Manufacturing HR Business Partner

For over 75 years BIC has been creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that are a part of every heart and home. As a member of our team youll be a part of reigniting a beloved brand as we continue to reimagine everyday essentials in new sustainable and responsible ways.

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This position plays a key role in providing both strategic and tactical Human Resources support to develop and coordinate programs which directly support the achievement of business objectives. This position supports site managers in managing the day-to-day Human Resources functions with a strong focus on labor and employee relations. Other daily functions include training performance management on boarding policy implementation employee engagement recruiting and selection and employment law compliance.

Job Description

• Support all aspects of labor and employee relations including investigations; grievances; counseling to management employees and associates; conflict mediation and resolution etc.
• Actively prepare for and participate in upcoming collective bargaining negotiations including:
• Compiling information and statistics on the economic and non-economic proposals of both labor and management.
• Preparing wage surveys and analysis.
• Taking on the role of note-taker during collective bargaining negotiations.
• Assisting in the drafting of Company talking points and contract proposals.
• Partner with site leadership to craft a world class manufacturing environment.
• Assist with the administering of established policies procedures and labor agreement.
• Assess employee needs and whether the organization can fulfill them within the scope of the collective bargaining agreement.
• Participate in meetings between labor and management to discuss and attempt to resolve issues of mutual concern.
• Determine with site Leadership develop and implement training programs to strengthen competencies and skill-sets across the business.
• Ensure compliance with BIC requirements.
• Responsible for remaining up-to-date on relevant federal employment laws and other human resources and labor relations compliance issues.
• Maintain compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment.
• Confidential record maintenance.
• Manage recruitment effort for all personnel both hourly and salaried.
• Manage new-employee orientations.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Human Resources Industrial Labor Relations or related field
• Related Previous Experience:
• Minimum 5 years of Human Resources experience including direct labor relations experience.
• A solid experience with human resources systems such as ADP
• Human Resources experience in a manufacturing environment as well as exposure to manufacturing safety requirements and regulations.
• Prior participation in a collective bargaining negotiations also a plus.
• Experience working with global counterparts preferred.
• Ability to handle all the challenges connected to the role
• Must be available Monday to Friday from 8 to 5. And have flexibility beyond normal hours including availability on call for employee relations issues 24/7.
• Ability to deal with several issues simultaneously that demand pertinent attention.
• Knowledge of the laws regulations and procedures regarding human resources and collective bargaining.
• Knowledge of techniques of data collection and interpretation.
• Proficient in using MS Office Products (i.e. MS Word Excel).

Excellent oral and written communication skills including impeccable note-taking skills

BIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products make better decisions and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation veteran status disability status or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications merit and business need.

BIC is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.