The Senior HR Generalist is responsible for overseeing employee relations, policies and

procedures, recruitment and talent management for an assigned client group. This position is

responsible for serving as the business liaison for managing union relationships while assisting with

human resource initiatives designed to drive continuous improvement of HR and business

performance metrics. Overall, the HR Generalist is responsible for providing day-to-day HR functional

support.

Major Job Responsibilities:

Business Excellence

• Create strategic business partnerships with front-line employees and supervisors to promote

• positive employee relations

• Create progressive plans to monitor, review and make suggestions for corrective actions for

• attendance, punctuality, conduct and performance issues

• Implement human resource policies and procedures to ensure compliance with local

• requirements and reporting

• Coordinate recruitment efforts, establish interview and selection procedures, develop job

• announcements and interview materials, and conduct interviews

• Investigate questions and/or complaints to resolve employee relations issues

People and Culture

• Serve as first point of contact for employee relations to manage grievance procedures

• Administration of the collective bargaining agreement and union contract negotiations (where

• applicable)

• Coach and advise front-line employees and managers regarding employee relations policies,

• contractual agreements interpretation and proper operating procedures

• Partner with Talent Acquisitions to manage the workforce plan development and

• implementation, assisting with compensation and training initiatives

Critical Skills / Capabilities:

• Time Management: Plans, prioritizes, and manages time spent on accomplishing tasks to

• increase productivity and efficiency; demonstrates awareness and control over amount of time

• spent on activities; meets deadlines

• Communication: Clearly exchanges thoughts, ideas, and messages through written, verbal,

• and non-verbal methods that promote an understanding with the target audience; listens

• carefully and attentively

• Analytical: Demonstrates a general understanding of various sources of information or data

• that are relevant to the business; summarizes or integrates information for routine problems or

• issues with oversight from others as necessary

• Customer-Oriented: Demonstrates concern for satisfying external and/or internal customers;

• resolves customer issues in a timely manner; communicates with customers to ensure

• alignment and satisfaction; ability to operate with customers' best interests in mind

• Interpersonal Skills: Can relate to and communicate effectively with others to build rapport

• and relationships

• Problem-Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of

• information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations;

• demonstrates tackling a problem by using a logical, systematic, or sequential approach

• Decision-Making: Plans and decides on the course of action while allowing for flexibility to

• support ad-hoc scenarios; demonstrates ability to balance competing priorities

• Collaboration: Works effectively with others to complete a task or achieve a common

• objective; ability to cooperate in both interpersonal and team relationships to foster

• enthusiasm and maintain mutual trust, candor, and respect for others. Works through conflict

• constructively

Experience:

Required: 3 to 5 years of HR Generalist experience, Employee relations experience within a unionized manufacturing facility

Education: Required: University degree in HR or Business-related degree, CIPD Qualified preferred

Microsoft Office - Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word

Working knowledge of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) and payroll systems

Working knowledge of employee relations, local employment laws, benefits, HR principles

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Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.