HRBP Sr Manager

Graphic Packaging Careers•West Monroe, LA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Graphic Packaging International produces paper-based packaging for various industries and is one of the largest manufacturers in the world. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company employs over 25,000 people across more than 130 locations globally. They emphasize collaboration, diversity, innovation, environmental responsibility, and community involvement. The company offers competitive compensation and benefits, striving to be an employer of choice. The Senior Manager HRBP will serve as a key business partner for two facilities in Monroe, Louisiana, working closely with the Plant Director and VP/Mill Manager, as well as their respective leadership teams. This role involves providing coaching, consulting, support, and policy interpretation, particularly concerning labor relations. The position is responsible for ensuring consistent application of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, adherence to labor regulations, and company policies across both locations. The Senior Human Resources Manager will also lead culture initiatives, including employee communications, health and wellness, community involvement, reward and recognition, and performance management. The role requires an understanding of how business operations and Human Resources align to meet customer expectations.

Requirements

Minimum of seven (7) to ten (10) years’ experience managing Human Resources in a unionized manufacturing environment.
Experience managing multiple labor related activities such as grievance process, arbitrations, contract negotiation preparation to include contingency planning, participating in the negotiation process.
Experience managing multiple human resources generalist disciplines at all levels from production to professional level employees.
Prior experience supervising direct reports.
Demonstrated knowledge of Labor Relations and NLRB regulations.
Demonstrated knowledge of federal and state employment laws and other government compliance regulations.
Ability to be responsive and persuasive at all levels of the organization.
High level of organizational and learning agility.
Effective interpersonal and analytical skills.
Ability to coach employees and management through complex issues and make recommendations that are consistent with policies, procedures and regulatory law.
Sense of urgency and ability to set and manage priorities.
Ability to maintain composure during emergency situations.

Nice To Haves

Mill experience preferred.
PHR or SPHR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide employee & labor relations counseling and problem solving for managers and employees to ensure a productive work environment, consistency with company values, policies, and compliance to state and federal regulatory law.
Provide advice, counseling and training to managers and supervisors on performance-based issues including corrective action plans, terminations, and severance agreements.
Career development planning and execution for direct reports.
Manages and coordinates site succession and workforce planning efforts for salaried and key hourly skilled labor positions. Develop recruiting strategies for hourly and salaried positions. Coordinates and fully participates in the recruiting and selection process. Manages adherence and tracking of personnel to plan.
Promote, retain, recruit, and attract “A” players at all levels in the organization. Responsible for the consistent application of all recruiting and onboarding tools.
Support and champion enterprise-wide talent development initiatives in close partnership with the Talent Management Center of Excellence.
Oversee and manage the career development planning and execution for all top performing employees in the facility.
Investigate employee relation issues such as employee grievances, complaints, harassment allegations and recommend appropriate action.
Oversee the areas of employment, affirmative action, employee benefits, compensation, performance appraisal programs, personnel record keeping, unemployment claims and employee relations, training, and HRIS for the operating location.
Manages the Collective Bargaining Agreement and Labor Relations including contract administration responsibilities: Partnering with the Labor Relations team to negotiate the sites’ Collective Bargaining Agreements; facilitating a partnership with the local Union Committee and local Business Agent. Administration and coordination of the grievance process.
Manage affirmative action programs including implementing and providing training to management regarding AAP goals.
Partners with leadership to identify and determine management development needs.
Lead and/or participate on various project teams, which may include local, divisional, and corporate teams.
Contributing member of the mill and plant leadership team. Must be able to provide feedback from the employee’s and company’s perspective. Needs to be open and candid with feedback.
Attend daily production meeting.
Attend and periodically lead business-related meetings.
Perform weekend duty responsibilities.
Administer Payroll (WorkBrain) and Attendance Tracking in absence of HR Coordinator.
Up to 25% travel.
Other duties as assigned.