Senior Associate, Employee Relations

Ford; Avon Lake (OH); On-site; USD 74,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, vision, and

prescription drug coverage

Paid parental leave

Family building benefits

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off for community service

Generous vacation and holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking an Associate, Employee Relations to join our Human Resources team in Avon Lake, Ohio. You will apply policies, manage investigations, and support performance management and workplace conduct to foster a compliant, ethical work environment.

You will assist with case preparation, staff training programs, and reporting to senior HR management, while coordinating with managers on collective bargaining preparations and maintaining confidential employee records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or commensurate work experience in HR.
• At least 1 year of work experience with a master’s degree, or 2 years with a bachelor’s degree.
• SHRM-CP, CHRP, CLRP certifications are a plus.
• Experience in Employee Relations or HR, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the consistent administration of company policies and procedures related to employee relations, workplace conduct, and employee communication as per established norms.
• Prepares thorough responses for cases, investigations, departures, mediations between employees, hearings, and related issues.
• Supports managers in monitoring case quality and assists with development of internal reporting templates for HR leadership.
• Interprets defined policies and performs daily tasks involved in performance management systems (evaluations, goal setting, feedback, improvement plans).
• Assists in designing and delivering training programs on employee relations topics for managers.
• Supports special projects by liaising with external consultants and conducting research on industry practices.
• Assists in formulating responses for discrimination charges and maintains confidential records.

Skills

Analytical skills

Research abilities

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related

Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related

Job description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

As part of our Human Resources team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We're seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners, and businesses to do and be their best.

In this position...

The Associate, Employee Relations, working under general supervision, is responsible for applying existing organizational practices and procedures for the administration of resolutions to employee relations issues, including investigations into conflicts, disputes, and disciplinary matters, with fairness and consistency in a timely manner. The role supports the administration of company policies and procedures related to employee relations, performance management, and workplace conduct. The role applies research, information gathering, analytical and interpretation skills to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity to foster a compliant and ethical work environment. The role also works with Specialists to maintain accurate and confidential employee records and data related to employee relations matters.

What you'll do...

• Assists with the consistent administration of company policies and procedures related to employee relations, workplace conduct, and employee communication as per established norms. Prepares the administrative documents and supports resolution of employee, union, and work council relations issues, such as conflicts, disputes, wage violations, and disciplinary matters, with fairness and consistency in a timely manner in compliance with laws, regulations, and company policies. The role also supports managers with preparations for collective bargaining agreements and associated negotiations.

• Prepares thorough responses for cases, investigations, departures, mediations between employees, hearings, and related issues as per established practices, procedures, processes, and timelines. Support the implementation of a feedback mechanism for employees to share suggestions on lean process improvement initiatives.

• Supports managers in monitoring case quality to ensure an efficient and effective experience and assists with the development of templates for internal reporting to senior HR management, HRBPs, and employee relations teams.

• Interprets defined company policies and practices to complete administrative tasks involved in the daily implementation of performance management systems, including performance evaluations, goal setting, feedback mechanisms, and performance improvement plans.

• Assists specialists and senior specialists in the design and implementation of training programs for managers across departments on employee relations subjects such as conflict resolution, dispute management, complaints, goal setting, performance feedback delivery, etc. with the objective of achieving high employee motivation, morale, and a positive work environment.

• Assists Specialists and Senior Specialists for the delivery of employee relations special projects by liaising with external consultants, conducting research into relevant issues, gathering information on industry-wide practices and standards, organizing the information, and analyzing the same.

• Assists Specialists and Managers in formulating effective responses for all types of discrimination charges and complaints through research, information gathering, and application of analytical ability; identifies inconsistencies, if any, and effectively brings them to the Managers’ attention.

• Maintains accurate and confidential employee records and data related to employee relations matters, including changes in employment status and disciplinary history. Assists Specialists and Managers in the preparation of HR-specific communications and policies related to employee contracts, including employment terms and conditions, codes of conduct, workforce retrenchment, etc., as per established processes leading to the organizational objective of high employee motivation, morale, and a positive work environment.

• Assists Specialists and Managers to regularly update existing HR-specific policies related to employee contracts, employee relations, performance management, workplace conduct, etc. to ensure compliance and consistency with relevant laws and companywide policies.

• Prepares materials required to process personnel changes, including, but not limited to, salary changes, promotions, transfers, and terminations, and maintains a record of the associated timelines under the guidance of the manager

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related discipline, or commensurate work experience.

• At least 1 year of work experience with a master’s degree, or 2 years with a bachelor’s degree.

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related discipline.

• Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification.

• Experience in Employee Relations, Human Resources, or a related field.

• Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) certification.

• Certified Labor Relations Professional (CLRP) certification.

Work Requirements:

• Involves occasional (defined as one-third or less of the time) lifting of no more than 10 pounds at a time. Work is performed primarily in a seated position and entails no significant stooping, standing, climbing, walking, etc. Many sedentary jobs require good use of the hands and fingers for repetitive hand-finger actions. Working conditions occur within low to moderate noise levels related to the use of standard office or classroom equipment.

This description outlines the general nature and scope of work typically performed in this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, work requirements, etc. It may vary slightly based on business or geographic needs and is subject to being reviewed and updated periodically.

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.

For more information on salary and benefits.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.