Human Resources Manager

Job Overview

If you are looking to make high impact at an innovative organization as an HR Manager who will partner to drive and support key initiatives and enable success for talent, teams and the company, then check out this great opportunity to join Arkema for HR Manager at our Mobile, AL plant site.

This position leads the plant HR strategy and partnership for Arkema’s Mobile site, including:

• Implements and provides HR partnership and support for business and plant initiatives driven by our business and manufacturing leaders the business leaders.
• Partners with site leadership, HR leadership, HR Centers of Excellence and/or Legal team to lead site initiatives related to: change management, talent acquisition and development, compensation and benefits, succession planning, workforce planning and development and employment law.
• Partners to successfully negotiate to positive outcomes, mediate between differences of opinion, make sound, fair judgments in support of business objectives and provide trusted counsel to the Manufacturing Manager, Plant Manager and Site Leadership team.
• Operates as vital member of the Employee-Management Committee at the site, maintaining a reasoned balance in the relationship between the two parties.
• Ensures that AIMS HESQ policies & practices (ISO 9001, 14001, & 18001) are followed by self and site employees, including compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (OSHA, EPA, TCEQ regulations and permits) quality systems, and safe work permit practices.

• Establish personal credibility as well as build and maintain strong partnerships with the leadership team at the site and the Corporate HR&C team.
• Be an active member of the Plant Leadership Team and ensure all HR topics and initiatives are discussed and represented there.
• Partner to define HR strategy for plant level, ensuring alignment of key HR initiatives in the Americas.
• Develop and maintain human resources programs and procedures linked to client groups’ strategies.
• Lead talent acquisition, on‑boarding, development, hiring, promotion and departure processes with assigned client groups as follows:
  • For plant site:
    Direct management/execution of recruitment, on‑boarding, development, promotion and exits of employees.
• Partner with leadership teams to develop and implement actions or projects for greater/cost effective workforce planning and management, including organizational development, succession planning as well as employee development and engagement.
• Maintain and communicate HR metrics to client groups, including talent acquisition, turnover, promotions, transfers, terminations and performance appraisals.
• Partner with client groups to facilitate change effectively by understanding the business need(s) for change, its impact on people and then work with leaders to develop a plan to introduce and drive the necessary changes.
• Foster an environment that encourages and rewards continuous individual growth and delivery of results.

• Partner with HR leadership, HR Business Partners and HR COEs (Centers Of Excellence) to put in place proper process and delivery of all Core HR processes.
• For plant site - Coordinate the administration of the H&W/FMLA/STD/Workers Comp benefits of union members and non‑union employees alike. Act as liaison between employees for the H&W fund, the company’s third‑party STD/LTD administrator and corporate HR.
• Implement HR programs, policies, practices and tools locally, including the Performance Management Process, Talent Review Process, Employee Safety and Engagement Survey and follow‑up action plans, Reward & Recognition program, Job (re) evaluations and other compensation‑related practices.
• Lead, co‑lead or contribute to special projects inside and outside of the HR&C function, on an as needed basis, to continuously improve HR practices, processes and data management.
• Assess, monitor and address employee questions and concerns and refer to appropriate company internal and external resources for support as required.
• Ensure accuracy of employee data in HRIS (SAP) by updating information…