Human Resources Manager

LED FastStart•Shreveport, LA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen! This role involves adapting and implementing global and regional HR strategies, policies, and programs within the area of responsibility. It includes developing local HR policies, managing recruitment and staffing, ensuring competitive compensation and benefits, and overseeing employee qualification and development. The position also requires managing payroll, time management, and administration processes, as well as ensuring accurate KPI and performance reporting with corrective actions. The HR Manager will provide professional support to supervisors and employees, advise the Management Team on HR topics, and participate in global/regional projects. Support for expatriate and inpatriate management, cooperation with external organizations, and the establishment of an effective HR workforce are also key responsibilities. The role emphasizes promoting a respectful work environment, recruiting, developing, and retaining a qualified and motivated workforce, and leading by example according to BENTELER's mission and values. The manager will use HR tools for feedback and goal setting, and support assigned activities by the direct supervisor. Specific duties include managing KPIs such as FTE number, voluntary turnover rate, and overtime cost, applying cost reduction strategies, determining disciplinary measures, and authorizing personnel-related expenses within budget and policy.

Requirements

BA/BS in a Human Resources related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Broad experience, 5 or more years in a manufacturing industry, in a leadership role.
Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills.
Strong analytical skills.
Attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
Ability to analyze and resolve critical situations and make effective and timely decisions.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.
Knowledge of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) such as SAP (HCM module), LMS and Success Factors preferred.

Responsibilities

Adapts and implements the global and regional HR strategy within the area of responsibility
Implements global and regional policies and programs; adapts if necessary, according to local needs
Develops and improves local HR policies and programs addressing internal and external changes/challenges
Conducts an anticipatory recruitment to ensure adequate staffing in terms of quantity and quality; manages local staffing needs (permanent and temporary)
Ensures competitive compensation and benefit packages according to internal policies and regulations as well as labor law and council/union agreements; optimizes personnel costs considering aspects such as productivity, profitability and job satisfaction
Ensures the continuous qualification of employees by developing concepts and organizing respective trainings
Advises on organizational structures and changes and supports reorganizations
Ensures the timely and adequate processing of the monthly payroll settlement including the related time management and administration processes
Ensures accurate and timely KPI and performance reporting. Derives and initiates permanent corrective actions in case of deviations and monitors the implementation and effectiveness
Ensures professional support of supervisors and employees concerning HR related issues
Advises Management Team concerning HR topics
Participates and/or leads global/regional projects/ initiatives
Supports expatriate and inpatriate management
Cooperates with external organizations and public authorities
Establishes and maintains an effective, efficient and motivated HR workforce, organization and processes
Promotes a respectful work environment and recruits, develops and retains human resources to maintain a qualified, motivated and productive workforce. Leads by example and lives up to Benteler’s mission, values and global leadership principles. Uses standard HR tools e.g. the appraisal process to provide regular feedback and agree upon tasks and goals with respective employees
Provides support to all activities assigned by the direct supervisor.
Manage KPIs: FTE number, Voluntary turnover rate and Overtime Cost
Apply cost reduction strategies to generate savings, related to HR
Determine disciplinary measures for personnel based on RIT and LFT
Authorize expenses related to personnel (payroll increases, events, training, compensation, etc.) according to budget and established policies.