
Employee Relations Specialist
- Streamwood, IL
- $65,000-72,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assist in the Employee Relations process which includes investigations, employee complaints, helpline calls, grievances, maintaining the employee relations log and uploading corrective actions into Workday.
- Submit weekly ER log update to HR Business Partners
- Ensure compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws, including Company policies, and Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Respond to Illinois Dept. of Employment Security unemployment claims; represent company during hearings, etc.
- Maintains a log of Illinois Dept. of Employment Security unemployment claims and provides monthly updates to HR Manager
- Conduct 30-day New Hire review for non-graded associates, reports findings to applicable department managers, follows-up to ensure corrective actions are taken as necessary
- Responsible for conducting annual trainings for existing employees on Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct, Harassment etc. Ensures 100% of completion through signed acknowledgements
- Maintains training binders and ensures an audit ready status on the annual required trainings
- Conducts monthly analysis of ER trends discusses findings with leadership team and implements recommendations to address identified areas of opportunity
- Supports employee relations activities (events and communications) based on annual calendar of events
- Maintains strong communication with all levels of the organization
- Maintains employee relations filing system, log ER issues, and upload Corrective Action Forms in Workday
- Audit training programs to ensure compliance and monitor the re-training process as needed
- Maintain all documentation related to training to ensure it meets FSSC 22000 requirements
- Ensure training is completed on an annual basis and that Departmental SOP training, as required by the department matrix, occurs annually
- Internal FSSC 22000 "document control representative" for HR and Safety
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Computer literate (MS Office: Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Must possess a high degree of cultural awareness and sensitivity
- Detail-oriented skills are a must
- Organization and multi-tasking skills - must know how to prioritize and meet deadlines
- Must display a high level of initiative
- Bilingual Spanish
- Previous experience working in a Manufacturing and/or Union environment
- AS400, Kronos, Ceridian, HRIS or Workday experience
- Minimum 2-3 years of progressive Human Resources experience [specifically employee relations and labor relations] in a manufacturing environment
- BA/BS degree in related field or equivalent experience
- PHR Certification preferred