What are the responsibilities and job description for the HR Manager position at Forklifts of Minnesota?
The Human Resources (HR) Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of the HR function within the organization. This role ensures compliance with employment laws and company policies while fostering a positive and productive work environment. The HR Manager develops and implements HR strategies, policies, and programs to support organizational goals, including talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, compensation and benefits, training and development, and workforce planning. Acting as a strategic partner to leadership, the HR Manager provides guidance on HR best practices and drives initiatives that enhance employee engagement and organizational effectiveness.
Essential Duties:
- Serves as a trusted advisor to managers and employees on HR-related issues
- Ensures compliance with core employment laws and escalates issues appropriately
- Conducts investigations and maintains accurate documentation
- Develops, implements, and updates HR policies and procedures and ensures fair consistent application
- Partners with managers to forecast staffing needs
- Oversees job postings, conducts interviews, and manages the selection process
- Manages onboarding and orientation
- Administers employee benefit and leave programs
- Supports payroll processes and wage administration
- Accurately enters/updates employee data and ensures data privacy
- Builds standard HR reports and validates data
- Explains the performance management cycle, timelines, and guides managers on goal setting and feedback quality
- Serves as the primary contact for employee concerns and conflicts
- Supports disciplinary actions and performance improvement plans
- Links people analytics to business outcomes and drives data-informed decisions company-wide
Knowledge, Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree (HR Management, Business Administration, or a related field) required
- 5 years of HR Manager experience in a light industrial/machine maintenance environment, 10 years preferred
- HR Professional Certification, SHRM-CP or SPHR preferred
- Experience working in an HRIS system required, experience with ADP preferred
- Labor relations experience in a union and non-union environment
Skills & Abilities:
- Able to write reports, business correspondence, and policies
- Able to manage shifting priorities and re-prioritize autonomously
- Must be detail oriented
- Understand HR metrics (turnover, time-to-fill, etc.)
- Able to write and speak clearly and concisely and tailor communication to the audience
- Able to effectively communicate with tact and diplomacy at all times
- Able to deal with problems involving a variety of variables in non-standard situations
- Able to effectively handle employee relations issues and conflicts
- Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all organizational levels
- Able to operate proficiently in ADP Workforce Now
- Able to perform intermediate PC functions in MS Office, specifically Excel.