Human Resource Manager

Full job description

MRC Global serves the oil and gas industry across the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors as well as the chemical and gas distribution market sectors worldwide.

Overview

The Human Resources Manager works as a business partner to support assigned client groups in the development of human capital plans and strategy. Responsible for providing a full range of Human Resources leadership by actively driving initiatives, identifying key HR opportunities, and developing action plan to support business objectives.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

The Human Resources Manager’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide strategic and operational day-to-day human resource leadership, to include offering sound and creative solutions relative to business challenges such as talent and resource needs/retention, managerial development and competencies, and decision making to ensure compliance with local, state and federal employment legislation;

• Ensure consistent application of HR programs, policies and practices across assigned region, to include compensation and benefits, performance management, and employee development;

• Consult with employees and managers to address employee relations trends and root causes of work-related problems and issues, attempting to resolve employee relations issues with a consistent, systematic approach. Conduct investigations into areas of misconduct or policy violations; recommend and monitor resulting follow up actions;

• Collaborate to address workforce planning to ensure that staffing plans achieve and maintain diverse staff representation;

• Engage in all union labor issues at sites and work closely with resources to resolve bargaining unit employee issues, grievances, arbitrations, etc.;

• Coordinate performance management activities for the business such as annual performance appraisal, annual bonus & merit increase processes, staffing, learning and development, compliance and employee/labor relations;

• Assist business managers in addressing employee performance issues and providing consultative support as required;

• Investigate employee relations issues and partner with Senior Management & Legal (when necessary) to resolve;

• Engage business managers in actively managing and developing future talent; aid in succession planning activities;

• Engage in communications with other HR team members around best practices and identify opportunities to create consistency and efficiencies where appropriate;

• Lead assigned projects to include policy and process development;

• Conduct new employee orientation and various trainings, including management development training in HR related areas as needed;

• Conduct due diligence with regard to staff restructuring and reviewing requests for staffing changes and terminations;

• Act as liaison for skills training and career development;

• Promote communication between managers and employees;

• Suggest various approaches to solving people-management problems;

• Establish and maintain strong, collaborative relationships within cross-functional work teams (i.e. HR Admin, Payroll, Training, to ensure a coordinated and cohesive work effort and consistent approach to managing policies and procedures;

• Leverage and liaise with Safety department to ensure alignment of initiatives and priorities;

• Ensure compliance to federal, state and local employment legislation;

• Provide, as needed, hands-on support to employees and managers to better understand and utilize HR tools, processes and policies;

• Perform other duties and projects as assigned;

• Take reasonable care for the safety and health of yourself and others; report workplace hazards, injuries, or illness immediately.

Required Experience

• Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience that provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work;

• Five (5) or more years of related experience in a generalist/business partner role to include the interpretation and application of a variety of HR disciplines (i.e., hands-on employee relations, policy interpretation, HR administration, performance management, and HRIS data organization, analysis, and reporting);

• Experience supporting a multi-site workforce required.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting a workforce based in California strongly preferred.

• Prior experience in labor and union relations preferred.

• Prior experience in distribution, manufacturing or other related industry.

Skills & Abilities

• Strong critical thinking skills

• Ability to be flexible, motivated, resourceful, independent, reliable, organized and multi-task in a fast-paced environment;

• Outstanding verbal/written communication skills and ability to provide high level support;

• Ability to partner, influence and work effectively with management and to positively interact with employees at all levels in the organization;

• Strong PC skills with knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word and ability to learn company specific software;

• Ability to understand and comply with company's guidelines & expectations, to include Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest guidelines.

• Valid Driver’s license with the ability to meet the company vehicle policy and the ability to travel as needed;

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in an office environment.

• May require prolonged periods of sitting/standing

• May require up to 25% travel within assigned regions

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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