Employee Relations (ER) Specialist

Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology, dedicated to alleviating pain and restoring health. They are seeking an Employee Relations (ER) Specialist who will build strong relationships between employees and managers, proactively address employee relations trends, and partner with leadership to implement effective solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Effective case management of people related issues such as: ER issues, disciplinaries, performance management, and investigations
• Provides assigned client group with strong partnership on employee relations matters, identifying trends, recommending solutions, building skill sets, and driving proactive change in the organization
• Partners on efforts around building manager ER skill sets to maximize talent
• Recommendations proactive employee relations strategies and solutions to progress development of the employee relations function
• Analyzes trends in employment practices and recommends appropriate proactive action and training opportunities
• Provides counsel and facilitates prompt and effective resolution of workplace conflict to address issues for employees, managers, and leaders in a manner consistent with Medtronic policies, practices and legal considerations
• Utilizes various conflict management techniques, including training, mediation, conflict coaching, etc
• Consults and coaches managers/leaders on employee relations, performance management, reorganization/reduction, and organizational effectiveness issues spanning all levels within the organization for assigned locations/functions
• Provides advice and counsel to managers and leaders regarding personnel practices, policy, and employment laws
• Partners with Legal in conducting investigations, researches policies/practices, creates and gathers documentation, makes determinations and implements resolutions when applicable
• Identifies best practices and learning lessons to influence change and improvement in the organization
• Proactively reduces Employee Relations related risk through risk assessments and actionable feedback
• Conduct training and coaching of managers on skills and techniques
• Develops effective relationships with the business to promote good employee relations across the organization
• Interacts with HR Business Partners, and other HR functions, to ensure a high level of employee satisfaction & engagement and appropriately plans, facilitates and monitors Employee Programs
• Utilizes data to analyze and give visibility to trends and take action
• Maintains strict confidentiality throughout conversations and investigations
• Manage highly confidential human resources information and exercise sound judgment in handling or working with confidential data and situations
• Ensures that the Company operates within current and local employment law, policies and procedures, and applies good practice, creating and sustaining our reputation as a good employer, eg. by advising employees and managers appropriately
• Maintains strong business acumen, while maintaining objectivity in work