Specialist, Employee Relations, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Ford Motor Company • Marshall, MI

69d

About The Position

At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will… Use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions. Contribute with an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future. Create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought, and foster leadership in others. Be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry. Make history and make the future at BlueOval Battery Park Michigan If you're ready to change the way the world moves, join us at BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, a new state-of-the-art facility in Marshall, Michigan. You'll be a key part of the launch team that will help bring the electrification revolution to driveways, job sites, and highways everywhere. BlueOval Battery Park Michigan will produce the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells to power the next-generation Ford EV passenger vehicles and trucks under development. This new wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company will create more than 1,700 jobs when production begins in 2026. Provide Human Resources support and guidance to BlueOval Battery Michigan team including the planning, development, launch and implementation of business strategy Assist in gaining alignment in related Human Resources processes and procedures to enable a competitive Battery Manufacturing framework and positive employee experiences Support building a strategic alignment with the partner(s) on the HR Delivery Model while driving process improvements and efficiencies to support high quality employee relations Assure the quality of assigned employee relations programs and processes including engagement surveys Collaborate well cross functionally to further the goals of the Company and Employee Relations team Advise on complex HR matters ranging from employee concerns, complaints, and disputes from inception to resolution Provide support to Talent Acquisition, Workforce Development, Employee Relations, Total Rewards, HR Information Technology, etc. as well as support in driving strategic alignment with key partners and stakeholders Ability to communicate complex ideas/findings clearly and concisely Proactively utilize data and metrics to identify employee trends and inform improvements to policy, process, and training to educate employees. Scan the external environment for regulations, best practices, and trends to be proactive and inform continuous improvement actions

Requirements

• Help lead transformational change
• Innovation
• Critical thinking
• Resourcefulness
• Confidence, courage and independence
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, collaborator
• Drive for results and sense of urgency
• Data-driven
• Change Management and Organizational Design
• Prior Employee Relations/Manufacturing experience preferred
• Provide Human Resources support and guidance to BlueOval Battery Michigan team including the planning, development, launch and implementation of business strategy
• Assist in gaining alignment in related Human Resources processes and procedures to enable a competitive Battery Manufacturing framework and positive employee experiences
• Support building a strategic alignment with the partner(s) on the HR Delivery Model while driving process improvements and efficiencies to support high quality employee relations
• Assure the quality of assigned employee relations programs and processes including engagement surveys
• Collaborate well cross functionally to further the goals of the Company and Employee Relations team
• Advise on complex HR matters ranging from employee concerns, complaints, and disputes from inception to resolution
• Provide support to Talent Acquisition, Workforce Development, Employee Relations, Total Rewards, HR Information Technology, etc. as well as support in driving strategic alignment with key partners and stakeholders
• Ability to communicate complex ideas/findings clearly and concisely
• Proactively utilize data and metrics to identify employee trends and inform improvements to policy, process, and training to educate employees. Scan the external environment for regulations, best practices, and trends to be proactive and inform continuous improvement actions

Nice To Haves

• Prior Employee Relations/Manufacturing experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide Human Resources support and guidance to BlueOval Battery Michigan team including the planning, development, launch and implementation of business strategy
• Assist in gaining alignment in related Human Resources processes and procedures to enable a competitive Battery Manufacturing framework and positive employee experiences
• Support building a strategic alignment with the partner(s) on the HR Delivery Model while driving process improvements and efficiencies to support high quality employee relations
• Assure the quality of assigned employee relations programs and processes including engagement surveys
• Collaborate well cross functionally to further the goals of the Company and Employee Relations team
• Advise on complex HR matters ranging from employee concerns, complaints, and disputes from inception to resolution
• Provide support to Talent Acquisition, Workforce Development, Employee Relations, Total Rewards, HR Information Technology, etc. as well as support in driving strategic alignment with key partners and stakeholders
• Ability to communicate complex ideas/findings clearly and concisely
• Proactively utilize data and metrics to identify employee trends and inform improvements to policy, process, and training to educate employees. Scan the external environment for regulations, best practices, and trends to be proactive and inform continuous improvement actions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees