• To enhance labor relations at site by fostering a positive, collaborative work environment and employee experience, ensuring compliance with labor laws, fair treatment, addressing employee concerns to maintain workforce stability and productivity.

As part of our team you will:

• Collaborate and collect input for union negotiations, including total rewards.
• Implement, handle, and comply with employee relations and Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs).
• Assess Labor Unrest Risk Management as Line of Defense 1.
• Formulate and guide local negotiations.
• Implement union negotiations outcomes.
• Assess industry and country regulations and trends.
• Coordinate procedures with Centre of Expertise (COEs), including total rewards.
• Conduct non-escalated Business Integrity and Compliance (BI&C) investigations.
• Handle and comply with disciplinary process.

Your, Training, Skills & Experience Checklist

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations): 

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Industrial Relations, Organizational Development, International Relations, Law, Business Administration, Social Sciences And Related Fields.

Additional Knowledge

• Advanced employee and labor relations.
• In depth knowledge of local labor laws and regulations.
• High ethical standards and judgment to handle sensitive labor relations issues.

Experience

• Minimum of 3 – 5 years’ work experience in a generalist HR environment.

Problem Solving Ability

• Work in established systems and processes.
• Compare data collected from processes with a known model or system.
• Imagine how tasks might be completed without direct, physical, hands-on feedback.
• Solve problems where trial & error may not be sufficient; other methods may be required.
• Extrapolate patterns to make predictions.
• Improve work methods using significant data and patterns; determines whether a diagnosis is correct or whether it may occur from another pattern.

Technical Skills:

• Competent negotiating and bargaining skills.
• Competent written and verbal communication skills for presenting recommendations and reports to senior management.
• Competent in analyzing data and trends to make informed decisions and recommendations.
• Leadership skills to guide and influence management and employees in labor relations matters.

Social Process Skills 

• Self-awareness: understands own behavior and its impact on others, adapts to suit context and circumstances, reflects on interactions to learn and improve, requests feedback, identifies areas for improvement, and recognizes the importance of prioritizing business needs over personal preferences, managing any resulting internal conflict or stress.
• Team process: understands role as a team member and team leader (where applicable), adjusts behavior as needed, comprehends the behavior of others and its effect on the team, resolves conflicts, and as a team leader, fosters an inclusive climate where team members feel safe to contribute, collaborate, receive feedback, and coaching.
• Collaboration: Establishing and nurturing relationships with stakeholders involves listening and asking questions to better understand others. It requires understanding how to influence or negotiate with others to achieve productive outcomes and effectively balancing positive interactions with getting the work done.