The HR Manager is responsible for partnering with regional leadership teams and providing Human Resource leadership and execution in talent acquisition, compensation, benefits administration, positive employee relations, labor relations, training, talent management, organizational development, HR Compliance and special projects
The HR Manager leads and executes change initiatives across business related to talent and HR strategy
Develops strong trusted partnerships with business leaders, acting as advisor and partner in the areas of organizational effectiveness, talent management, employee relations, performance and development coaching & counseling
Leads associate onboarding process, ensuring effective execution by managers; work closely with hiring managers and Talent Management with a focus on successfully integrating and retaining associates
Partners with leaders to manage success of immersion process for new sales and operations associates with a focus on quickly developing and onboarding them, ensuring successful contributions early on
Partners with Payroll and HR Coordinators for accurate and efficient processing of all new hires, terminations and personnel changes, in a timely manner
Administers salary actions for assigned client groups under the Division Compensation guidance
Ensure fair and competitive wage structure and actions
Lead annual salary review process with respective client groups
Coordinate recommendations and activities with the HR Compensation group to ensure organizational consistency and provide feedback on employee satisfaction and market issues
Develops and facilitates performance calibration process with regional management teams to ensure effective and consistent performance management systems in place
Actively leads and engages employees in evaluation of the employee relations climate and implement solutions to issues that arise
Counsel employees and managers on career planning, conflict resolution and work related challenges
Conduct stay and exit interviews to evaluate work climates and morale
Conduct investigations as needed in an objective and professional manner to determine corrective action
Advises managers on performance management including appropriate corrective counseling, training and development, and progressive discipline techniques and processes
Review documentation to ensure consistency with Airgas policies, procedures, and guiding principles
Involve the Legal department or senior HR leadership at the appropriate time
Lead the performance appraisal process for the assigned client group
Administers all other HR policies and programs
Recommend and implement revisions to policies, programs and practices as needed
Ensure compliance with all state and federal statutes, laws and regulations including but not limited to all applicable wage and hour laws, and regulations related to FMLA, OSHA, EEO and ADA
Contributes actively to the development and implementation of overall HR strategy
Act as change agent in identifying opportunities to improve workforce and HR process effectiveness to enable business strategy and results
Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR or related field
A minimum of 5 years of related HR experience preferably within a production and/or distribution environment
Demonstrated understanding of HR principles and practices, employment laws and regulations, and effectively leading comprehensive ER Investigations
Demonstrated ability to be: personable, professional, responsive, knowledgeable, credible, trusted and drive value to an organization
Demonstrated understanding of HRIS and Applicant Tracking Systems (Workday)
Must have excellent organizational, written and oral communication, listening and presentation skills including the ability to effectively present and discuss information and respond to questions from employees and managers
Intermediate knowledge of MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Organized labor experience is preferred
An HR related certification i.e. PHR, SPHR is preferred
Benefits
medical, dental, and vision plans
short-term and long-term disability
life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
pre-tax commuter transportation benefit
parental leave
vacation
sick time
floating holidays
jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave
paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees
401k plan with company matching funds
tuition reimbursement
discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents