FTE: 1.0, Shift: Days, Schedule: Days

Position Summary

The Labor Relations Manager is an excellent opportunity to support labor relations activities across MultiCare Health System. As an independent indirect leader, your role will focus on focus on building positive and influential relationships among all levels in the organization, external labor partners and represented bargaining units.

Responsibilities

• You will advise HR colleagues and others within the organization regarding labor relations matters, helping to develop the appropriate course of prevention and recommended action
• You will serve as chief negotiator representing MultiCare in collective bargaining negotiations
• You will collaborate with leadership and external labor partners to accomplish agreements and positive labor relations
• You will manage the administration of labor contracts; provides an interpretation of labor contracts to managers, employees and HR colleagues

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Labor Relations, or related discipline
• Juris Doctorate or Master’s degree preferred
• Human resources professional certification preferred (PHR, SPHR, etc.)
• Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in labor and employee relations required
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience collective bargaining required, Chief Spokesperson experience strongly preferred
• Experience must include leading contract interpretation and implementation, grievance processing, performance management, and facilitating communication and working relationships with union organizations and management
• Possesses a working knowledge of application of laws and regulatory standards such as FLSA, FMLA, NLRA, EEOC, Workers’ Compensation, ADA, HIPAA, COBRA and preferably The Joint Commission (TJC) principles and practices
• Experience with employment-related investigations and grievance administration
• Effective internal and external consulting, facilitation, and leadership skills

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $124,425.60 - $179,046.40 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.