HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCESThe Head of Human Resources leads all HR activities within Blythewood and plays a major role in shaping and driving the local culture forward. As a member of and business partner to the Plant Management Team he/she provides leadership and supports in the core functional areas of Human Resources including employment, recruitment and selection, labor relations, compensation & benefits, talent management, development, assessment, and special projects. He/she is responsible to drive all strategic and operational people and culture initiatives in line with group and divisional HR strategy and guidelines. He/she reports to the Managing Director of the Blythewood Plant.
- secure the functioning and professional delivery of all HR processes and services in compliance with local legislation.
- provide professional daily HR advice to local managers and employees.
- drive the implementation of the group and divisional HR strategy adapted to local business needs, structures, and processes.
- secure the implementation of corporate standards, structures, policies, and guidelines across the employee life cycle.
- lead, develop and supervise the local HR team to build a HR organization that fits the requirements of the organization.
- responsible for estimating, forecasting, and planning personnel requirements, trends and variances for personnel budgeting as well as monthly and annual reporting of cost variances.
- partner with the Operations team to drive people related efficiencies and improvements across the plant - overtime, fluctuation, absenteeism, health & safety etc.
- oversee and monitor the payroll process and all the related activities of compensation administration including salary recommendations, the merit planning process, and bonus & benefit processes.
- watch and benchmark market trends and engage in local employer branding activities to attract talent.
- oversee and participate in all employment / recruitment selection activities based on the Cflex competency model and recruitment systems to ensure that properly qualified employees are hired and onboarded professionally.
- drive further all group wide as well as local Learning & Development processes and initiatives in alignment with the overall Plant strategy
- drive and facilitate the annual Succession Planning Process in the plant to ensure the identification and development of internal talents as well as the succession of key roles.
- develop and drive diverse engagement and employee retention programs.
- drive needed organizational development projects and implement organizational changes.
- provide direction and support on all performance management and improvement systems, including the annual review process and performance improvement plans.
- responsible for internal communication
JOB DIMENSIONS & KEY INTERFACES:Key Interfaces in the organization: Strong interaction with the local management team Close collaboration with Operations area Close cooperation with Division HRKNOWLEDGE:The ideal candidate is a seasoned HR professional with 5 - 7 years'progressively experience as HR Generalist / business partner experiencein all HR areas, preferably in an industrial environmentPreferably the incumbent holds an MBA or MS in Human ResourceManagement / Organization Development or related fieldEXPERIENCE:
- HR generalist, with an emphasis on employee/labor relations in a
manufacturing environment, and with a minimum of 5-7 years 'experiencein several functional/core areas of HR (recruitment, employee relations,compensation, employee, and management development, etc.).
- Must have experience in management of functional HR areas and the
ability to successfully manage others not under his/her supervision toensure desired results are achieved.