Labor Relations Manager

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The Labor Relations Manager role will serve as the key liaison between the company and the union ensuring smooth communication and resolution of labor issues. The role involves leading and advising on labor relations matters including collective bargaining agreements contract administration grievances and dispute resolution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide advice attend and draft position statements on issues filed in the grievance procedures and investigations.

• Assist in negotiating and coordinating Collective Bargaining Agreement

• Collaborate with HR to ensure human resource operations strategies align with labor agreements.

• Mentor advise and train management on the best practices for labor relations issues such as collective bargaining responding to grievances discipline attendance management and other LR concerns. Investigate assist draft and represent the companys position in various proceedings such as NLRB unemployment EEOC arbitration and/or other labor negotiations.

• Negotiate and draft contract proposals or counterproposals for collective bargaining and departmental mutual agreements.

• Maintain active involvement and interaction with elected and appointed union representatives and operations leadership to help foster a positive labor/management relationship.

• Ability to interpret and apply the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the UAW and plant policies and regulations as well as adherence to laws and regulations.

• Handle employee grievances mediating as needed to resolve disputes.

• Openness to the viewpoints of others and taking those viewpoints into account when making business decisions or recommendations.

• The courage to make decisions even in the face of ambiguity and situations where there are no right answers and the conviction to see them through to .

• Attention to the implications of decisions and the impact on precedent and future efficiency.

• Strong communications skills: interpersonal oral and written

• Must be able to work with and influence all levels within the organization

• Ability to prioritize workload and selfmanage projects balance multiple tasks and meet agreed upon deadlines

• Digital Literacy: Microsoft Office applications: Excel Power Point Word Access and Outlook

• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills; ability to analyze and translate data

Qualifications

• Ability to prepare and present material to third parties.

• Proven experience in maintaining relationships with multiple levels of an organization.

• Advanced organizational analytical writing advocacy consultative problemsolving and coaching.

• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office products (Word Excel PowerPoint). Selfstarter who displays motivation innovation and passion.

• Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a fulltime basis.

Experience

• A minimum of 8 years of working in labor relations or equivalent education with a masters degree from an accredited college or university may be considered.

Preferred:

• Degree in Labor and Industrial Relations or Human Resources.

• 10 years of working in a labor relations capacity in a union environment. Demonstrated working knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreements. Knowledge of federal state and local employment laws and regulations including but not limited to NLRA EEO ADA FLSA FMLA and USERRA.

Travel Requirements

Limited travel as needed likely less than 10

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