HR Consultant

Role Purpose

To support strategic talent management process (acquisition, development, planning and recognition / rewards) of Taichung or Tainan Plant. Identify and take actions on any current talent gaps, deploy development programs and tools to build a talent pipeline Collaborate closely with HR colleagues to implement streamlined HR programs that drive standardization across Taiwan while ensuring business partner needs are met. Work with HR peers to identify potential organizational design improvements to support our changing business environment and optimal performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Effectively deploys hiring process for hourly workers and temporary employees
• Educates plant leadership on union contracts and local and state employment law to ensure compliance with contracts and applicable personnel management laws
• Manages and mitigates employee grievances by ensuring supervisors and leadership are creating an open forum for discussion and resolution of plant issues
• Coaches and counsels plant management in development and demonstration of leadership and management practices required to establish and maintain a positive work environment
• Resolves employee relations issues in a fair and consistent manner that protects the needs of the plant to operate in an effective and efficient manner
• Educates plant employees on shared service and third party vendor capabilities to increase use and benefits of these services
• Takes ownership for specific HR initiatives that support the effective operations of the organization by developing and/or delivering HR programs (e.g., attendance tracking, training, communications)
• Tracks and documents employment issues and requests (e.g., FMLA,workers compensation) as required for procedural and legislative purposes
• Identifies employee value proposition issues affecting turnover and works with Plant HR Manager to identify actions for improvement
• Establishes and maintains a presence on the plant floor to keep a read on the pulse of the organization
• Implements appropriate risk management policies and procedures to ensure plant compliance with safety requirements and local, state, and federal employment laws

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business, Organization Development or Labor Relations or equivalent qualification/experience

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Master's degree in related area and/or HR certifications
• Successful track record of performance in a Plant HR generalist assignment
• 5 - 8 years of HR experience (generalist/specialist) or equivalent work experience (assignment/project participation) in aligning client group leadership around organization direction, design, and governance/decision rights
• Successful track record in the deployment of HR business processes or programs
• Familiarity and some working knowledge of design and implementation of effective organization structures and work processes that improve client group ability to achieve desired results.