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Area Human Resource ManagerFirst Student • Albany, NY, US
Area Human Resource Manager

Area Human Resource Manager

First Student • Albany, NY, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

First for a reason :

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

Join the leading school bus transportation provider in all of North America! First Student is now hiring an Area Human Resource Manager in Upstate New York area covering 30 plus locations.

This is great opportunity to enhance your skill set and grow and contribute with a dynamic company.

  • This is a hybrid position so the candidate must reside within Upstate New York with expectations to travel weekly to locations in person

Salary : $100K-$120K

Location : Hybrid - traveling within the Albany, Syracuse and Rochester Upstate, NY location areas

Summary :

This role is fundamental in providing an excellent employee experience for our location teams comprised of part-time drivers, monitors / aids, technicians, operational support, and management staff.

Job Responsibilities :

  • Provides leadership and guidance to field operations in the areas of dispute resolution, labor relations, policy compliance and interpretation, leadership development, leave management, FLSA / compensation, new business start-ups and closings, and other people-related matters.
  • Partners with region leadership to achieve or exceed operational goals.
  • Maintains favorable and effective employee and labor relations with regular visibility and communication with assigned locations.
  • Protects the interests of employees and the company in accordance with company HR policies and applicable laws and regulations.
  • Supports region in maintaining compliance with local, state, and Federal laws and regulations.
  • Conducts investigations for hotline complaints, federal and state agency complaints, and internal or external audits, and provides coaching for location and regional managers on the fair and appropriate handling of such matters.
  • Provides advice and counsel to employees on a variety of workplace issues and policy interpretation.
  • Works with manager and regional labor counsel on grievance handling in unionized locations.
  • Works with the Talent Acquisition department on hiring initiatives
  • Conducts training programs that address the company's needs, such as performance management, employee relations and a variety of employment laws.
  • Develops employee engagement and action planning to improve employee relations throughout the region.
  • Facilitates the implementation of corporate initiatives and, where applicable, monitors and reports the results of those initiatives.

    • Minimum Requirements :

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, related field or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ of demonstrated Human Resources experience inclusive of employment law, employee relations, labor relations, and training & development.
  • Labor relations and managing union workforces is required.
  • HR experience over multi-location operations is desired.
  • Strong administrative skills and computer literate
  • Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
  • Travel required up to 50% within assign region spanning 250 miles.

    • Benefits :

    Tremendous growth opportunities

    Competitive starting salary $100k-$120K depending on experience

    Paid time off

    Comprehensive full-time benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision and matching 401K

    Great working environment

    Apply / submit a resume today, for an exciting and challenging position within the First Family!

    In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https : / / www.phila.gov / media / 20210423160847 / Fair -Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.

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