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Our client, a distribution company, located in Itasca is searching to add to the Human Resources team to join their everyday mission to discover, hire, and retain great talent. The Human Resource Manager manages, directs, and coordinates the Human Resource policies and programs covering several of the following: labor relations, wage and salary administration, orientation and training, safety and health, benefits, and employee services. This position also manages the recruitment, development, and retention of employees. This is an onsite role, Monday-Friday with the hours of 8-5pm.

Core Responsibilities:

· Implements and manages on-going policies, programs, and procedures to foster understanding of and improvement in management, supervisory or employee relations.

· Manages situations involving policy or contract interpretation. Leads and mentors others to ensure consistent application of all such rules and policies. Maintains a positive labor/employee relations environment at the plant by counseling managers and employees on human resource policies and rules, identifying and resolving problems or recommending courses of action.

· Counsels others concerning human resource policies and procedures; reviews and resolves issues.

· Supervises Human Resource staff directly or through supervisors; plans, assigns and reviews assignments; counsels staff; evaluates job performance and approves or recommends actions.

· Ensures administrative, management and hourly production employee retention at the facility is maintained at an acceptable level. Uses knowledge, experience, and continuous interpretation of facility dynamics to help understand and determine the training and educational needs of the hourly employees and administrative, management employees.

· Manages all new employee recruitment, orientation, and training, either through primary function or through performance of subordinates.

· Performs analysis and prepares statistical reports, narrative reports, and communications for use in formulating goals and objectives. Manages employee benefit enrollments, questions, or inquiries.

· Provides leadership and guidance to employees in clerical functions of HR. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and assisting in providing appropriate resolutions. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Qualifications

· Bachelor's Degree and 7 years' exempt level relevant experience. Minimum of 2 years' experience in a position of leadership to include team development and management, required.

· Knowledge of Human Resource systems; Internet software; Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint; Payroll Database software.

· Possesses specialized knowledge of HR systems, processes and procedures, including administration of benefits, compensation and other programs. General knowledge of employment laws and practices

· Prior experience in a distribution or manufacturing environment, preferred.

· Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

· Ability to speak effectively before groups of customer or employees of organization. Must be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

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