JOB DESCRIPTION

The purpose of the Sr. Human Resources Manager role is to design, implement and administer human resources programs and to work with the plant leadership team to meet annual goals at our Etowah, Tennessee plant and Vonore, Tennessee warehouse. This position works under minimal supervision and reports to the Business HR Director and has responsibility for approximately 300-350 employees.

Relocation is being offered to those that qualify under the JM Relocation Policy.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Develop and maintain employee relation and engagement practices and programs that promote a positive employee relations environment.
• Investigate and ensure fair and consistent responses to harassment and discrimination claims, ethics hotline calls, EEOC and /or state charges.
• Administer the collective bargaining agreement
• Participate in the development of labor strategy and contract negotiations
• Address union related issues through grievance resolution or arbitration
• Coach plant leadership and supervisors regarding employee relations issues and discipline
• Facilitate annual HR processes including compensation planning, economic packages, open enrollment, succession planning, and others.
• Develop and align HR initiatives to the business strategy which includes the ability to identify, analyze, understand and articulate business goals and objectives.
• Partner with plant leadership to ensure all people needs of business are being met including but not limited to:
• Drive the hourly employee staffing process from the sourcing strategy through on-boarding
• Provide data to develop crew models
• Partner with EH&S to improve safety performance
• Create communication plans
• Determine training needs /manage training logistics
• Plan and execute layoffs and curtailments
• Ensure compliance with state and federal employment regulations and company policies.
• Lead or participate in company-wide HR projects that deliver results across businesses and geographies.
• May be responsible for direct supervision of services specialist.
• May be required to perform other related duties as assigned

What You Bring to the Team:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 5 years in a human resources role (will consider no Bachelor’s degree if minimum of 10 years in a human resources role). Minimum of 1 year human resources experience in manufacturing or similar environment. Experience in a unionized environment is highly preferred.
• Strong ability to communicate efficiently both orally and written with all levels of management and employees.
• Familiarity with using human capital management systems for employee-related processes. Experience with Workday HCM preferred.
• Proven ability to influence.
• Working knowledge of employment and labor laws such as wage and hour, EEOC, FMLA, FLSA, Basic OSHA, etc…
• Ability to network and collaborate across functions and levels.
• Ability to assess talent for purposes of selection, retention, and development.
• Ability to manage conflict situations
• Strong investigation and discipline skills.
• Ability to research issues, propose strategies / solutions and make independent decisions.
• Experience with policy interpretation and application.
• Ability to interpret verbal and non-verbal behavior and develop accurate perceptions of others’ feelings, needs, values and opinions.
• Strong change management skills.
• Strong Excel skills.

Salary range: $103K/yr – $143K/yr

ABOUT THE COMPANY

At Johns Manville, we build on decades of experience to manufacture commercial roofing, premium-quality insulation and a variety of engineered products for our customers. We are proud to be part of Berkshire Hathaway, one of the most respected companies in the world. Our values of People, Passion, Perform and Protect drive the way we work as we strive to deliver positive and powerful JM Experiences to our employees and to our customers.

Our company is based in Denver, CO, where you will also find our global research and development facilities. With over 8,000 employees and 44 manufacturing and sales locations across North America and Europe, we serve customers in over 80 countries. Our employees are united across business functions and work globally with other JM employees.

We encourage you to explore what JM has to offer employees. It’s not just a job when you join JM; you join a JM family with unquestionable integrity and stability. We are PEOPLE champions! Our PASSION is in going the extra mile! We PERFORM at a superior level! And we PROTECT today to ensure tomorrow. Check out our current positions today, connect with a JM recruiter, follow us on LinkedIn, (@JohnsManville on Twitter and Facebook) and learn why we love working at JM!