Human Resources Manager

Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we are delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.   
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.  

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with a global reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we are always looking for top talent ready to bring their best.  Come grow with us!   

Key Accountabilities:

• Act as a strategic thought partner to the Plant Manager and leadership team
• Bring the voice of employees to critical organizational decisions
• Take an active role in understanding business issues. Recommend and develop approaches and programs to address those challenges.
• Lead and manage HR to ensure achievement of Global Operations and Global HR departmental goals
• Recruit, hire and onboard hourly and salaried personnel in partnership with the Talent Acquisition team
• Ensure development and succession plans are in place for those placed in a 9-box performance and talent review
• Champion a robust training program that supports all employees both in technical and leadership roles
• Administer company policies and procedures including participation in new employee orientation
• Maintain human resources systems, ensuring accurate and timely processing of payroll plus other employee information
• Manage a robust absence management program that is consistent and fair
• Facilitate group processes and enable and encourage employee involvement, problem solving, targets and best practices concepts
• Provide advice and coaching to local managers on people policies and procedures, employment arrangements and local labor law
• Support managers to resolve employee relations cases (such as disciplinary, grievance, absence, retirement, social disputes, etc.)
• Build a strong relationship with the Union
• Promote, support and educate employees on Employee systems including but not limited to the internal Recognition System, Careers, Workday, payroll etc. 
• Provide HR data analysis and insight, enabling informed, fact-based decision making
• Support the implementation of varied HR projects enabling successful delivery of the HR strategy
• Provide first line support to employees on local employment related queries
• Provide support and guidance to direct reports 
• Contribute or lead HR global projects
• Support other functions with accurate employee record keeping i.e. safety training records

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time or without notice.

• A proven track record of strong leadership within Human Resources; 3-5 years experience and exposure to modern HR practices with a curiosity about emerging HR trends
• Excellent people management and demonstrated workforce development skills
• Data and goal oriented
• Good analytical skills in problem solving and business development
• Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills to successfully engage with stakeholders across Alkegen, Union and outside parties
• Ability to multi-task, deal with ambiguity and challenge the status quo
• Must be able to be influential and have a proven track record as a strategic business partner to the business
• Great people management and coaching skills.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence culture and create alignment between business goals and HR processes
• Previous experience successfully managing a team
• Demonstrated competency in computer applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point
• Able to effectively communicate and build relationship at all levels within the facility as well as partner with corporate functions and other sites
• Proven ability to interface and influence at all levels of the organization.
• Experience in maintaining relationships with union and/or in the administration of a collective bargaining agreement including grievance investigation, responses and participation in contract negotiations
• Experience in industrial manufacturing environment

Pay Range: $104,992.00 - $120,000.00

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.