• Serve as primary advocate for employee relations for manufacturing associates, proactively working to develop relationships, identify and resolve areas of concern and promote a positive, open, and inclusive work environment.
• Support all talent acquisition activities for manufacturing associates and salaried non-exempt staff, including daily management of temporary workforce. Assist the HR Manager with employee life-cycle activities as required.
• Administer the full cycle leave of the absence process including FMLA and Worker’s Compensation.
• Serve as department representative on our Safety Committee and assist the plant manager with coordinating safety compliance training and activities.
• Manage data input and integrity within HRIS (ADP), and support leadership needs for reporting and metrics.
• Coordinate employee notifications and meetings for benefit programs.
• Support, and at times lead, employee engagement events.
• Evaluate and propose new approaches, policies, and procedures for continual process improvement in efficiency of department and services performed.
• Assist with special projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business or related field required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Human Resources, ideally with at least two (2) years directly supporting manufacturing operations.
• Possess a broad understanding of Human Resource functions and procedures.
• Ability to regularly engage employees on the production floor to build relationships and drive positive employee relations.
• Proven capability to effectively manage conflicts and collaborate and communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, decision making and judgement skills.
• Ability to exercise discretion while managing confidential information.
• Understanding and working knowledge of Federal, State and Local employment laws and practices including EEO, AA, FMLA, ADA, Worker’s Compensation and OSHA
• Computer literate with proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook, HRIS & payroll systems (ADP preferred), as well as other HR related technology (i.e., recruiting platforms).
• Ability to be organized, flexible, adaptable, and multi-task in fast-paced organization.
• Basic knowledge and experience with payroll and benefits administration preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish) proficiency helpful, but not required.

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Founded in 1901, MRA is a nonprofit employer association that serves more than 4,000 employers, covering more than one million employees.

As one of the largest employer associations in the nation, MRA helps its member organizations thrive by offering the most comprehensive assortment of HR services, information, education, and resources to help build successful workplaces and a powerful workforce.

We partner with these companies working directly with their HR department and leadership to hire their talent. We are a direct line to the company, not an agency recruiter.