Site Human Resource Manager

INEOS; Ashtabula (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

INEOS Pigments in Ashtabula, Ohio seeks a senior Site Human Resources Manager to lead the HR function for a 450-person operation. You will own industrial relations, recruitment, learning and development, reward, HRIS and daily HR operations, partnering with the Site Director and global HR leader.

The role requires US labor relations experience in a unionized setting, with a track record of improving relationships, managing collective bargaining, and driving safety and productivity across the

Qualifications

• US labor relations experience in a unionized setting.
• Experience running collective bargaining and grievances.
• Experience in process industry or manufacturing with continuous production.
• Ability to operate in shift-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead site HR function and strategic HR agenda.
• Own union relationship and lead collective bargaining.
• Improve plant reliability through workforce planning and productivity.
• Lead recruitment, talent development and capability building.
• Promote safety and environmental standards.

Skills

Labor relations

Union engagement

Recruitment

Learning & development

HRIS

Operations HR

Change management

Safety & compliance

Education

University degree

HR qualifications

Job description

At INEOS Pigments, we value the contribution of our people in making us one of the largest producers of titanium dioxide in North America. Providing numerous products and services to industries around the globe, from coatings to plastics to paper and other end-uses, we invest in employee development and offer a wide range of career opportunities, offering everyone the chance to broaden their experience and build a professionally rewarding career.

About The Role

Working closely with the Site Director Ashtabula and the global Human Resources Director for the business, the Site Human Resources Manager leads the HR function. The site employs 450 people and operates in a unionized, capital-intensive environment. This is a hands-on site HR leadership role, with explicit ownership across the full HR agenda: Industrial Relations, Change Management, Recruitment, Learning & Development, Reward, Recognition, HRIS and HR Operations, including acting as "first chair" in day-to-day labor relations and union engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the site HR function and act as the senior HR voice on the site leadership team.
• Take ownership of the relationship with the union. Lead collective bargaining, grievance handling and day-to-day labor relations, and move the relationship from its current state to one that supports a reliable, productive plant.
• Work alongside operations leadership to raise plant reliability through manning levels, shift patterns, attendance, skills and working practices.
• Build leadership accountability across the site management team and set a clear standard for how performance is managed.
• Reinforce the INEOS approach to safety, health and the environment in everything the site does.
• Drive workforce productivity and remove practices that hold back output.
• Lead recruitment, talent development and capability building for the site.

Experience

This role calls for a senior site HR leader who has built a career in a process industry, chemicals or a manufacturing industry with similar characteristics and who understands what it means to run people processes inside a continuous production plant where output, safety and cost all sit on the same balance. The right person has experienced these environments and is at ease with the rhythm of shift work, plant turnarounds and the pressure that comes when every lost hour of production is volume the business could have sold.

Capabilities

The central requirement is US labor relations experience in a unionized setting. The person in this role will lead collective bargaining, handle grievances and manage the day-to-day relationship with the workforce and its representatives and will have done so before through contested disputes rather than only in periods of calm. Ashtabula's industrial relations are in need of improvement. What matters most is a track record of improving a difficult relationship and moving it onto a more productive footing, not simply of maintaining one that was already sound.

Leadership Style

Entrepreneurial and fast-moving, this is a solid communicator ready to accept accountability and delegate appropriately. The Site Human Resources Manager is hands-on, owns the outcome, and operates close to the plant and its people. Someone who needs a large, layered function will feel uncomfortable. This is a person with proven judgment, who understands the needs of the business and management colleagues and is ready to lead, decide and act.

A university degree in a relevant subject is required. Additional professional qualifications in human resources management will be helpful.

Schedule/Hours

This is a salaried, exempt position with typical work hours of 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., M - F.

Our Ashtabula, Ohio Complex, consisting of two plants just south of Lake Erie, is a state of the art manufacturing complex with leading technology and more than 45 years of manufacturing excellence.

INEOS Pigments offers a competitive salary with an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability with the buy-up option, basic life & AD&D insurance with a buy-up option for self and dependents, 401(k) with company match.

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