Human Resources – Learning & Development Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Pay: $70K - $85K (based on experience)
Superior Skilled Trades is hiring on behalf of a client seeking an experienced Human Resources professional with a strong focus on Learning & Development, employee growth, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. This individual will play a key role in developing and implementing employee training programs, strengthening performance management processes, supporting leadership development, and building career advancement opportunities throughout the organization. The ideal candidate will have a well-rounded HR background with particular strength in training, employee development, performance management, and workforce planning. Experience in manufacturing, construction, engineering, or industrial environments is highly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
Learning & Development
- Lead the development, coordination, and implementation of employee training programs, leadership development initiatives, and organizational learning strategies.
- Conduct training needs assessments to identify departmental skill gaps and opportunities for employee development.
- Design and facilitate training programs that enhance employee knowledge, skills, performance, and overall effectiveness.
- Develop and improve onboarding and new hire orientation programs to ensure a consistent and effective employee experience.
- Partner with department leaders to identify employee development needs and establish individualized career growth plans.
- Support leadership development by coaching managers on effective communication, performance feedback, employee engagement, and team development.
- Establish and support career development, mentorship, and succession planning initiatives.
- Track training participation, completion, and effectiveness to measure program success and identify areas for improvement.
- Recommend and implement learning solutions that improve employee engagement, retention, productivity, and organizational performance.
- Continuously evaluate and enhance existing training programs to align with evolving business needs.
Performance Management & Employee Development
- Administer and continuously improve the company's performance management processes and programs.
- Partner with leadership to establish performance expectations, measurable goals, and employee development plans.
- Guide managers through performance review cycles, goal setting, employee evaluations, and talent assessments.
- Monitor performance trends and recommend strategies to improve individual and organizational effectiveness.
- Promote consistency and fairness in performance management practices across the organization.
- Coach managers on conducting effective performance conversations, providing constructive feedback, and addressing employee development opportunities.
Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
- Oversee full-cycle recruitment activities, including workforce planning, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, and onboarding.
- Collaborate with hiring managers to identify staffing needs and develop effective recruiting strategies.
- Facilitate behavioral and competency-based interviews and provide hiring recommendations.
- Develop partnerships with universities, colleges, trade schools, technical programs, and professional organizations to build future talent pipelines.
- Represent the organization at career fairs, campus recruiting events, networking functions, and industry associations.
- Establish internship, apprenticeship, and early-career development programs.
- Analyze recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, and turnover trends.
HR Operations & Employee Relations
- Serve as a trusted HR resource for employees and managers, providing guidance on employee relations, conflict resolution, performance concerns, and policy interpretation.
- Partner with leadership on workforce planning, organizational development, succession planning, and talent management initiatives.
- Conduct timely, thorough, and confidential workplace investigations while ensuring compliance with company policies and employment laws.
- Assist managers with employee performance issues through coaching, counseling, corrective action, and performance improvement plans.
- Promote employee engagement, retention, recognition, and positive workplace culture.
- Support compensation and benefits administration, salary benchmarking, and market analysis.
- Maintain employee records, HRIS data integrity, and personnel documentation.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, including FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEOC, OSHA, COBRA, and HIPAA.
- Support HR policy development, compliance audits, technology implementations, and process improvements.
- Analyze HR metrics and workforce data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and support HR team members and perform other HR-related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field preferred. Equivalent education and progressive HR experience will be considered.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive Human Resources experience across multiple HR disciplines.
- Strong background in Learning & Development, employee training, performance management, and organizational development.
- Experience developing and facilitating employee training programs and leadership development initiatives.
- Experience with employee onboarding, career development, succession planning, and workforce development.
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification preferred.
- Experience in manufacturing, construction, engineering, or industrial environments preferred.
- Knowledge of performance management, employee relations, compensation analysis, and benefits administration.
- Working knowledge of employment laws, HR best practices, and compliance requirements.
- Strong presentation, facilitation, coaching, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
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