Sr Human Resources Generalist

Garrett Advancing Motion is the true pioneer of automotive powertrain technologies dating back more than 60 years. It continues today as the worlds leader in technology solutions for passenger cars commercial vehicles and off-highway equipment. Garrett supplies technology to nearly all major automakers in addition to the global aftermarket under the Garrett brand name. As a result unlike many other OEM or supplier organizations Garrett Advancing Motion has visibility across a broad range of OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.

We are hiring a Senior HR Generalist who will support all U.S. locations including Michigan Indiana and California and will be based in our Plymouth Michigan facility. This person will support employees across multiple functions and is expected to provide leadership and coaching in HR strategies processes and day-to-day generalist support activities to key business leaders and partner with global HR Business Partners. Additionally the Sr. HR Generalist will work closely with key business leaders to drive and support all HR functional initiatives across the U.S.

The Sr. Human Resources Generalist in Plymouth MI will have a hybrid work schedule - 3 days of work in the office and 2 days from home.

Responsibilities Include:

• Support and provide leadership for HR activities and initiatives for the business in the U.S.
• Provide a broad range of HR services in support of business objectives including:
  • Strategic HR plan development (skill planning footprint planning talent requisition management)
  • Talent management (Management Resource Review - assessment acquisition development and retention)
  • Organization effectiveness (change management leadership effectiveness and development organization design)
  • Employee engagement (in partnership with communications team facilitation of rewards and recognition)
• Partner with the HRIS team to implement and administer all major related software systems including but not limited to HRIS payroll 401(k) benefits administration and performance evaluation.
• Lead onboarding and offboarding process and procedures.
• Partner with the benefits analyst to process all leave related absences support employee questions and ensure leave is compliant based on local state and federal laws.
• Lead employee relations: recommend implement and support clients with feedback process and support employee relations questions demands grievances or other issues.
• Partner with business to ensure employees are engaged in our plan for growth and business objectives are achieved.
• Provide functional expertise and tactical support to local and global managers in staffing compensation global mobility immigration and performance management processes.
• Facilitate solutions to employee and leadership issues consistently implements policies and processes; and proactively develops and coach leaders.
• Coach managers on personal effectiveness employee relations and organizational dynamics.
• Champion an environment that encourages learning and employee development.
• Work with HR center of excellence to accomplish the HR mission.
• Recruitment
  • Manage the full cycle recruitment process for our positions and partner with leaders and hiring teams on getting new colleagues onboard.
  • Third party management: Liaises with recruitment firms for specific positions as required ensuring that they have been provided with appropriate job briefs and are fulfilling the requirements.
  • Develop and implement creative sourcing strategies to attract the best industry talent.
  • Build strategic pipelines for niche roles and maintain a network of prospects through proactive market research and ongoing relationship management.
  • Support University candidate attraction strategies and drive the talent mobility process.
  • Propose continuous improvement ideas within the Talent Acquisition organization and support ongoing initiatives.
  • Organize companys participation in external hiring events.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and 5 7 years of full cycle HR experience including recruitment or MBA / Masters degree in HR or Labor Relations and 3 years HR experience.

• Proven ability to communicate and operate in a complex global matrixed environment through both virtual and face-to-face interactions as well as network effectively both within and without the HR community.
• Must have working knowledge of HR including CA state law.
• Experience leading projects within various HR disciplines.
• Ability to coach and develop leaders.
• Analytical skills to rationalize business concepts and rapidly translate them into usable data.
• Proficiency in MS Office.

Additional Desired Qualifications:

• Strong organizational skills to ensure key priorities are met or exceeded for client group and as part of the Regional HR Team.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Experience with Oracle.
• Self-directed highly motivated able to drive successful outcomes with limited supervision in a complex and highly variable context.
• Decisive and assertive with the ability to be flexible and implement creative solutions in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive mindset and attention to detail.
• Strong bias for action and commitment to driving results.
• Change management experience preferred.
• Sigma Green Belt Certification a plus.

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