Labor Relation Head

Role Summary

The occupant of this position is responsible for coordinating and managing labor relations within the organization, ensuring compliance with labor policies and applicable legislation, as well as promoting a harmonious, fair and equitable work environment.

Additionally, this professional will lead and execute recruiting strategies to ensure the hiring of operational personnel (Blue Collar) in a timely and qualified manner, aligned with the needs of the company.

Responsibilities

• Mediate conflicts between employees and management.
• Investigate and resolve employment complaints in a timely and fair manner.
• Conduct internal investigations into possible breaches of labor policies or inappropriate conduct.
• Ensure the company complies with all applicable local, state, and federal labor laws.
• Participate in collective negotiations with unions or worker representatives.
• Provide advice and support to all staff on issues related to labor relations.
• Review, update and implement policies and procedures related to labor relations.
• Prepare detailed reports on findings and recommend corrective actions when necessary.
• Maintain positive relationships with unions and other labor organizations.
• Represent the company in meetings and negotiations with union representatives.
• Analyze trends in labor relations and propose strategies to face future challenges.
• Coordinate and supervise the entire recruitment cycle, from the publication of vacancies to the final selection.
• Cover 100% of operational staff efficiently and effectively to ensure continuity of operations.
• Develop and execute strategies to attract operational talent, including job fairs, field recruiting, and the use of digital platforms.
• Ensure a positive experience for candidates throughout the recruitment process, from first contact to onboarding.
• Coordinate training and coaching programs for operational personnel in order to support quality and productivity improvement.
• Develop continuous improvement projects in Human Resources (absenteeism control, rotation, overtime, salary tables, benefits, among others).
• Follow up on performance evaluations of unionized personnel for promotion and development processes.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Labor Relations, Law, Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in a Human Resources position with a focus on Labor Relations.
• Extensive knowledge of current labor legislation.
• Strong negotiation and mediation skills.
• Key Competencies for Success
• The following competencies are essential to perform successfully in this position:
• Leadership
• Communication
• Decision making/Judgment
• Troubleshooting
• Conflict management
• Professional ethics

Benefits

Your data and information will be handled confidentially.

Accommodations Statement: To perform this position successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with a disability to adequately perform the duties of the position. Signode is committed to providing equal opportunities to all qualified candidates. If you require any assistance in applying for this vacancy, please contact us at mfernandez@signode.com. The company reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and core tasks are included. Its goal is to provide guidelines on the expectations of the position. It should not be construed as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Managers may assign additional duties and requirements as they deem appropriate. This document does not represent an employment contract, and the company reserves the right to modify this job description and/or assign tasks to the employee to perform, as the company deems appropriate.

About the Company

With more than $2 billion in revenue, more than 80 manufacturing facilities on 6 continents, and more than 7,000 employees worldwide, Signode is a leading global manufacturer of a broad range of transportation packaging consumables, tools, software, and equipment that optimize end-of-line packaging operations and protect products during transit. Signode integrates this extensive product portfolio under hundreds of recognized brands, offering its clients comprehensive packaging solutions for transportation. We manufacture strapping, stretch packaging and protective packaging. We also develop tools and packaging equipment used for the application of these materials. These industrial packaging products are used to pack, group, unitize, protect and secure goods during storage and transportation. Our company is a pioneer in the industrial packaging industry, with a long history of customer-focused innovations in materials, processes and automation technologies that have transformed the sector.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, we are proud to be the Transportation Packaging Division of Crown Holdings, Inc. We are excited to operate in the market as Signode and share the portfolio of products, services and capabilities that position us as the world's leading end-of-line packaging solutions company.