I’m recruiting for a hands-on HR role with a long-standing client that's a leader in the petrochemical industry. This position supports a chemical recycling facility in Compton and offers the opportunity to partner directly with employees and leaders on recruiting, employee relations, workforce planning, and culture initiatives.
The company is heavily focused on strengthening its safety culture, making this a highly visible role with real influence across the organization.
The company finds itself in a difficult position. One of their employees is currently on a leave of absence, and the timing and outcome remain uncertain. As a result, the workload for this role may vary, with an expected commitment ranging from approximately 24 to 40 hours per week.
The Senior HR Manager is responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures that support the overall business objectives. This role will collaborate with senior management to foster a positive and engaging work culture, develop and retain talent, and ensure compliance with all applicable employment laws and regulations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
• Oversees the employee relations function, ensuring that all employee concerns and grievances are addressed promptly and effectively.
• Keeps up-to-date with changes in employment law and proactively recommend changes and implement policies and procedures to maintain compliance.
• Develops and implements programs to attract, develop, and retain top talent.
• Provides guidance to the Operations team to ensure effective talent management practices are in place throughout the organization.
• Researches, recommends, and implements HR policies and organizational strategies that boost and improve the work environment for employees.
• Works on the management and implementation of employee benefits and compensation plans.
• Manages escalated HR questions/issues regarding compensation, benefits, or other HR matters.
• Analyzes the performance metrics of HR initiatives and provide insights and suggestions for improvement.
• Analyzes HR metrics such as employee performance, turnover, retention, and cost per hire rate.
Other Functions:
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Supervision/guidance/mentoring of an HR generalist.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration or related field. Master’s in Business is highly regarded, along with PHR/SPHR or other professional HR certifications.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Candidate should be Bilingual Spanish/English – competent in both verbal and written communications in both languages.
• Strong preference for a candidate from an industrial process or manufacturing environment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Knowledge and familiarity with federal and state labor laws.
• Knowledge of principles and facts related to business administration and accounting, human and material resource management in organizations, sales and marketing, economics, and office information and organizing systems.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Skill in developed capacities used to solve novel, ill-defined problems in complex, real-world settings.
• Skill in monitoring and assessing performance of yourself or others make improvements or take corrective action.
• Skill in actively looking for ways to help people.
• Ability to pay attention and coordinate with attention to detail.
• Ability to influence the application and manipulation of information in problem solving.
• Ability to speak and write clearly and effectively.
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