Plant HR Manager - Manufacturing & Union Relations

Ball Aerospace; Finland; Remote; EUR 58,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Group life insurance

Employee assistance program

Meal benefit

Culture and sports benefit

Job summary

Ball Corporation in Finland is seeking an on-site Human Resources Manager to drive local HR strategy, support management, and ensure compliant operations at the Mantsala plant. You will steward region-wide HR policies, oversee payroll, and lead union negotiations.

The role requires experience in international manufacturing, strong knowledge of employment law, and fluent English and Finnish. Join Ball to advance people strategies and develop workforce capability.

Qualifications

• Experience working within international manufacturing/consumer goods/industrial environment.
• Confident knowledge and working experience of employment legislation.
• Strong communication skills across all organisational levels and customer service mindset.
• Previous experience in an HR business-partnering role.
• Confident in Microsoft Office and experience using SAP SuccessFactors or equivalent HR database.
• Experience working in unionised environment.
• Fluent English and Finnish.

Responsibilities

• Being the ambassador of Ball’s culture, driving the right behaviours amongst all plant employees.
• Implementing new regional/global HR policies and harmonizing it with the current ones.
• Monitoring compliance with regulatory ethical standards and the local employee relations laws.
• Providing advice and support to managers in grievance and disciplinary procedures.
• Assisting the plant leadership team with communicating organisational changes.
• Developing relationships with local universities, colleges, schools and communities as appropriate.
• Driving goal-setting and performance management processes, following up with managers where necessary.
• Lead and participate in the negotiations with the unions and collective bargaining agreement.
• Addressing union related issues i.e. grievance resolution.
• Assessing talent risk for the site and determines strategies to develop plant succession plans.
• General HR administration and payroll supervision (absence management, offer letters, contracts of employment, changes to terms and conditions etc).

Skills

International manufacturing

Employment legislation

HR business partner

Unionised environment

SAP SuccessFactors

English and Finnish

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ball Corporation in Finland is seeking an on-site Human Resources Manager to drive local HR strategy, support management, and ensure compliant operations at the Mantsala plant. You will steward region-wide HR policies, oversee payroll, and lead union negotiations.

The role requires experience in international manufacturing, strong knowledge of employment law, and fluent English and Finnish. Join Ball to advance people strategies and develop workforce capability.