Director, Midwest Region HR Business Partner

Job Summary :

The Region Human Resources Business Partner works strategically with the lead HRBP to successfully execute region, market-level, and enterprise-wide initiatives within the sites in the Midwest Region - Hampshire IL, Northwood OH, St. Cloud MN

Responsibilities :

• Partner with Regional function leads to successfully execute Corporate, Market and Regional strategic HR initiatives, as well as identify and proactively develop talent through formal training, mentoring, coaching and "stretch" assignments.
• Participate in in succession planning to ensure talent is available and ready to assume positions of greater responsibility across the Region and elsewhere.
• Oversee the performance management process and work with functional leaders on their associate reviews and evaluations. Provide training and consultation, as necessary.
• Respond to grievances, review disciplinary programs, conduct investigations, prepare for arbitrations, and participate in union contract negotiations - (in Union locations).
• Review, interpret, administer, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, and company policies and procedures.
• Provide day-to-day direction and support to HR staff across Region as needed, including proactive guidance, troubleshooting support, and issue escalation.
• Oversee all benefits and compensation policies and procedures, as well as execution of all local training for associates and leadership training on HR topics such as ethics, labor laws and policies.
• Develop and maintain Affirmative Action Program (where applicable) for region, complete required Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) reporting and ensure Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) compliance. Perform investigations and prepare written responses to EEOC claims, unemployment claims, etc.
• Work with region leaders to create and maintain workforce staffing plans. Coordinate recruiting efforts with Talent Acquisition (where applicable) to ensure that competent, diverse, and skilled workers are hired, and workload levels are appropriate and maintained, and work to minimize turnover.

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NOTICE : The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and the level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities listed are the only tasks to be performed by the employee in this job. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions. When duties and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be reviewed and subject to changes of business necessity.