Labor Relations Specialist — Plant Launch & Joint Venture

Samsung-Electronics-9; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Electronics in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking an Employee & Labor Relations Specialist to partner with Headquarters on labor and employee relations matters, develop strategies, and support policy implementations during plant launch.

You will conduct investigations, guide supervisors and managers on performance matters, oversee grievance handling, and collaborate with joint venture teams across multiple stakeholders to ensure compliant, fair workplace practices.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of labor relations experience in a unionized manufacturing environment.
• Two or more years of labor relations experience involving the UAW and/or an automotive original equipment manufacturer.
• Experience developing and implementing labor and employee relations strategies.
• Experience conducting workplace investigations and managing and resolving employee conflicts, grievances, and disciplinary matters.
• Experience providing guidance on Human Resources policies and applicable U.S. employment and labor laws.
• Experience advising supervisors and organizational leaders on employee and labor relations risks.

Responsibilities

• Serves as one of the Company’s primary point of contact with Headquarters on labor and employee relations matters. Prepares timely reports and presentations regarding collective bargaining agreements, union activity, grievances, employee relations trends, and other workforce matters.
• Collaborates with and reports to SDIA Employee Relations Leadership to develop and implement effective labor and employee relations strategies and courses of action.
• Supports the launch and stabilization of a new manufacturing facility by developing employee and labor relations processes, workplace policies, investigation protocols, escalation procedures, training programs, and workforce engagement strategies.
• Works effectively within a joint venture environment, balancing the operational priorities, policies, governance requirements, and cultural expectations of multiple parent organizations.
• Collaborates with SDIA Employee Relations Leadership to recommend improvements to policies, procedures, and personnel practices.
• Researches and develops subject-matter expertise regarding unions that are involved, or may become involved, with the Company. Prepares related reports, risk assessments, and presentations for Headquarters and Company leadership.
• Monitors labor-market trends, union activities, competitor labor developments, and emerging workforce risks to provide proactive recommendations to Company leadership.
• Maintains current knowledge of emerging employee and labor relations trends, National Labor Relations Board decisions and guidance, union-organizing developments, and changes in federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Evaluates the potential impact of new NLRB decisions, regulations, and enforcement priorities on Company policies, workplace practices, supervisory conduct, and labor relations strategy.
• Provides specialized consultation, coaching, and training on employee and labor relations matters to managers, employees, and Human Resources professionals, including guidance on performance management, corrective action, disciplinary matters, and workplace conflict.
• Conducts timely, thorough, and impartial investigations involving potential grievances, employee complaints, workplace misconduct, and policy violations.
• Identifies opportunities to remediate and prevent workplace concerns that may negatively affect morale, productivity, employee engagement, safety, or organizational performance.
• Determines, gathers, preserves, and analyzes relevant evidence and documentation necessary to evaluate policy, compliance, and workplace issues.
• Supports grievance administration and resolution, including investigation, response preparation, labor-management discussions, and identification of appropriate corrective or preventive actions.
• Recommends process improvements that strengthen the consistency, transparency, accuracy, and efficiency of personnel processes and employee relations practices.
• Provides policy interpretation, compliance guidance, and training to minimize organizational risk and resolve workplace disputes at the lowest appropriate administrative level.
• Develops, conducts, or participates in specialized presentations and training covering operational, technical, and regulatory Human Resources topics.
• Anticipates and advises management and Human Resources leadership regarding the employee and labor relations impact of strategic and operational decisions. Recommends actions that prevent or minimize grievances, unfair labor practice charges, organizing risk, and labor disputes.
• Identifies training opportunities and develops materials for supervisors, Human Resources and Employee Relations professionals, and labor-management committees.
• Collaborates with supervisors, Employee Relations, Environmental Health and Safety, and training committee members to support safe work practices and consistent application of workplace expectations.
• Assists with workforce readiness and plant-launch activities, including policy implementation, supervisor training, employee onboarding, organizational communications, issue-escalation processes, and the establishment of a positive workplace culture.
• Develops effective relationships with joint venture partners, parent-company representatives, operational leadership, union representatives, legal counsel, and other internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Labor relations

Investigations

Grievance handling

Union relations

NLRB knowledge

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial and Labor Relations, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Industrial and Labor Relations, or a related field

Professional in Human Resources certification—PHR/SPHR/SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP

Job description

Samsung Electronics in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking an Employee & Labor Relations Specialist to partner with Headquarters on labor and employee relations matters, develop strategies, and support policy implementations during plant launch.

You will conduct investigations, guide supervisors and managers on performance matters, oversee grievance handling, and collaborate with joint venture teams across multiple stakeholders to ensure compliant, fair workplace practices.