Manager II Human Resources

Clearwater Paper and Manchester Industries•Augusta, GA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The HR Manager II will act as a liaison between departments performing a variety of human resources responsibilities to foster positive employee relations, labor relations, organization, career, and personal development. This role is responsible for supporting hourly staffing, payroll, benefits, and employee relations. This position is both strategic and action-oriented, influencing the direction of a critical unionized manufacturing site with a commitment to continuous improvement. The HR Manager II reports directly to the Senior HR Manager and supervises one (1) direct report.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Labor Relations, Business Administration, or related field required
7+ years of increasing experience and accountabilities within a manufacturing environment- multi site or complex site required
1 – 3 years of experience with leading a small team preferred
Office environment; with exposure to manufacturing production mill environment—hot, dusty, humid, noisy, various environmental exposures
Able to wear and abide by Personal Protective Equipment that is required in the mill environment
Some eye fatigue due to computer use and sitting for extended periods of time
Less than 10% domestic travel.
Rotating weekend duty and providing support for 24/7, 365-day manufacturing operations
All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Nice To Haves

master’s degree preferred
Union manufacturing experience support preferred
SHRM- CP/SCP preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Collaborative business partner to managers and supervisors at the site, providing subject matter advice and coaching as appropriate across all aspects of human resources processes.
Coordinate and monitor all compensation, benefit, talent systems and practices to ensure consistent application within corporate guidelines in a firm, fair and consistent manner.
Provide proactive guidance and counsel to the business on employee relations matters, coordinating legal activity with Corporate Legal and outside counsel.
Champion employee engagement action plans, proactively develop and monitor employee engagement action plans and key indicators of employee engagement (i.e., turnover, internal movement, etc).
Coach and support functional leaders in addressing performance issues and employee relations issues promptly.
Serve as change management partner with emphasis on business process improvement, collaborating on change management to support development and implementation.
Actively engage with Talent Acquisition Partners, department managers, and hiring managers to ensure TA and onboarding processes for site and KPIs are meeting expectations of the organization; collaborate with Talent Acquisition Partners on strategy to develop diverse (hourly and salaried) talent pipelines to meet both short- and medium-term needs across the organization.
Collaborate with leadership team to optimize organization design to achieve business objectives inclusive of but not limited to operations key performance, productivity, customer service, and quality objectives.
Collaborate with leadership team in identifying opportunities in employee engagement, work collectively to preserve positive employee relationships.
Collaborate, support, and deliver organization transformation and training initiatives ranging from front line to leadership development programs.
Coach and support leaders in the execution of the company lead Talent Management Life Cycle inclusive of Performance Management, Merit Planning, Succession Planning, etc.
Collaborate with Sr. HR Manager providing voice of functions to assist with identification, prioritization and development for human resource programs, policies and learning and development activities aligned with business strategies.
Coach assigned client groups on execution of company annual compliance requirements; support the execution of national training; identify and develop location needs; collaborate with Sr. HR Manager for support.
Support site labor relations activities as needed.
Actively engage leaders in client groups to investigate and respond to labor relations issues.
Work closely with site Sr. HR Manager and Sr. Labor Relations manager to coordinate responses and actions.