Human Resources Manager

First Brands Group, LLC; Rheda-Wiedenbrück; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading company in the automotive sector seeks a Human Resources Manager for its Rheda-Wiedenbrück site. The successful candidate will oversee HR operations, ensuring compliance with legal standards while managing employee relations and payroll processes. The role requires extensive HR leadership experience, particularly within the automotive or metalworking sectors, and fluency in German and English.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of HR experience, including leadership roles.
• Business-fluent in German with strong English skills.
• Excellent understanding of labor law and collective bargaining.

Aufgaben

• Manage all HR matters at the Rheda-Wiedenbrück site.
• Lead and support plant management and employees on HR issues.
• Ensure audit compliance and manage labor relations.

Kenntnisse

Labor law knowledge

Negotiation skills

Social competence

Ausbildung

Completed university degree in Business Administration, Law, or Psychology

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Jobbeschreibung

First Brands Group, LLC is the parent company of many of the automotive industry's most recognizable OEM and Aftermarket brands. First Brands Group is a privately held organization and leader in automotive repair and maintenance products. Headquartered in Rochester Hills with operations found around the globe.

We are a team of professionals dedicated to building profitable, enduring growth among all our customers with an unrelenting drive to exceed customer’s expectations.

Designed and engineered with Original Equipment rigor and quality, our products serve vehicle manufacturers, technicians and drivers everywhere.

To support our operations for Westfalia-Automotive GmbH located in Rheda-Wiedenbrück (North Rhine-Westphalia) we are currently seeking a Human Resources Manager .

Your Responsibilities :

• All HR matters at the Rheda-Wiedenbrück site, in compliance with all legal and audit-relevant requirements
• Professional and disciplinary leadership of assigned employees and the training supervisor
• Advising and supporting plant management as well as managers and employees on all HR-related issues, and participating in regional HR projects
• Payroll processing in accordance with collective agreements, company policies, labor law, tax law, and social security regulations
• Managing labor relations and fostering a cooperative working relationship with the works council, including the design and negotiation of works agreements
• Implementation and execution of new legal regulations and all global HR processes at the site
• Ensuring audit compliance of the HR department and HR processes
• Operational involvement in all HR-related areas and execution of all personnel actions and processes (e.g., company reintegration management)
• HR controlling and HR reporting
• Personnel cost management, including budget planning and HR metrics for monthly and annual financial statements
• Point of contact for unions, public authorities, and other official institutions, where applicable in coordination with the local management team

Your Profile

• Completed university degree (e.g. in Business Administration, Law, or Psychology) or a comparable qualification with a focus on Human Resources
• At least 10 years of experience in HR, including several years in a leadership role with responsibility for organizations within corporate structures, preferably in the automotive industry or metalworking manufacturing sector
• Excellent knowledge of labor law and collective bargaining law in the metal industry, along with extensive experience in collaboration with works councils and trade unions
• Independent, structured and analytical working style combined with negotiation skills, assertiveness, and a high level of social competence
• Business-fluent German language skills and very good command of written and spoken English
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; SAP experience is an advantage