HR Director & People Lead

We are recruiting for a HR Director & People Lead for our client who is a leader in the CPG industry.

Our client’s employees are key ingredients to our success,​ and you will be responsible for HR support to a specific plant(s) on topics such as talent management, leadership development, career pathing, engagement, and strategic talent reviews. You will act as point of contact for specific HR topics. You are a trusted partner and will drive implementation of global strategies and initiatives across plants. You will be responsible for influencing business strategy for engagement, cultures, talent, and people-related issues.

How you will contribute

You will:

·        Partner and build relationships with key stakeholders, understanding the commercial/supply chain impact of people decisions in order to fulfil business objectives, providing an outside-in lens (plant roadmap, people plan, factory of the future)

·        Oversee site labor relations strategy including elements of communication and works council relations and compliance

·        Drive engagement on the plant culture agenda; coach leaders on the key cultural elements and organizational values – being the custodian of high-performance work systems, and ensure an effective plant learning management

·        Partner with leadership teams on strategic priorities from workforce planning insights and decisions to talent acquisition, leadership development, early career programs, career pathing, succession planning and mobility, and strategic talent reviews

·        Leverage data analytics to drive solutions and decisions that translate into actionable plans to impact the bottom line and enable business strategy. Inform and update People Services of any local, legal and regulatory changes in market

·        Support plant leadership with effective management of time and attendance systems and attendance policies as necessary, coaching plant directors and plant leadership pillar in line with plant needs/KPI’s – support performance calibration where applicable

·        Lead people process’/impact of any plant transformation with effective change management

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

·        Strong experience of working with trade unions to deliver change

·        Proven track record as a trusted, credible business partner with ability to engage, inspire, and influence people

·        Experience working with Lean Six Sigma to drive high performance

·        HR leader with an active curiosity, insight orientation and external perspective about people and business performance

·        Interpersonal savvy, planning, and dealing with ambiguity

·        Future focused by thinking ahead and anticipating new opportunities, leverages an outside perspective through understanding of market trends

Qualifications:

·        Bachelor’s Degree required (Business Administration, Human Resources or related field)

·        10+ years of experience in Human Resources

·        Experience in a manufacturing environment is required

·        3+ years of experience in managing Labor Relations in a Unionized (required).

·        5 or more years of proven experience in one of the following: Lean Six Sigma, Total Productive Maintenance and High Performing Work Systems is a plus

·        Strong coaching capability

·        Strong engagement experience

·        Ability to drive capabilities

·        Previous management experience is required

·        Experience in managing talent management programs and training

·        Experience in creating and delivering full-scale change and engagement programs

·        Experience leading local collective agreement administration and participation in collective bargaining

·        Experience with ensuring that policies and practices are administered in a consistent and professional manner and is responsible for sharing best practices, external bench marking and continuous improvement

·        Willing to travel 10%-15%

Base Salary Range: $136,200 to $238,350