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ESSENTIAL DUTIES Accountable for overall management and day-to-day running of the Human Resource function, a customer group, and the associates who operate within the customer group. Collaborates with safety and compliance teams to ensure a safe working environment and compliance with relevant regulations. Listen to associates, attends meeting and collects feedback for maintaining a positive work environment by addressing employee concerns, conflicts, and grievances and developing training to close gaps. Develops and implements initiatives to enhance employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention. Organizes events and activities to foster a positive company culture. Leads projects, or segments of projects, assuring their integration within Human Resources, the business, and corporation, as appropriate. Provides guidance for professional development and succession planning of staff and associates. Makes recommendations to management regarding HR related initiatives, program changes, and effective cost reducing strategies. Provides expertise and coaching in areas that may have legal implications, including labor relations. Participates in organizational development ensuring that systems and resources are aligned to support long term business goals. Ensures that Human Resources participate at a peer level on major business initiatives, significantly influencing the design and outcome of non-HR business issues. Accountable for decisions with HR implications within the business or business segment, considering and ensuring appropriate process and linkages across businesses. Skills Demonstrated ability to speak, write and communicate in English. Demonstrated ability to lead people and projects. Ability to demonstrate and establish collaborative working relationships with all levels within the organization in addition to working with external customers when necessary. Requires in-depth working knowledge and understanding of various areas of Human Resources such as Associate Relations, HRIS, Benefits, Compensation, and associate training and organizational development. Requires strong analytical skills, ability to identify, define, and solve problems rapidly, and to think and plan strategically. Strong understanding of labor laws, regulations, and compliance requirements. Ability to successfully manage within a highly matrixed environment. Requires an in-depth understanding of human motivation and the ability to influence decision making in all functions and levels of the organization. Requires an in-depth understanding, knowledge, and interpretive ability regarding policies and procedures and the ability to apply solutions creatively within or outside of guidelines. Strong understanding and knowledge of state and federal regulations/legislation in the Human Resources areas Requires general business knowledge. Requires rapid and thorough independent decision making and creative problem solving skills, as well as the ability to accept personal and departmental accountability for areas of responsibility. Knowledge and use of relevant PC software applications and skills to use them effectively.
