HR Manager

Location: Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area

This position will support the launch of a new manufacturing facility in the southwest Birmingham metropolitan area.

• Provide leadership and support in functional area of human resources including recruitment, employment, personnel records, employee relations, employee development, training, AAP/EEO and special projects. Serves as a strategic and tactical business partner to the Plant Manager and his leadership team. Specific responsibilities are as follows:
• Able to drive continuous improvement in HR area and participate with plant staff in other continuous improvement projects
• HR Generalist responsibilities including compliance with regulatory agencies (i.e., EEOC, DOL, OFCCP, etc.)
• Liaison with Regional and Corporate Human Resources leadership
• Manages employee relations issues consistent with employee policy
• Source, screen and recommend candidates for employment and conduct new employee orientation for both hourly and salaried requisitions. Process will include scheduling drug & background screens. Ensure proper staffing is maintained at all times and pro-active activities are contemplated in order to achieve desired results.
• Ensures compliance with the spirit and intent of regulations outlined in our AAP plan, responsible for implementation locally
• Responsible for employee appraisal process
• Develops and imparts new hire orientation training programs, develops, and imparts job specific training programs working with Industrial Engineers and Operations.
• Ensures compliance with various training initiatives as required by the site and corporate initiatives
• Maintain training records for all employees in the plant
• Develops and executes local procedures for security areas
• Develop and execute employee morale enhancement activities
• Manage local workers compensation program
• Counsels employees and members of management on various aspects of policies and programs
• Responsible for all leaves (investigation and follow-up with, STD, W/C and FMLA)