Human Resources Manager

MV Transportation; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

MV Transportation is seeking a Human Resources Manager to oversee recruitment, payroll, training, compliance, and employee relations for the workforce. The local HR lead will coordinate administrative functions and act as a liaison between staff and management to ensure service quality and regulatory adherence.

The role emphasizes sourcing talent, maintaining records, implementing robust hiring processes, and sustaining employee satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Two to three years in a Human Resources management role with 200+ employees.
• Strong critical thinking and decision‑making skills.
• Interpersonal and diplomacy skills in dealing with employees at all levels of the organization.
• HR certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing, recruiting and hiring employees
• Maintaining payroll, personnel, reporting, and other records
• Developing innovative recruitment approaches to attract talent
• Establishing hiring processes including screening and interviewing
• Ensuring personnel records, training, certifications and compliance are maintained
• Administration of compensation and benefits programs
• Addressing staff concerns and investigating complaints
• Developing initiatives to improve employee satisfaction and retention
• Reviewing and shaping policies to stay compliant and enhance contractor performance
• Developing and revising job descriptions and training checklists
• Monitoring staffing levels and communicating changes to leadership
• Ensuring timely and objective employee evaluations and reviews
• Participating in regular meetings to align with performance goals
• Ensuring compliance with employment laws
• EEO and AA officer liaison and employee union relations

Skills

Critical thinking

Decision making

Interpersonal skills

Diplomacy skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR Management

Job description

Overview

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Responsibilities

MV Transportationis seeking aHuman Resources Manager for proposed businesswho is the local resource that plans, directs, and coordinates the administrative functions of Service Provider’s workforce. This individual can serve as a link between Service Provider’s employees to its management. The Human Resources Manager will be responsible for employee recruitment, screening, and retention is integral to the effective provision of customerservice-orientedtransportation.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Sourcing, recruiting and hiring employees
• Maintaining financial, payroll, personnel, reporting, and other records as needed
• Developing and implementing innovative recruitment approaches to find and attract unique and specialized talent
• Establishing a hiring process including reviewing applications or resumes, screening applicants, interviewing potential employees, and conducting reference and background checks
• Ensuring all personnel records are accurately maintained including maintenance of proper records and documentation of required training, certifications, and compliance
• Administration of compensation and benefit programs
• Addressing concerns or complaints received from staff either in person or through the Employee Hotline, investigating complaints, and documents finding for review by regional and corporate compliance staff
• Developing and implementing initiatives to improve and maintain employee satisfaction and retention and to minimize turnover
• Reviewing and shaping organization policies and rules in order to stay compliant and enhance the contractor’s performance
• Developing and revising job descriptions and training/certification checklists
• Monitoring staffing and projected work levels and communicate with the General Manager, Safety and Training Manager, and Operations Manager regarding anticipated changes in required staffing levels
• Ensuring that employee evaluations and reviews are administered on-time and objectively
• Participating in regular meetings with the General Manager and other departments to the assure the Contractor is achieving the stated performance goals
• Ensure compliance with client, company, state, and federal requirements for employment
• Serves as Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affri­ative Action (AA) officer for the location
• Acts as liaison with representative of an employee union

Qualifications

Talent Requirements:

• Minimum of two (2)to three (3)years in a Human Resourcemanagement with 200+ employees
• Critical thinking and decision‑making skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or a closely related field or equivalent experience
• Human Resources certifications are a plus
• Interpersonal, and diplomacy skills in dealing with employees at all levels of the organization

MV Transportation is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Where permissible under applicable state and local law, applicants may be subject to a pre‑employment drug test and background check after receiving a conditional offer of employment.

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