Human Resources Manager

Ecolab is seeking a Human Resources Manager to join its HR Team. The HR Manager will partner with operations to build and maintain employee culture and function as a change agent related to any employee related initiatives. This person will have multi-site responsibility for over 250 full time and temporary employees across manufacturing plants and logistics locations in Roscoe, IL and Beloit, WI.

What’s in it For You:

• The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth

• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best

What You Will Do:

Strategic Business Partnership

• Actively engage with the site leadership team to learn about key talent issues/challenges, working with site leaders on the plan of action to resolve and/or prioritize

• Participate in the sites’ leadership discussions to proactively bring forward HR solutions to help drive the sites and talent agenda forward

• Plan, develop, and oversee the implementation of the HR vision and strategies

Foster a High Performing Organization

• Be at the forefront of embodying, communicating, and nurturing our desired organizational culture, vision, and values

• Foster a culture that promotes employee engagement, teamwork, customer service, accountability, and continuous improvement

• Identify and champion recommendations for our retention strategy, ensuring our workforce remains engaged and motivated

• Lead and manage HR projects designed to add value to the operations leveraging continuous improvement methodologies, including TPM

• Recommend policy and practice changes in support of continuous improvement methodologies

• Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough, and objective investigations.

• Provide expert employee relations advice and coaching to employees and management, fostering a culture of trust and collaboration

Talent Management

• Monitor and cultivate bench strength, identify high potential talent, oversee career pathing, and manage development initiatives

• Assess current and future talent needs and work with the Talent Acquisition team on proactively developing strategies and plans to ensure a robust talent pipeline

• Play a critical role in selecting and hiring for operations key positions, actively promoting Ecolab as an employer of choice

• Manage and develop an HR team that provides oversight for the Roscoe and Beloit sites

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7 Years Human Resource Generalist experience

• Bachelor’s degree

• Previous manufacturing/plant experience

• Excellent communication, presentation, and experience in a manufacturing environment

• No immigration sponsorship offered for this role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with and knowledge of labor and employment laws and what is permissible and not permissible within labor relations.

• Professional in Human Resource (PHR) or (SPHR) preferred

• Advanced degree

• Professional training or significant experience in union environment or collective bargaining preferred

• Experience managing grievance processes, union campaigns, and negotiations.

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