HR Manager

American Packaging Corporation•City of Rochester, NY

20d

About The Position

The HR Manager serves as a business partner and consultant for the Rochester site, providing managers and employees with human resources advice, guidance, and support on a broad range of issues and policies. The role collaborates with the HR team across locations to develop innovative solutions, improve processes, and promote consistency across sites. It supports exempt and non-exempt employees and develops, implements, and executes human resources and business strategies and programs. The manager also sets work priorities to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of 1–2 direct reports. The HR Manager partners with site leadership and operations on workforce planning, employee relations, recruitment, compensation, benefits, payroll administration, leave management, and compliance. The role uses ADP to access and analyze workforce data, supports management training, and contributes to HR team initiatives and special projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field from a four-year college or university, and seven to ten years of related experience and/or training, preferred.
Strong knowledge and understanding of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and trust at all levels.
High attention to detail and ability to multitask.
Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Adaptability to changing business dynamics and ability to adjust to a flexible schedule when needed.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Ability to prioritize and work in a fast-paced environment.
Conflict resolution skills and ability to handle complex employee relations issues.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products and other web-based applications.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; and present information effectively.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, calculate rates, ratios, and percentages, and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to solve practical problems, define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-form instructions.

Responsibilities

Act as a liaison to site leadership, providing assistance and guidance on human resources issues and initiatives, and coach management on policies and procedures.
Provide leadership and consulting support to management to help achieve operations objectives.
Implement corporate procedures and policies to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal requirements, including EEO, AAP, HIPAA, and OSHA processes and postings.
Advise, counsel, interpret, and administer policies and procedures to support consistent application and compliance.
Counsel directors and managers on absenteeism, performance, conduct, and working relationships.
Attend divisional management meetings to learn about division structure, mission, and goals, and share HR policy, procedure, and process updates.
Assist with gathering, analyzing, and reporting HR metrics and identifying current and future talent needs.
Consult on position reviews, internal reorganizations, and compensation and structure changes.
Collaborate with the HR team to share best practices, identify improvement areas, and participate in team initiatives and projects.
Analyze management training needs and develop and facilitate training on various topics.
Act as a liaison for recruitment, compensation, and benefits.
Partner with operations to investigate and resolve employee relations issues.
Work with managers to identify staffing needs, ensure adequate staffing for projected volumes, and develop and implement staffing strategies and plans.
Use ADP to obtain, store, and analyze workforce data and oversee activities related to payroll and employee benefits administration.
Work with managers to create, revise, and maintain accurate job descriptions.
Recruit, screen, and recommend candidates for interview and employment.
Partner with local operations to monitor leaves of absence, disability, and FMLA requests.
Support site leadership on employee relations matters, including corrective actions, to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
Complete other job-related assignments and special projects as directed.