Title:  Human Resources Generalist II

What You Will Do

• Lead employment and compliance-based investigations. 
• Act as Company’s sole representative during legal and binding arbitration, appeal’s board and open-door processes to settle disputes with employees. 
• Collaborate with site HR and Operations leadership to provide advice on HR and labor regulatory issues; this may include acting as a coach for new HR team members. 
• Collaborates with leadership in effective performance management (ensures alignment with policies and procedures) and coaches on developing effective pipeline and succession plans. 
• Implement cost effective and practical HR solutions while ensuring the ability to attract and retain required skills. 
• Implement projects as directed by site leadership, facilitating change management, engagement, coaching and advising of stakeholders. 
• Responsible for protecting and maintaining privacy of employee personnel records, including compensation information. 
• Implement HR goals, processes, practices and systems to build organizational and individual capability (i.e., staffing, performance management, training & development, employee relations). 
• Guides leaders and employees regarding Company policies, values, HR programs and monitors for compliance with Federal, State, and local laws. 
• Analyzes and uses HR metrics, such as turnover, time system data and overtime reports, to determine appropriate action. Including supporting workforce planning and forecasting initiatives. 
• Perform other duties as requested. 

What You Bring To Freeport

• Master’s degree and one (1) year professional human resources experience; OR 
• Master’s degree and two (2) years related industrial or manufacturing employee relations experience; OR 
• Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years professional human resources experience; OR 
• Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years related industrial or manufacturing employee relations experience; OR 
• High School Diploma/GED and six (6) years professional human resources experience 
• Understand the business operations from both a strategic and tactical perspective. 
• Understanding of and experience with the core aspects of Human Resources Management (staffing, employee relations, labor relations, performance management, leadership development, training, etc). 
• Experience working within a dispute resolution process. 
• Experience in independently leading an investigation process. 
• Experience in addressing complex employee relations issues autonomously. 
• Experience in independently handling routine and complex scenarios utilizing various resources. 
• Experience leading a project to completion. 
• Ability to address and resolve workplace conflicts. 
• Courage to make tough decisions and deliver difficult messages with professionalism, poise and diplomacy skills. Standing by decisions. 
• Ability to coach and influence leadership at all levels of the organization. 
• Must possess consultative/collaborative style and approach with proven ability to develop credible relationships with business partners. 
• Must be a confident communicator, including written and verbal skills, effective at all levels of the organization. 
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and ambiguous business conditions. 
• Demonstrates high level of integrity and absolute confidentiality. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Human Resources Management, Business, or related discipline 
• PHR/SPHR Certification or SHRM CP or SCP
• Mining or Industrial setting experience 
• Experience leading a dispute resolution process (leading arbitrations, etc.).