HR Manager

We, at Leggett Dynamics, are searching for a HR Manager within our Automotive team.  Did you know we are the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of seating support and comfort systems for transportation manufacturers, as well as tier one and two suppliers within the automotive industry? That’s right! Our automotive products fall into four primary groups: Seating and Lumbar support, Motors, Actuators and Massage Systems. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.    As HR Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the implementation of the People Excellence strategy in order to achieve business objectives at the local site, leading and facilitating the change. You will serve as business partner to the local management team on HRrelated topics, facilitating, measuring and improving the quality of management and teamwork. You will foster a recognition culture at work, assessing and dealing with employee engagement and manage the employee relations acting as a primary interface with unions representatives for the local organization.   What will you be doing as the HR Manager?

Accompany managers and their teams through the entire employee life cycle; plan, coordinate and manage HR processes (e.g. headcount planning, KPI tracking, recruiting, etc) and employee relations cases. Contribute to the Global Financial Planning process by reviewing and updating projected salary and indirect hourly headcount changes in harmonization report, reconciling updated salary headcount & cost data and providing input for merit increases and standard labor. Assist and support managers and employees with day-to-day inquiries relating to local and global HR processes (e.g. goal setting, performance evaluations, status changes). Handle operational HR tasks for the local organization and provide guidance on labor regulations in cooperation with external attorneys and Corporate Legal as needed. Act as an integral business partner by implementing people-related priorities, aligned with people and business strategies and supporting leaders in developing their teams. Promote a culture of daily recognition among employees at work, leveraging people leaders. Act as change management facilitator, promote an inclusive work environment as well as work-life balance measures; and support employee engagement initiatives. Identify training and development needs based on performance management outcomes, as well as competency assessments, and leadership behavior evaluations. Recruit (with the support of Talent Acquisition where required), develop and retain a high-performing workforce for the local organization and support talent pipeline and succession planning activities. Where applicable, lead and develop local HR teams to ensure effective execution of processes and initiatives.

University degree in business administration with focus on human resources or equivalent Certification as a professional coach is a plus

+7 years proven work experience in an industrial & international business environment; +5 years’ experience with Union Negotiation leading Employee Relations with the Government.

Team player with a customer- and results-oriented HR team player with strong hands-on mentality; Strong ability to prioritize, high level of commitment, personal initiative and independent workstyle; Good knowledge of change management combined with strong team orientation, communication skills and the ability to navigate within a fast-paced matrix environment; Knowledge & experience of industrial relationships; Displays energy, confidence and takes ownership. What to Do Next Now that you’ve had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to