Human Resources Manager

Company: AFC Cable Systems, Inc
Location: New Bedford
Posted on: January 7, 2021

Job Description:

Atkore is a leading manufacturer of Electrical Products, primarily for the non-residential construction and renovation markets, and Mechanical Products & Solutions for the construction and industrial markets. Our mission is to be the customer's first choice for electrical Products and mechanical products and solutions, by providing unmatched quality, delivery and value based on sustainable excellence in strategy, people and processes.Our business is comprised of two reporting segments, Electrical Products and Mechanical Products & Solutions, with total annual revenue of $1.9 B. Electrical Products has 2 business units, Cable Solutions and Conduit & Fittings, totaling just over $1.4B in annual revenue. Mechanical Products is a stand-alone business unit with about $500M in annual revenue.Our global locations include 66 manufacturing and distribution centers in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, China, Australia, and New Zealand with over 4,000 employees.We are currently searching for an HR Manager at our New Bedford, MA facility reporting to the Cable Solutions Director of Human Resources and to business partner with the VP/GM for AFC and Senior Director of Operations for AFC. This person will be responsible for guiding and managing the various human resource functions, which include recruitment, staffing, training and development, performance monitoring, and counseling for New Bedford's Flaherty facility. This leader will also be expected to drive the organization development roadmaps through the Atkore OLR process. Be a key contributor to the SBU's strategic planning process ensuring resource alignment in support of future growth goals. While developing and driving the engagement and alignment culture.The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree and 5-7 years of human resource experience along with 3-5 years of union experience being the chief spokesperson for grievance management. Additional experience with union contract negotiations, commercial teams and lean manufacturing or business system-based company is a plus.Additional Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conducts recruitment effort for all exempt and nonexempt personnel, students and temporary employees; conducts new-employee orientations; monitors career-pathing program and writes and places advertisements.
• Consults with managers and supervisors on absenteeism, turnover and workforce data and take actions where necessary.
• Managing the labor relations environment in New Bedford, MA which is a union represented workforce.
• Serves as a link between management and employees by handling questions and helping resolve work-related problems.
• Administers various human resource plans and procedures for all company personnel; assists in the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures.
• Performs difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, resolving disputes, terminating employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
• Handles employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling and exit interviewing.
• Participates in leadership staff meetings and attends other business meetings as required.
• Manage performance management systems.
• Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel, and wage, related data.
• Maintain human resource information system records and compile reports from the database. As well as updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.
• Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing federal and state requirements applicable to human resource, safety and payroll matters; conduct investigations and maintain records.
• Develops and maintains affirmative action program; prepare EEO-1 report annually; maintain other records, reports and logs to conform to EEO regulations.
• Receive, process, and maintain requests for information regarding unemployment, workers comp, and employee assistance programs.
• Organize and work independently on multiple assigned tasks/projects and complete assignments within specified deadlines.
• All other duties as assigned Qualifications include:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 5-7 years Human Resources experience
  • 3-5 years of Union experience
  • Ability to be truthful and be credible in the workplace
  • Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
  • High attention to detail, accuracy, time management, and organization
  • Shows initiative
  • Must be adaptable to changes in the work environment, comfortable with multiple competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events in a calm and logical manner.
  • All associates must embrace and foster an environment that supports our core values of Integrity, Respect, Excellence, Teamwork and Accountability.Our Culture Drives ValueAtkore's culture is created from the disciplined use of the Atkore Business System (ABS), which is a critical part of our mission and a foundational system based on excellence in People, Strategy, and Processes, tied together with Lean Daily Management (LDM) to manage and sustain the business we have today, and Strategy Deployment Process (SDP) to create the business we aspire to become.Having the right talent in the right roles enables successful ABS execution, improves our customer's experience, and delivers breakthrough results. Said another way, that's how we win!Great Leaders Drive ValueAtkore is committed to creating an engaged and aligned workplace that helps drive an accountable and performance-based culture. Our team possesses a willingness to strive for breakthrough results, stays focused on being standout leaders, and fully supports decisions of the Company after robust debate. We consistently live the Atkore mission, learn our strategic priorities and link behaviors to those priorities, all in a way that's consistent with our core values. Together, we build stronger leaders and improve customer satisfaction which positively increases the overall value of the enterprise.Atkore Delivers Value to YouAtkore is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate because of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital or family status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, military veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Atkore is a diverse company that believes its employees are the foundation for investing in its future, through the understanding that awareness and acceptance of our individual difference enhance inclusion and promote engagement and alignment. Diversity and inclusion are keys to growing our business and providing a work environment that fosters contributions by all employees.Our dedicated employees are recognized for their commitment to our customers and making our company better than it was the day before.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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