Labor Relations Manager

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Carrier Global Corporation global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control air quality and transportation we improve lives empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902 we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information visit or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Labor Relations Manager to lead day-to-day labor and employee relations for our Indianapolis manufacturing facility. This is a highly visible hands-on role requiring a strong labor relations practitioner who can effectively administer the collective bargaining agreement manage grievances from initial filing through arbitration coach frontline leaders and build productive relationships with union leadership.

The successful candidate will bring significant plant-level labor relations experience in a complex manufacturing environment and will be comfortable operating independently on difficult employee and labor matters. This individual must be able to balance strong contract administration and management advocacy with sound judgment credibility consistency and constructive union relationships.

While labor relations will be the primary focus of the position we are looking for a well-rounded HR professional with broader HR generalist capabilities and the potential to take on increasing site HR leadership responsibilities over time.

Responsibilities

Labor Relations & Contract Administration

• Serve as the sites primary day-to-day labor relations resource and subject matter expert.

• Administer and interpret the collective bargaining agreement and provide consistent guidance to plant leaders supervisors and HR partners.

• Own the grievance process from initial filing through final resolution including investigation fact finding contract and past-practice research management response development grievance meetings settlement discussions and preparation for arbitration.

• Lead managements response at appropriate steps of the grievance process and ensure grievances are handled thoroughly consistently and within contractual timelines.

• Prepare arbitration cases in partnership with HR leadership and labor counsel including development of case strategy exhibits witness preparation timelines briefs and supporting documentation.

• Serve as managements arbitration advocate where appropriate based on experience or partner closely with internal/external counsel in arbitration proceedings.

• Identify grievance trends recurring contract issues and operational practices creating unnecessary labor risk and recommend sustainable solutions.

• Maintain accurate grievance arbitration discipline and labor relations records and provide regular reporting on trends and emerging issues.

• Develop strong professional working relationships with union representatives and leadership while effectively representing managements interests.

• Participate in labor-management meetings and other forums designed to address workplace issues and improve the overall labor-management relationship.

• Support collective bargaining preparation and negotiations including data analysis proposal development costing benchmarking contract language research and development of management strategy.

• Monitor and assess past practices contract interpretations and precedent to ensure consistency in labor decisions.

Employee Relations & Leadership Support

• Lead or support investigations involving employee misconduct workplace complaints attendance performance policy violations and other complex employee relations matters.

• Partner with plant leadership on discipline and corrective action ensuring decisions are consistent with the collective bargaining agreement company policy past practice and applicable law.

• Coach frontline supervisors and managers on effective employee relations documentation contract administration performance management and conflict resolution.

• Build supervisor capability so routine labor and employee relations matters are addressed effectively and consistently at the appropriate leadership level.

• Provide practical business-oriented guidance that balances operational needs employee relations contractual obligations and risk.

Broader HR Leadership

• Partner with the site HR leader and plant leadership team on broader people priorities including talent management workforce planning employee engagement retention organizational effectiveness performance management and leadership development.

• Support HR initiatives that improve organizational capability employee experience productivity and business performance.

• Develop a strong understanding of plant operations business priorities workforce dynamics and talent needs.

• Use data and workforce analytics to identify trends diagnose issues and recommend actions.

• Lead or participate in continuous improvement efforts within HR and across the manufacturing organization.

• Demonstrate the capability and interest to assume broader HR responsibilities as business needs and individual development progress.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree

• 5 years of progressive Human Resources experience

• 3 years of complex labor relations in a unionized manufacturing or industrial environment experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree MBA or advanced degree in Human Resources Labor Relations or Industrial Relations

• Demonstrated experience administering and interpreting collective bargaining agreements.

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple steps of the grievance process through arbitration preparation.

• Experience conducting complex employee and labor relations investigations.

• Strong working knowledge of labor and employment law including the National Labor Relations Act and other federal and state employment requirements.

Pay Range

Other Compensation

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits including:

• Health Care Benefits: Medical Dental Vision; Wellness incentives

• Retirement Benefits

• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days up to 15 days; paid sick days up to 5 days; paid personal leave up to 5 days; paid holidays up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation

• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability

• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment

• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account

• Tuition Assistance

To learn more about our benefits offering please click here Work with us Carrier Corporate. The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act.

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