Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

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Why work for us?

Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.

With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

As HRBP you will be responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management at our Green Island, NY and Hoosick Falls, NY facilities. Reporting into the Senior HRBP, you will formulate partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added service to management and employees that reflects the business objectives of the organization. This position will support all functions across the sites providing advice and guidance in areas such as employee relations and HR policies & procedures. You will be involved with activities around compensation & benefits, employee survey, engagement, training and development, recruitment, performance management, merit review process and salary administration.

Typical responsibilities may include:

· Providing first line support and advice to colleagues on HR policies and processes

· Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.

· Workday – supporting managers to utilize system effectively, upskilling colleagues where required or signposting to relevant support

· Supporting investigations, disciplinary, performance review process and absence management.

· Assisting with administration of the Pay Review, Benefits Review or Change processes as required.

· Employee engagement survey – support sites with quarterly communications, roll out, involved in engagement activities and action planning process

· Champion effective absence management processes to ensure absence levels are regularly monitored and dealt with appropriately.

· Reviewing and updating job descriptions

· Recruitment - supporting managers with shortlisting, interviews, offers, induction and onboarding

· Creation of employee data reports as and when required using Workday. Auditing of data in Workday.

· Part of team - monitoring, review and updating all HR policies and ensuring these are in line with current legislation

· Regular contributor to site meetings and other site communications

· Participates in evaluation and monitoring of training programs to ensure success. Follows up to ensure training objectives are met.

· Champion and administer the company Reward platform – Alkegen Appreciation

· Providing support with ongoing HR Projects

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time or without notice.

What do we look for?

Everything we do as an organization is to ensure that we produce high quality specialty products that help our customers live greener and breathe easier. Our talented HR team form a vital part of that vision, so it’s important that we find the best people to help us do this.

HR is all about our people - you’ll be a strong communicator, able to build relationships easily and collaborate well with others. Beyond that, our HR team is passionate about acting as a forward-thinking partner to the business, creating innovative solutions to inform Alkegen’s wider business strategy, and helping to ensure the future of the business.

As a member of the team, we’ll give you responsibility and the opportunity to add value. If you are excited by inspiring and influencing then this is the career path for you.

What you'll need to succeed

· Minimum of 5 years of experience resolving complex employee relations issues in a union environment.

· Working knowledge of multiple human resources disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee and union relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws.

· Bachelor’s degree preferred.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

· Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

· Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies.

· Ability to multi-task, deal with ambiguity and challenge the status quo in a fast-paced environment.

· The ability to influence and engage.

· Comfortable with analyzing data, identifying trends and making appropriate recommendations.

· Workday experience would be an advantage.

· Demonstrated competency in computer applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

· Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Compensation information:

Salary range: $80,000 to $100,000 annually with incentive plan

If you are interested in being part of a world class Human Resources function here at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.

Alkegen is a specialty materials leader serving mission-critical systems that the world is focused on for the future, including: battery technologies, electric vehicles, filtration media, and specialty insulation materials that enable customers to reduce fossil fuel consumption, save energy, and live greener.

We help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.

Our experience speaks for itself. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with the global reach and talent to solve your most demanding applications.

With 60 manufacturing facilities and 9,000+ highly skilled employees located around the world, we can solve any challenge.

Dedicated to sustainability and human health, we are uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.