Director of Human Resources

A global leader in sustainable material recycling is looking for a Director of Human Resources to oversee and lead the Southern Human Resource team.

The ideal candidate is a visionary leader with extensive expertise in HR functions and processes, along with a strong understanding of employment laws & practices.

Working closely with the COO Southern and VP of People, the new leader will play a vital role in driving the company's growth through sustainable and predictable performance, ensuring a well-structured organization, employee engagement, and proficient workforce aligned with the business's purpose, objectives, and core values.

Salary + Additional Benefits :

• $130,000 - $170,000
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance

Location : New Orleans, LA 70117

Type of Position : Direct Hire

Responsibilities :

• Responsible for strategic resource & capability planning to ensure that the right people with the right skills will be available at the right time in the right place to deliver the business strategy.
• Optimize attraction, development, and retention of high caliber employees.
• Ensure that there is a strong diverse, pipeline of talent with well understood career development paths.
• Implement fair employment practices that meet the needs of the organization.
• Support the Southern Region COO in ensuring that the company organization design is fit for purpose and is sufficiently agile & adaptive to respond to future strategic requirements.
• Act as internal facilitator, coach, and advisor to the Southern leadership team in relation to organizational design & development, people management, and development of a high-performance culture.
• Oversee staff operations, business planning, and budget development of HR programs.
• Deliver a comprehensive HR service to the Southern Region, including recruitment, compensation, benefits, training & development, and employee engagement & relations, performance management.
• Ensure that day-to-day problems and complaints from employees regarding employee benefits, payroll, and paperwork are dealt with promptly and efficiently.
• Advise managers on employee and labor policies, such as ADA and FMLA and ensure compliance with Affirmative Action / Equal Employment Opportunity requirements.
• Advise and support on disciplinary matters and the termination of employees as per the organization’s policies.
• Analysis of employee data and provision of management information and KPIs, developing insights, and recommendations to inform the organization’s strategies.
• Report on the progress of the Southern Region against the People Plan.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements :

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business, Organization Development
• Specialized training in employment law, compensation, organizational planning, organization development, employee relations, safety, training, and preventive labor relations preferred
• Active affiliation with appropriate Human Resources networks and organizations and ongoing community involvement preferred
• Experience of having led HR projects in a multi-site environment, ideally within heavy industry
• Experience in the administration of benefits and compensation programs and other Human Resources programs
• Experience with Ceridian / Dayforce is a plus
• Strong organizational development skills with a background in talent management & workforce planning
• Strong analytical skills comfortable with data and able to build insights to inform strategy & planning
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop Human Resources staff members, ideally including remote team members
• Good project management skills, well organized, able to deal effectively with competing priorities
• Proficient in a Microsoft Windows environment; must include Excel and skills in database management and record keeping
• Evidence of the practice of a high level of confidentiality
• Above average oral and written communication skills
• Ideally, bilingual English / Spanish speaker but not essential
13 days ago