Employee Relations Manager

Link-Belt Cranes; Idle Hour (KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Link-Belt Cranes, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, is seeking an Employee Relations Manager to promote positive employee relations and support its employment philosophy aligned with business objectives.

The role will oversee open communications, manage the full employment lifecycle, maintain HRIS records, and aid in wage administration and budgeting while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field.
• 5+ years experience in HR leadership roles.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• PHR/ SPHR / SHRM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote positive employee relations and maintain an open-door policy.
• Lead recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, and termination for assigned job groups.
• Manage HRIS and maintain accurate employment records.
• Assist with wage and salary administration and budgeting.
• Provide guidance on policy changes and employment law compliance.

Skills

Employee relations

HR policy

People management

Education

4-year HR degree

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

Job description

Link-Belt Cranes, with headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A. is a leader in the design and manufacture of telescopic boom and lattice boom cranes for the construction industry worldwide.

Position: Employee Relations Manager

Location: Lexington, KY

Job Id: 3078-E032

# of Openings: 1

Link-Belt Cranes is a global leader in the design, manufacture and sales of mobile cranes. Founded over 150 years ago, with corporate headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, join an organization that understands its greatest resource is people and they are what makes the difference.

Currently we have an Employee Relations Manager role open. This position will promote positive employee relations, support the company’s employment philosophy and business objectives.

Major Responsibilities:

• Manage open communications program to include "open door" policy and maintain non-union environment.
• Work with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and aid in retention.
• Manage the total employment function to include recruiting, hiring, promotions, transfers, job bidding and termination for job groups/component companies assigned.
• Contribute to branding Link-Belt as an employer of choice.
• Evaluate or review evaluations of performance for job groups/component companies assigned.
• Effectively recommend hiring, promotion, termination, disciplinary, and commendatory actions of all assigned personnel.
• Conduct termination of employment and disciplinary counseling actions as appropriate.
• Investigate problems such as working conditions, disciplinary actions, employee and applicant claims. Provide guidance and recommendations to management and employees accordingly.
• Recommend changes, improvements, updates and deletions to all personnel policies and directs policy interpretations.
• Ensure secure and accurate employment record keeping through effectively managing HRIS, hard copy files, retention practices, etc.
• Manage company’s position and response for employment-related claims such as with unemployment insurance, EEOC, or others as directed.
• Prepare the departmental budget and make cost-effective decisions.
• Assist with wage and salary administration.
• Assist with maintaining proper job descriptions.

General qualifications for this role:

• 4-year college degree in Human Resources Management or similar course of study
• At least five years experience with hands on exposure to all key responsibilities.
• Some experience in manufacturing
• PHR / SPHR / SHRM certification preferred