Employee Relations Specialist

Volt; New Mexico; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Short-term disability

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

A leading employment services provider is looking for an Employee Relations Specialist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The successful candidate will champion the employee experience and serve as a trusted partner to both employees and leaders. Responsibilities include providing expert counsel across US locations, supporting local HR teams with sensitive situations, and ensuring compliance with employment laws. Strong skills in internal investigations and complex employee matters are essential.

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years experience in HR, with exposure to US Employee Relations.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert counsel on employee relations issues.
• Support local HR teams in sensitive employee situations.
• Assist the HR Leadership team in managing hotline matters.
• Assist the HR Leadership team in reviewing matters received through the Hot Line.
• Work with Shared Services to monitor and take appropriate action on compliance related issues.
• Assess policy issues with respect to legal risk; work with legal teams to ensure compliance to and understanding legislation.

Skills

Internal investigations

Complex employee matter analysis

Leading critical conversations

Employment and Immigration Laws

US employment law knowledge

Job description

Volt is immediately hiring for an Employee Relations Specialist in Santa Fe, New Mexico

As an Employee Relations Specialist you will serve as a trusted partner to employees and leaders, helping to foster a positive, productive, and inclusive workplace. You’ll provide guidance on complex employee relations matters, support fair and consistent policy application, and help strengthen our company culture through proactive engagement and relationship building.

If you’re passionate about solving problems, supporting employees, and ensuring an environment where everyone can do their best work, we’d love to meet you.

Job Summary

• Champions the employee experience by leveraging the company culture and values to ensure equitable resolutions to employee relations issues.
• Provide expert counsel and support across US Locations to ensure a consistent approach to ER practices of Innova Solutions, globally.
• Support US HR teams, offer knowledge and guidance when rolling out policies and processes and communicating policy changes.
• Act as a policy counsel and subject matter expert for all HR policies to the US HR Partners.
• Support US HR teams, offer knowledge and guidance on Employment Law related matters.
• Support US HR Partners in Case Management – Handle sensitive ER matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a policy counsel and subject matter expert for all HR policies to the HR Partners in the US.
• Serve as the escalation point on policy matters, offer solutions to HR and other stake holders.
• Support local HR teams in managing sensitive employee situations and to review instances of employee misconduct, including investigating and recommending disciplinary action. Reviewing the extent of violation. Ensure fairness and adhere to local employment laws.
• Assist the HR Leadership team in reviewing matters received through the Hot Line.
• Work with Shared Services to monitor and take appropriate action on compliance related issues.
• Assess policy issues with respect to legal risk; work with legal teams to ensure compliance to and understanding legislation.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Experience in conducting internal investigations dealing with issues such as sexual harassment, discrimination, accommodations, workplace issues, etc..
• Requires deep skills in analysis and solving of complex employee matters.
• Experience in leading critical conversations, using tact to diffuse high tension situations effectively.
• Typically creates new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures.
• Working knowledge of Employment and Immigration Laws as applicable in the US.

Job Demographics

• Experience – 2 to 3 years’ experience in HR, having exposure to US ER / HR
• Expected to work in the MT or PT Time zones

Reporting

This is a full time opportunity.

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits

Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please email [e-mail] or call (866) -898-0005. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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