Position Overview
Create a high-touch, personalized HR experience by supporting employees with questions, concerns, and overall engagement. Partner with employees, leaders, and HR stakeholders to deliver effective people solutions, ensure compliance, and foster a positive and productive work environment.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Relations & HR Support
Provide a high-touch, personalized HR experience for employees by addressing questions, concerns, and engagement needs.
Partner with employees and management to communicate HR policies, procedures, laws, standards, and government regulations, providing guidance as appropriate.
Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to employee management, helping reduce legal risks and ensure regulatory compliance.
Partner with HR Policy Consultants and Legal as needed on complex matters.
Work closely with employees, Business HR (BHR), and managers to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
Partner with the Policy & Investigation Center of Excellence (COE) to support complex employee relations issues and investigations.
Conduct exit interviews, analyze attrition trends, and partner with Business HR to develop recommendations for corrective actions and continuous improvement.
Identify leadership coaching needs and provide coaching support to leaders and employees.

Talent Management & Leadership Support
Partner with Business HR on talent management and development initiatives by providing data, analysis, and implementation support.
Provide talent and performance management guidance to leaders, including:
Coaching
Consultation
Corrective actions
Crisis management and employee relations support
Support onboarding activities in partnership with People Leaders and Onboarding Buddies.
Collaborate with HR colleagues and leaders on employee compensation matters to ensure alignment with pay-for-performance principles and employee recognition programs.
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and partner with COEs to enhance processes, procedures, and business outcomes.

Labor Relations
Maintain productive working relationships with union officials and ensure compliance with labor agreements.
Monitor day-to-day implementation of labor policies related to wages, hours, and working conditions.
Investigate, respond to, and resolve grievances in accordance with labor contracts.
Administer hourly and represented employee compensation consistent with union and collective bargaining agreements.
Implement local and national labor agreements and participate in negotiations as required.

Manufacturing & Employee Engagement Support
Support People Involvement initiatives and implementation of the Global Manufacturing System (GMS).
Serve as an HR consultant for programs that contribute to employee engagement, development, and workplace culture, including:
Women of Color (WoC) initiatives
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs
Employee development programs
Manufacturing University (MFG University)
Recognition programs
Other employee engagement initiatives

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
3 to 4 years of HRLR experience.
Strong knowledge of HR policies, employment law, employee relations, and workplace practices.
Experience supporting talent management, performance management, employee engagement, and leadership development initiatives.
Demonstrated labor relations experience, preferably working with the UAW in a manufacturing environment.
Proven experience partnering with leaders and employees in a unionized manufacturing setting.
Excellent coaching, consulting, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
Ability to build strong relationships, influence stakeholders, and work effectively across all levels of the organization.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with a continuous improvement mindset.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Preferred:
Hands-on shop floor experience
Experience participating in or supporting collective bargaining and contract negotiations.