comply with labor laws and regulations, and handle employment contracts, terminations and employee relations effectively.
Support the implementation of policies assisting with communication and local, state and federal compliance
Implement performance management process that fosters employee growth and accountability
Conduct exit interviews and monitor HR trends to implement retention best practices
Partner with leaders to implement employee engagement and community initiatives that cultivate a positive and inclusive work environment
Other duties and projects as assigned