Senior Labor Relations Representative

Cleveland-Cliffs; Butler (Butler County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works seeks a Senior Labor Relations Representative to partner with manufacturing operations and HR leadership in managing union relations and contract administration.

The role covers grievance management, arbitration support, and strategic labor relations initiatives in a 24/7 manufacturing environment. A strong track record in manufacturing labor relations and collective bargaining is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Labor Relations, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7–10 years of progressive labor relations experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience handling grievances, investigations, arbitrations, and labor-management disputes.
• Experience supporting or leading collective bargaining negotiations.
• Strong knowledge of labor laws and labor relations practices.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence leaders and build credibility across all organizational levels.
• Availability to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, administer, and ensure compliance with the collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
• Provide guidance to operations leaders regarding labor contract provisions, work rules, past practices, and labor relations matters.
• Identify labor relations trends and recommend proactive strategies to mitigate risk and improve relations.
• Conduct investigations related to labor relations concerns and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead grievance investigations and responses, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Prepare and present cases during grievance hearings arbitration proceedings.
• Coordinate with legal counsel, HR, and business leaders on complex issues.
• Support labor negotiations through preparation, research, proposal development, and bargaining strategy.
• Participate in negotiations with union representatives and assist in developing labor agreement language.
• Coach and train supervisors and managers on labor relations principles and conflict management.
• Promote positive employee and labor-management relationships through communication.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws, including the NLRA.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Labor relations

Negotiation

Grievance handling

Contract administration

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/IR

Job description

Location: Butler, PA

Cleveland-Cliffs, Butler Works is seeking an experienced Senior Labor Relations Representative to serve as a strategic partner to manufacturing operations and Human Resources leadership. This role is responsible for managing labor relations activities within a unionized manufacturing environment, including contract administration, grievance management, collective bargaining support, dispute resolution, and labor strategy development.

Summary Of Responsibilities

• Interpret, administer, and ensure compliance with collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
• Provide guidance and consultation to operations leaders regarding labor contract provisions, work rules, past practices, and labor relations matters.
• Identify labor relations trends and recommend proactive strategies to mitigate risk and improve labor-management relations.
• Conduct investigations related to labor relations concerns and recommend corrective actions as appropriate.
• Lead grievance investigations and responses, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Prepare and present cases during grievance hearings arbitration proceedings.
• Coordinate with legal counsel, HR, and business leaders on complex labor relations issues.
• Support labor negotiations through preparation, research, proposal development, and bargaining strategy.
• Participate in negotiations with union representatives and assist in developing labor agreement language.
• Coach and provide training to supervisors and managers on labor relations principles, contract interpretation, progressive discipline, employee communications, and conflict management.
• Promote positive employee and labor-management relationships through communication and collaboration initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws, including the National Labor Relations Act and other applicable regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7-10 years of progressive labor relations experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience handling grievances, investigations, arbitrations, and labor-management disputes.
• Experience supporting or leading collective bargaining negotiations.
• Strong knowledge of labor laws and labor relations practices.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence leaders and build credibility across all organizational levels.
• Availability as needed to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation.

Preferred Qualifications

• PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off and more.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.