Manager, Employee Relations - Accommodations
Manager, Employee Relations - Accommodations
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Job Description
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day roll up our sleeves and build a better world together. At Ford were all a part of something bigger than ourselves. What will you make today
As part of our Human Resources team youll help us attract hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. Youll play a vital role in defining developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. Were seeking change leaders talent strategists employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams partners and businesses to do and be their best.
In this position...
As an Employee Relations/Accommodations Manager you will have a key role in helping to ensure a healthy work environment including fostering a positive work culture. The demands of this role are dynamic and require an individual who has a positive mindset and thrives on working hard to tackle challenging tasks and to build new processes products and policies. The ideal candidate must be selfmotivated and resilient and will possess expertise in evaluating reasonable accommodation requests and interplay with federal and state disability laws deep knowledge of traditional employee relations HR policy review and guidance and strong project management and change management skills. This role requires a commitment to continuous improvement collaboration with stakeholders and a focus on enhancing the employee experience while upholding integrity and fairness.
This role will be based in Michigan and located at World Headquarters with expected occasional travel to Ford facilities inside and outside of Michigan as required in some cases up to 20% of the time.
Responsibilities
What youll do
This role reports to the Director of Employee Relations and will be responsible for the following:
- Evaluate workplace accommodation requests (including reasonable accommodations returntowork accommodations and providing leave as an accommodation) and educate employees People Leaders and HR Partners about federal and state disability laws internal policies and the reasonable accommodation process. Review and evaluate accommodation requests including engaging in the interactive process and documenting support provided.
- Providing high quality employee relations support that includes drafting and advising on HR policies. May also provide occasional performance management and/or investigation support.
- Utilize strong judgment and discretion to provide guidance on reasonable accommodation case work and HR policy inquiries. Liaise and engage with employees HR Partners People Leaders and related cross functional partners to resolve escalations and proactively plan for statutory changes.
- Utilize a case management system to manage and track reasonable accommodation cases policy escalations and other case work from intake to resolution.
- Identify and drive process improvements and efficiencies to support high quality case management and data tracking across case work including reasonable accommodation requests.
- Assure the quality of assigned employee relations programs and processes.
- Collaborate crossfunctionally across HR and the Office of General Counsel to implement process improvements while ensuring compliance with state and federal employment and disability laws. Expertise with the ADA ADAA PWFA and FMLA is highly valued.
- Proactively utilize data and metrics to identify employee trends and inform opportunities for training or improvements to policy and process. Scan the external environment for regulations best practices and trends to inform continuous improvement actions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Youll have...
- Bachelors degree.
- 5 years of experience with managing reasonable accommodation cases and related policies.
- Prior experience with reviewing and providing guidance on HR policies.
- Passion creating an excellent employee experience.
- A collaborative and empathetic approach to solving problems with teams across Ford.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Resiliency creative thinking and strong problemsolving skills.
Even better you may have...
- Masters degree in HR Business Law or other related subject areas.
- Experience with providing reasonable accommodations guidance at a large company.
- Expertise with Title VII ADA FMLA and related U.S. employment laws
- Proven ability to deliver highquality results while handling multiple priorities.
- Prior experience working with agile crossfunctional teams.
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong business acumen Possesses both systems thinking and holistic perspectives (understands how the different parts of the organization interact to generate results)
- Demonstrates a growth mindset.
- Aptitude for critical thinking.
- Selfstarter capable of communicating across skill teams regions and at all levels.
- Strong coaching and facilitation skills.
You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:
Immediate medical dental and prescription drug coverage.
Flexible family care parental leave new parent rampup programs subsidized backup childcare and more.
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance.
Established and active employee resource groups.
Paid time off for individual and team community service.
A generous schedule of paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Years Day.
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
For a detailed look at our benefits click here: New Hire Benefits
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color age sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability please call.
Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LIHybrid#LIJB5
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
