Manufacturing HR Leader- Delmar

The Human Resources (HR) Leader provides strategic HR and business leadership to the plant site, advising the plant leadership team on all human capital matters. This role is crucial for managing and delivering HR strategies to improve business results, acting as an effective change agent and fostering workforce engagement.

Reports to: Regional HR Leader, NA Building Insulation

Span of Control: 5 Direct Reports

Location: Delmar, NY - Approximately 287 Employees (37 Salaried/250 Primary), Union Plant (USW)

Key Responsibilities:

Safety Leadership:

• Drive safety initiatives to achieve zero recordable injuries and ensure employees adhere to standards.
• Effectively communicate Owens Corning's stand on safety to ensure employees believe in and behave in a manner that supports our stand that all accidents are preventable, safety is everyone's responsibility, and that working safely is a condition of employment at Owens Corning.
• Incorporate safety stand into all people-related initiatives.

HR Strategy:

• Leverage expertise to guide and sustain organizational changes to meet the needs of the facility while ensuring they align with the broader organization & business landscape.
• Effectively lead employee relations including contract administration, grievance resolution, and leadership coaching to ensure constructive, consistent partnership & compliance to the collective bargaining agreement.
• Accelerate business outcomes by influencing leaders and employees to foster an inclusive environment. Drive a culture of appreciation to attract, develop and retain employees.
• Partner with plant leadership teams to create the right culture by using the company's talent management strategies and systems.
• Utilize data to connect the dots and create strategies to address organizational opportunities with an analytics-based approach.
• Evaluate and ensure clarity of strategy and choices, align capabilities and resources, create structures, processes, rewards, and metrics to effectively and efficiently operationalize the business strategy.
• Supports implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) across the site,

Business Partnership:

• Acts as a trusted advisor and business partner to people leaders including senior leadership with the ability to influence and invoke change.
• Apply business understanding to influence decisions that maximize key financial drivers, optimally leverage resources, promote manufacturing excellence and leverage customer insights.
• Coach and educate leaders, so they are capable and accountable to own, and accelerate results.

HR Functional Leadership:

• Grow training & development within the facility utilizing TPM methodologies.
• Owns all HR administrative functions including payroll, labor analytics, HRIS, administration of Variable Incentive Pay plan, employee records and resolution of employee inquiries related to wages, benefits, work practices, and policies.
• Accountable for talent management process & experience including attraction, recruitment & retention of salaried & primary talent.
• Employee engagement - drives employee engagement and communication strategy/execution; leads engagement survey, data collection, communication, development and implementation of action plans.
• Ensures a consistent roll out, application & understanding of policies, programs & procedures.
• Leads & supports reward and recognition programs, wellness programs, affinity groups & community involvement efforts for the plant.
• Assists business / functional leaders with developingand delivering key communications to engage employees.
• Partner with local technical college or other local resources to build relevant training programs to ensure a highly skilled technical workforce.

Leading & Developing Talent:

• Invests in growth and development of direct reports and other identified talent.
• Evaluates the current & future capabilities needed of an individual or team and identifies areas for growth and development.
• Knows, coaches, evaluates and teaches OC Leadership Capabilities to the team.
• Inspires teamwork across staff functions and other business groups to maximize the performance of Owens Corning and the development of people.
• Effectively coach & guide team through performance management processes.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in business, human resources or a related field.
• 5 years of HR experience
• Previous experience working in a unionized facility

PREFFERED EXPERIENCE:

• Master's degree in business, human resources or related field preferred.
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing facility.
• Proven track record of success in driving engaged organization by creating and implementing HR strategies.
• Proven track record of success in serving as a business partner to other business leaders and driving strong business results

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• HR Systems experience and understanding
• Understanding of the applicable labor laws and regulations, able to effectively communicate to employees and leaders the process and requirements involved
• Lead change and collectively influence an inclusive culture
• Able to effectively achieve results through others
• Able to attract, develop and retain outstanding diverse talent
• Able to implement successful employee relations strategies and programs
• Passionate about effectively developing, growing and retaining talent.
• Able to assess the environment and successfully identify opportunities and closing gaps to accelerate business performance.
• Able to measure and assess performance including developing and implementing metrics and operational reporting.
• Building and leading teams - All about talent, inspiration, performance management, self-knowledge.
• Effectively leads change, action and results
• Demonstrates understanding of the financials and metrics of the business.

About Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market-leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2024 sales of $11.0 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.