Human Resources Manager

Overview:

The role of the Human Resources Manager is fundamental within our rapidly growing organization, which is characterized by its dynamic growth and supported by a foundational infrastructure that is in its early stages.  This position is dedicated to overseeing the entire spectrum of the employee lifecycle, playing a pivotal role as a direct business partner, and leading the charge in establishing and executing a wide array of essential human resources initiatives for a defined geographic region.  These encompass onboarding, performance management, employee relations, offboarding, as well as matters relating to labor regulations and compliance. 

This role will support regional Manufacturing and Retail operations across Maryland and will work from our Hancock Manufacturing facility 2-3 days per week. Given the nature of our employee base, there may also be instances where you will be required to support our team outside of traditional business hours based on employee shift schedules.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Strengthen Partnerships: Develop and nurture strong partnerships with management and employees, providing guidance, counsel, and coaching on HR related matters.
• Performance Management: Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, corrective actions).
• Policy Development and Application: Collaborate with management to develop and implement policies and guidelines that enhance work relationships, morale, productivity, and retention.
• Employee Relations: Create strategies to conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations in a timely manner.
• Legal Compliance: Maintain in-depth knowledge of employment laws and regulations, ensuring legal compliance in day-to-day employee management.
• Talent Acquisition and Management: Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and management teams to develop workforce planning and identify talent needs. Manage new employee onboarding, as well as any offboarding of employees.
• Payroll and Benefits: Liaise with payroll and benefits team to ensure accurate payroll, benefits, and leave requests.
• Corporate HR Initiatives: Partner with management to facilitate, communicate, and support Corporate HR programs, initiatives, and compliance.
• Any other duties that may be assigned

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in HR or a related field with 7+ years as a Human Resources Business Partner/Generalist serving geographically dispersed employee base.
• Proven experience in both established and emerging organizations with the ability to develop tailored HR programs and processes.
• Strong business acumen with a preference for experience in retail, manufacturing, or production environments strongly preferred.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with remote management teams and employees to build trusting working relationships.
• Ability to handle both transactional and strategic HR support.
• Union experience a plus

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Superior verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt to different audiences.
• Proactive and self-directed leadership style
• Strong listening skills with the ability to handle difficult conversations of confidential matter.
• Proven coaching and facilitation skills to develop mid-level management.
• Must be onsite to provide support to our employees and managers at dedicated company locations with ability to travel to other company sites as needed.
• Ability to work and provide support to a 7 day/week operation as needed.
• Experience with WURK HRIS or similar and proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel and Word
• Demonstrated experience using data to inform decision-making processes, improve operations, and enhance outcomes.

Physical Requirements: 

• This role requires prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.