Employee Relations Business Partner

Base pay range
: $23.00/hr - $25.00/hr.

Summary
:
Under direction of the Manager of Employee Relations, manages the development, implementation, and interpretation of the Company HR employment policies, procedures, practices, and Federal and State regulations to ensure consistency in their application and practice. Coaches and counsels employees and leaders, and regularly facilitates communication between employees and their managers to clarify Company policies, procedures, performance expectations, and to provide guidance through the administration of the performance management process, including the progressive disciplinary process.

Oversees the administration of employee leave programs and accommodations in collaboration with all employee levels. Performs a variety of operational HR functions in support of all regional locations.

• Responds to employees who wish to speak with a Human Capital Management (HCM) professional. Listens to employees’ concerns and provides constructive and diplomatic advisement to bring issues to resolution. Requires a sense of urgency, competency, and diplomacy. Escalates matters to Manager of Employee Relations as necessary.
• Promotes, communicates, and helps implement HCM policies, procedures, and/or initiatives.
• Consults with legal counsel, when necessary, to assure federal and state law compliance with company policies, procedures, and reporting.
• Engages Ethics and Compliance to ensure violations of the Code of Conduct are addressed appropriately.
• Conducts exit interviews with both voluntary and involuntarily terminated employees and documents all interactions for HCM records and files.
• Responsible for ongoing process improvement, problem resolution, quality, efficiency, effectiveness, ongoing work plans and compliance to carry out the goals and objectives of the Company and HCM.
• Responsible for managing regional HCM activities.
• Ensures that work and actions always support the best interests of the Company’s and HCM’s values, mission, philosophy, and goals.
• Responds to inquiries regarding employee leave benefits (FMLA, SSTD, Paid Family Leave, Worker’s Compensation).
• Administers LTD benefit plan.
• Acts as liaison between employees, HCM, management and external leave and Worker’s Compensation vendors and investigates and reports issues to managers.
• Oversees and manages ADAAA and compliance practices.
• Coordinates random drug and alcohol testing with external vendors.
• Represents the Company in unemployment hearings and Dept. of Labor and Dept. of Human Rights complaints.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related areas coupled with two years of progressive experience in Human Resources. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of five years of experience in Human Resources is required. Previous experience with administration of FMLA, Disability, WC, OSHA, and ADAAA preferred.
• Working knowledge/understanding and experience with employment and labor laws, employee relations, and performance management concepts preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in conflict resolution, decision making, influence, interpersonal relations, problem solving, results orientation, systems thinking, group presentations, and group process facilitation.
• Strong employee relations skills and abilities to engage, counsel and performance manage employees at all levels.
• Familiarity with a wide variety of field concepts, practices, procedures, laws, and relies on considerable experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Demonstrated ethical decision‑making, and ability to see implications of decisions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour. Non‑exempt positions are eligible for overtime at a rate of 1.5 times the base hourly rate for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week, or as required by state or local law. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience.

Full‑time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages, which may include medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, paid days off, bereavement leave, 401(k) with employer match, life and disability insurance, commuter benefits, flexible spending accounts, and discretionary bonuses.

• Entry level

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• Insurance