HR Manager – Dayton

POSITION PURPOSE 

The Human Resources Manager is a key member of the Dayton site Leadership Team, providing expertise and recommendations that lead to the achievement of business priorities reporting directly to the Operations Human Resources Manager – North America with a dotted line reporting to the General Manager, BAC Dayton and Coil Design. This is an on-site role. The HR Manager will provide human capital planning leadership that enables the organization to attract, acquire, develop, and retain strong talent, and to position the company as an employer of choice. 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES 

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, direct, and evaluate the site’s Human Resource function and performance aligned to site business objectives. This includes the development and implementation of change management and communications activities.
• Ensures that the site’s people strategy is aligned to BAC by fostering an innovative, diverse, agile, and empowered culture that enables strategic growth and grows BAC’s identity as an Employer of Choice.
• Establish credibility throughout the organization with management and employees as an effective listener and problem solver. Will ensure that team members have a voice with focus on high performing work teams and empowered team members.
• Translate strategic and tactical business plans into HR strategic and operational plans. Will ensure site is aligned to BAC culture, policies, systems, and standards.
• Develop appropriate policies and programs for effective management of the people resources of the plant. This could include programs for: employee relations, employee challenges and career development.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition Team to develop and support staffing strategies to identify talent within and outside the plant for positions of responsibility.
• Manage the budget and other financial impacts of the plant human resource department.
• Partner with the site EHS Manager to embed safety culture, drive worker’s compensation cases to close and facilitate successful return to work programs.
• Partner with leaders in design and presentation of engaging training programs for all levels of the facility to educate and develop employees.

NATURE AND SCOPE 

This role is part of the Americas Human Resources Team and will participate in the Americas HR initiatives and objectives. The Human Resources Manager will have minimum of one direct report. 

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, HR or similar required with coursework in business, human resources or Organizational Development preferred.
• MBA is preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Human Resources roles with progressing responsibilities.
• Proven knowledge of all core HR processes including employee engagement, change management, communications, performance management, training and development, talent management, compensation, succession planning, and organizational development.
• Prior experience providing confidential counseling and coaching to all levels of the organization; exercising judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Ability to identify strategic needs, resource key projects, develop recommendations, and lead change implementation with little or no direction.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills and business acumen as demonstrated through previous work experience and accomplishments; this includes translating people-related metrics to actionable results.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; prior experience clearly expressing complex ideas and strong presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills, and ability to effectively disseminate information in a clear and concise manner.
• Judgment – displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in the decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
• Professional certifications preferred (PHR, SHRM, etc).

WORKING CONDITIONS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk up to 40% of the time. This position requires occasional lifting to twenty pounds and travel both domestic and internationally up to 10% of the time.