Manager, Employee Relations

Ford • Dearborn, MI

4d • $115,500 - $218,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

As part of our Human Resources team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We’re seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners, and businesses to do and be their best.

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience in Human Resources
• Previous manufacturing plant experience, preferably at a leadership level
• Previous union contract negotiations experience
• Ability to analyze data and use technology to identify and diagnose business needs
• Ability to lead others to deliver cross-functional objectives and assignments
• Self-starter with strong time management skills and a keen eye for detail
• Working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and persuasion skills
• Presence to successfully influence and interface with peers and UAW working partners
• Confident communication skills (written and verbal)
• Conflict management skills
• Team-oriented with a strong drive for results
• Bachelor's degree required

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree

Responsibilities

• Administer all provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement in Volume I, Articles VIII and IX, and Appendices K, M, N, O and P, and related Letters of Understanding associated with job security, hourly hiring and transfers, hourly employee movement, conversion of Temporary employees, and product investments and associated hourly job sourcing.
• Interpret and administer contract provisions of the Job Security provisions to resolve issues or concerns that could impact employee movement, placement or hiring, including seniority dates, weeks worked and wage rates.
• Investigate Job Security concerns on behalf of the Company.
• Serve as lead Company representative for discussions with the UAW related to all Job Security matters.
• Modernize and streamline all Job Security processes associated with employee movement and hiring.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory and federal laws impacting the US hourly workforce.
• Collaborate with HR personnel, Executive Leadership, and Operations management across all locations, as well as the Union, regarding hourly employee movement, placement and hiring.
• Serve as the Labor Affairs, Job Security liaison with HRLO, IT, Operations, Employee Payments, GDIA, Finance, Benefits and OGC, covering all aspects of hourly employee movement, placement, hiring and associated personnel matters.
• Write and review local and national contract provisions when necessary during negotiations, and update administrative letters throughout the CBA period.
• Lead the negotiation subcommittee for Job Security/Sourcing.
• Create and generate various data reports in HCM and Excel, including hiring data and analysis, hourly evaluation review and analysis, and various headcount reports for all US locations for senior leadership and negotiations; partner with the HCM reporting team to initiate requests for new reports and validate data prior to launch.
• Serve as owner of the JSP Joint Programs SharePoint site.
• Serve as the Ford Executive Program Director of JSP UAW-Ford Joint Trusts

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager