Plant HR Manager
About The Position
Meyer Utility Structures is seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager for its plant in Lancaster, South Carolina. The role manages and directs HR services, staff, policies, programs, and processes, with a major focus on culture, hiring, and retention. The manager establishes functional business plans and aligns HR staff, products, programs, and services with organizational objectives. The position also supports a safe working environment and the plant’s quality, production, and financial objectives. Meyer Utility Structures engineers and fabricates concrete and tubular steel structures for transmission, distribution, and substation applications. The Plant HR Manager develops and administers HR plans and procedures for plant personnel; directs the HR department; supports compensation, benefits, safety, compliance, staffing, and employee relations; and establishes HR priorities in support of annual objectives. The role works with the HR Director, Safety Manager, supervisors, and corporate partners, and is expected to improve people management, meet timelines, and embody corporate values.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field.
- At least 7 years of experience in Human Resources.
- Ability to build strong relationships and rapport at all levels of the organization.
- Highly motivated team player with a can-do attitude.
- Ability to assess risk and develop HR plans and programs to mitigate liability and ensure operational success.
- Experience supporting an HR operation with non-exempt employees in a union and/or non-union environment.
- Successful track record with proactive programs for union avoidance and employee retention.
Nice To Haves
- Human Resources experience in industrial manufacturing.
- Knowledge and experience with LEAN Manufacturing.
- PHR or SPHR designation.
Responsibilities
- Develop and administer strategic HR plans and procedures for plant personnel, including talent management, culture improvement, hiring, and retention.
- Plan, organize, and control HR Department activities.
- Participate in developing departmental goals, objectives, and systems.
- Implement and annually update the compensation program; revise job descriptions as needed; work with corporate compensation on the merit pool and salary budget; and monitor and revise the performance evaluation program as necessary.
- Recommend and implement personnel policies and procedures, and administer benefits, including annual enrollment activities and presentations.
- Assist the Safety Manager with workers’ compensation, change reporting, invoice approvals, annual policy cost-effectiveness reviews, information activities, and cash flow.
- Develop and maintain the affirmative action program, file the annual EEO-1, and maintain records and reports to comply with EEO regulations.
- Work with the HR Director to determine staffing needs and coordinate recruitment for exempt and non-exempt employees; partner with supervisors to screen and interview candidates.
- Ensure job approvals and compensation follow the corporate matrix and guidelines.
- Establish an HR strategic plan for the office in support of annual objectives.
- Recommend solutions for continuous improvement within the department.
- Facilitate, measure, and improve the quality of people management.
- Work urgently to meet timelines and embody corporate values.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
