Employee Relations Specialist

Employee Relations Specialist

The Human Resource Employee Relations Specialist is directly responsible for supporting the Employee Relations and FSSC training processes.

Position Functions :

• Assist in the Employee Relations process which includes investigations, employee complaints, helpline calls, grievances, maintaining the employee relations log and uploading corrective actions into Workday.
• Submit weekly ER log update to HR Business Partners.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws, including Company policies, and Collective Bargaining Agreements.
• Respond to Illinois Dept. of Employment Security unemployment claims; represent company during hearings, etc.
• Maintains a log of Illinois Dept. of Employment Security unemployment claims and provides monthly updates to HR Manager.
• Conduct 30-day New Hire review for non-graded associates, reports findings to applicable department managers, follows-up to ensure corrective actions are taken as necessary.
• Responsible for conducting annual trainings for existing employees on Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct, Harassment etc. Ensures 100% of completion through signed acknowledgements.
• Maintains training binders and ensures an audit ready status on the annual required trainings.
• Conducts monthly analysis of ER trends discusses findings with leadership team and implements recommendations to address identified areas of opportunity.
• Supports employee relations activities (events and communications) based on annual calendar of events.
• Maintains strong communication with all levels of the organization.
• Maintains employee relations filing system, log ER issues, and upload Corrective Action Forms in Workday.
• Audit training programs to ensure compliance and monitor the re-training process as needed.
• Maintain all documentation related to training to ensure it meets FSSC 22000 requirements.
• Ensure training is completed on an annual basis and that Departmental SOP training, as required by the department matrix, occurs annually.
• Internal FSSC 22000 "document control representative" for HR and Safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Position Skills & Qualifications Desired :

Position Education & Training Preferred :

Other Information :

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.