Plant HR Manager
About The Position
Meyer Utility Structures is seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager for its Lancaster, South Carolina plant. The role manages and directs the activities and staff responsible for developing and maintaining HR services, policies, programs, and processes, with a major focus on culture, hiring, and retention. The HR Manager establishes functional business plans and aligns HR staff, products, programs, and services with organizational objectives. The position also supports a safe work 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 company emphasizes reliable structures, superior service, and product solutions.
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 of and experience with LEAN Manufacturing.
- PHR or SPHR designation; these credentials are highly desired.
Responsibilities
- Develop and administer HR strategic plans and procedures for plant personnel, including talent management, cultural improvement, hiring, and retention.
- Plan, organize, and control the activities of the HR department.
- Participate in developing departmental goals, objectives, and systems.
- Implement and annually update the compensation program; revise job descriptions as needed; work with corporate compensation to develop the merit pool and salary budget; and monitor and revise the performance evaluation program as needed.
- 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 other records, reports, and logs required by EEO regulations.
- Work with the HR Director to determine staffing needs; coordinate recruitment for exempt and non-exempt employees; and work with supervisors to screen and interview candidates.
- Ensure job approvals and compensation comply with the corporate matrix and its 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.
- Meet timelines with a sense of urgency and embody corporate values.
- Support a safe working environment and the plant’s quality, production, and financial objectives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
