Senior Human Resources Manager

Johns Manville•Edison, NJ

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy. A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences, because we are successful only when our employees and customers thrive. We are passionate, we care about people, we perform at a superior level, and we protect others and our environments. Are you a confident decision-maker who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? If you bring professionalism, a firm and decisive approach, and a passion for strong team leadership—plus a great sense of humor—we want you on our team! Join us and be part of a workplace where every day brings energy, collaboration, and a few good laughs. The Senior Human Resources Manager role is to design, implement and administer human resources programs for our Penbryn and Edison NJ facilities which are both unionized plants. Will work with plant leadership teams to meet annual goals. This position works under minimal supervision and reports to the Business HR Director and generally has responsibility for 300+ employees.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 8 years in a human resources role (will consider no Bachelor’s degree if minimum of 12 years in a human resources role).
Experience in manufacturing or similar environment.
Union experience required
Strong ability to communicate efficiently both orally and written with all levels of management and employees.
Familiarity with using human capital management systems for employee-related processes.
Working knowledge of employment and labor laws such as wage and hour, EEOC, FMLA, FLSA, Basic OSHA, etc.
Proven ability to influence
Ability to network and collaborate across functions and levels
Ability to assess talent for purposes of selection, retention, and development
Ability to manage conflict situations
Strong investigation and discipline skills
Ability to research issues, propose strategies / solutions and make independent decisions.
Experience with policy interpretation and application
Ability to interpret verbal and non-verbal behavior and develop accurate perceptions of others’ feelings, needs, values and opinions
Strong change management skills
Strong Excel skills
Manages HR services specialist, sets direction, and deploys resources. Responsible for performance conversations, pay reviews, hiring and terminating.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual preferred (Spanish, Polish)
Experience with Workday HCM preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain employee relations and engagement practices and programs that promote a positive employee relations environment including but not limited to: Maintaining “open door” policy at the plant Actively listening to and engaging with employees on the plant floor Coordinating community events and employee programs Creating communications Championing diversity and inclusion efforts Investigating and ensuring fair and consistent responses to harassment and discrimination claims, ethics hotline calls, EEOC and /or state charges Coaching and counseling plant leadership and supervisors regarding employee relations issues and discipline
Facilitate annual HR processes including compensation planning, economic packages, open enrollment, succession planning, and others
Develops and aligns HR initiatives to the business strategy which includes the ability to identify, analyze, understand and articulate business goals and objectives at the company, plant and business unit level
Partner with plant leadership to ensure all people’s needs of business are being met including but not limited to: Driving the hourly employee staffing process from the sourcing strategy all the way through on-boarding Developing crew models (provide the data to help make labor decisions) Partnering with EH&S to improve safety performance Creating communication plans Determining training needs and managing training logistics Planning and executing layoffs and curtailments
Ensure compliance with state and federal employment regulations and company policies.
Lead or participate in company-wide HR projects that deliver results across businesses and geographies
Responsible for administering the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), participating in the development of labor strategy and participation in contract negotiations, and addressing union related issues through grievance resolution or arbitration
Responsible for direct supervision of services specialist. May be required to perform other related duties as assigned

Benefits

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid.
Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance.
JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match.
JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.
Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage.
Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well.
The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account.
JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.
Johns Manville supports employee growth with vast educational opportunities and a company-wide mentoring program. This program pairs employees and leaders to grow skills, build stronger internal networks and strengthen the company’s succession planning process.
Johns Manville also offers soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters.
Our talent management team prioritizes the holistic growth of our workforce.