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Labor Relations Manager
Salary
Job description
Job Description
- Act as primary HR business partner to Plant Director and staff, integrating people strategy with safety, quality, delivery, cost and culture objectives.
- Translate business priorities into HRLR strategies, plans and KPIs (talent, engagement, capability, diversity & inclusion).
- Use data (WOC, attrition, absenteeism, CAP/TeamGM, grievances) to identify trends, risks and opportunities and drive decisions.
- Manage the relationship with the union/employee representatives, including regular joint committees, issue resolution and communication routines.
- Prepare and participate in Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations, ensuring alignment with company strategy, legal framework and financial impact.
- Anticipate and mitigate labor risk (conflicts, work stoppages, escalations) through early warning, scenario planning and action plans.
- Promote a culture of safety, inclusion, and “Win with Integrity”, reinforcing conduct standards, anti-harassment, and respectful workplace expectations.
- Ensure effective processes for employee voice (grievances, open-door, investigations) with timely, fair and well-documented resolutions.
- Lead talent management and succession processes (9-Box, High Promotability, succession pools) in partnership with site and regional HR.
- Drive performance management discipline (goal setting, calibration, feedback quality), ensuring differentiation and accountability.
- Partner with leaders to define capability needs, orchestrate development solutions (coaching, rotations, training) and support leadership pipeline.
- Ensure robust execution of HR operations (hiring, movements, terminations, compensation changes) in Workday and local systems, aligned to policy and internal controls.
- Guarantee compliance with labor law, internal policies, Code of Conduct and CBA, working closely with Legal and Compliance as needed.
- Own HRLR governance and documentation: investigations, disciplinary actions, terminations, settlements, audits and reporting.
- Role-model GM behaviors and values; set clear expectations, provide continuous feedback, and build a high-trust, high-performance HRLR function.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Law, Industrial Relations, Business Administration or related field; Master’s degree is a plus.
- 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant exposure to labor relations / unions / CBAs; at least 3+ years in a managerial role.
- Proven experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment, partnering with operations at the plant level.
- Demonstrated success in:
- Leading or co-leading collective bargaining and complex negotiations.
- Managing conflict and change in dynamic, high-pressure environments.
- Implementing engagement / culture initiatives with measurable impact.
- Strong knowledge of labor law and HR best practices; able to balance legal risk, business needs and employee fairness.
- Excellent influencing and relationship-building skills across all levels (operators, union reps, leaders, corporate).
- High integrity, sound judgment and confidentiality in handling sensitive issues.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and storytelling skills; comfortable using data to drive decisions and challenge assumptions.
- Fluency in Spanish and English (written and spoken).
- A high-impact leadership role at the heart of the plant’s business and people strategy.
- Opportunity to shape labor climate, culture and talent in a complex, visible operation.
- A collaborative environment that values safety, integrity, inclusion and continuous improvement, with access to regional/global HR and LR communities and development opportunities.
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