HR Manager

gategroup; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401k with company match

Company sponsored life insurance

Medical, dental, vision plans

Disability insurance

Voluntary life, accident, hospital

Employee Assistance Program

Commuter benefits

Employee Discounts

Free hot healthy meals

Job summary

gategroup seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to align HR strategy with business objectives across operating units in the Florida region. You will work with General Managers to implement HR programs and support workforce planning, performance, and compliance.

The role requires strong labor/employee relations, talent acquisition support, union collaboration, and cross-functional partnership in a full-time exempt capacity. Proficiency in HR analytics and policy interpretation is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university is required.
• 5 years of experience in progressively responsible human resource roles, with at least 2 years in Labor Relations and Employee Relations.
• At least 2 years of experience managing HR staff.
• Experience recruiting in transportation, hospitality, manufacturing or food service environment highly desirable.
• Union experience highly desirable.
• PHR/SPHR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partners with General Manager of operating unit to understand business objectives and identify HR needs; implements HR strategy to support business objectives.
• Supports union environment and works with union reps.
• Partners with Operations and other key functions to develop programs that support employee retention.
• Helps drive division-wide HR strategy, programs and processes into units.
• Partners with operations and training functions to identify training needs and provide input on training approaches and content.
• Partners with operations and recruiting functions to identify and understand workforce needs; may participate in recruiting union hourly employees and support recruitment for exempt and non-exempt positions.
• Serves as primary employee and labor relations manager to mediate and resolve employee disputes and union grievances for kitchen.
• Provides counseling/training for unit management in labor/employee relations, EEO, affirmative action and discrimination.
• Provides policy interpretation and ensures consistent application of policies and laws; responds to employment-related claims.

Skills

Business acumen

Relationship building

Business partnering

Cross-functional collaboration

Talent acquisition

Negotiation

HR metrics

Time management

Project prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university

PHR/SPHR certification preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We're looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone's journeys better. Acts as human resources business partner to General Manager(s) of single unit or multiple units in a geographic area.

Annual Hiring Range/Hourly Rate: $85,000 Per Year

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401k, with company match
• Company sponsored life insurance
• Medical, dental, vision plans
• Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee Discounts
• Free hot healthy meals for unit operations roles

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partners with General Manager of operating unit to understand business objectives and identify corresponding human resource needs; implements human resources strategy to support business objectives
• Supporting Union environment and working with union reps
• Partners with Operations and other key functions to develop programs that support employee retention.
• Helps drive division-wide human resources strategy, programs and processes into units
• Partners with operations and training functions to identify training needs and provide input on training approaches and content.
• Partners with operations and recruiting functions to identify and understand workforce needs; may be required to actively participate in recruiting union hourly employees and support recruitment for exempt and non-exempt positions.
• Serves as the primary employee and labor relations manager to mediate and resolve employee disputes and union grievances for kitchen.
• Provides counseling/training for unit management in the areas of labor/employee relations, EEO, affirmative action and discrimination.
• Provides policy interpretation and ensures accurate and consistent application of all company policies and procedures, and related local, state and federal laws, and applicable collective bargaining agreement(s).
• Receives and responds to employment-related claims from various government or public agencies; recommends settlement or defense based on actual investigation of facts.
• Accomplishes human resources and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university is required.

Work Experience:

• 5 years of experience in progressively responsible human resource roles, with at least 2 years of experience in Labor Relations and Employee Relations.
• At least 2 years of experience managing HR staff.
• Experience recruiting in transportation, hospitality, manufacturing or food service environment highly desirable.

Union Experience:

• Highly Desirable.

Technical Skills:

• (Certification, Licenses and Registration)
• Multi-lingual skills highly desirable
• Demonstrated knowledge of state and federal employment law

Position requires experience and skills in:

• Business acumen
• Effective relationship building
• Business partnering
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Talent acquisition
• Business partnering
• Negotiation
• Establishing metrics for human resources performance
• Analysis
• Time management
• Prioritizing multiple projects/tasks

Candidate Requirements:

Candidate must have strong interpersonal skills, and be highly organized, action oriented and collaborative. Must also have proficiency in all areas of EEO/Tile VII compliance including expertise in investigating and formally responding to Title VII charges. Must have strong computer and database application skills (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). Accomplishes human resources and organization mission by completing related results as needed. PHR/SPHR is preferred. Must understand LOA, FMLA, ADA leaves and process.

Language / Communication Skills:

Excellent oral and written communication skills; must also be good listener.

Job Dimensions Geographic Responsibility:

Unit Type of Employment: Full-time

Travel %:

If responsible for multiple units, must be able to travel frequently between assigned units in the designated geographic area; Ability to travel up to an additional 10% of time.

Exemption Classification:

Exempt

Internal Relationships:

Employees at all levels of the organization.

Work Environment / Requirements of the Job:

Regularly, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during shifts. In a normal production kitchen facility there may be physical discomfort due to temperature and noise. Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed.

Organization Structure:

Direct Line Manager (Title): Dir, HR. Dotted Line Manager (Title, if applicable): General Manager gategroup.

Competencies Required to be Successful in the Job:

• Thinking – Information Search and analysis & problem resolution skills
• Engaging – Understanding others, Team Leadership and Developing People
• Inspiring – Influencing and building relationships, Motivating and Inspiring, Communicating effectively
• Achieving – Delivering business results under pressure, Championing Performance Improvement and Customer Focus

Demonstrated Values to be Successful in the Position

• Excellence: We put the customer at the forefront of everything we do, taking time to understand their needs, wishes and desires. We constantly learn by giving and receiving feedback, improving from our mistakes and bettering ourselves.
• Passion: Hospitality, in its purest form, comes down to a single, core principle: care