The HR Manager is both a strategic and hands-on role that provides comprehensive Human Resources support to our Racine facility. This role is a member of the site leadership team and is critical in executing our people initiatives. The ideal candidate will be a consummate team player with the ability to leverage a shared service approach to HR while partnering with the local leadership team to create and drive the local people strategy. This role is a direct report to the local Vice President / General Manager and a dotted line report to the Corporate HR Director.

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The HR Manager in Racine will be expected to provide great internal customer support and take a high-touch approach to driving HR functional and process improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Set objectives for the HR function locally and track progress
• Create and drive a local staffing strategy
• Monitor internal HR systems and databases
• Partner with local controller to Review and approve or modify budgets
• Implement company policies
• Monitor key HR metrics
• Act as a consultant to managers and staff regarding policies and procedures
• Create detailed reports on HR costs
• Address employees' queries (e.g. on compensation and labor regulations)
• Maintain employee records, data and reporting with the highest degree of confidentiality
• Stay current on state/federal employment law and ensure location compliance
• Manage facility HR Generalist
• Serve as secondary contact for employee relations
• Oversee investigations and make recommendations regarding appropriate resolution
• Support supervisors and managers in handling conflict and facilitating difficult conversations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field required, in lieu of degree 15 or more years of relevant experience may be considered.
• 7 years of Human Resources Management / Leadership experience required.
• Prior experience supporting both hourly and professional employee client groups (distribution or manufacturing preferred).
• Possess problem solving and analytical capability; experience of managing ambiguity and analyzing HR metrics to find root causes and develop short, medium and long-term plans.
• Current knowledge of employment law, compensation, benefits, employee relations, organizational design, & training and development.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Professionalism, accuracy, and timeliness are very important to this position, as well as being able to prioritize duties in a fast-paced environment.

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Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.