What are the responsibilities and job description for the Labor Relations Strategist position at ANSER Corporation?
Job Summary: ATI is seeking a Senior Labor Relations Specialist to support our Specialty Rolled Products business unit. This role will report to the Vice President of Human Resources for SRP and could be located at one of our multiple plants in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
About the Role: As a Senior Labor Relations Specialist, you will be a subject matter expert and consultant to management on human resources and labor relations-related issues, with a strong focus on supporting and advancing the overall labor and employee relations strategy. A successful candidate will have to quickly learn the business, be adept at communicating the organization's vision, and be a thought leader and influencer who brings people together across functional areas to achieve results and build strong relationships.
Main Responsibilities:
- Responsible for employee and labor relations issues (labor agreement administration, joint efforts, investigations, grievance resolution, disciplinary actions, terminations, etc.)
- Use business knowledge and LR expertise to support developing and implementing strategies to address challenges and capture opportunities
- Utilize HR data analytics to advise and counsel management on key strategic areas such as Workforce Planning
- Develop key understanding of business/location challenges and opportunities
- Assist leaders in effectively communicating to the workforce, in order to promote employee engagement and information sharing
- Identify opportunities and lead process improvements including partnering with Digital Technology to use automation to support simplification and process improvements
- Manage, interpret, consult, and resolve conflicts for all processes associated with the negotiated terms of the collective bargaining agreements within the business unit operations including the administration of the internal bidding/bumping process, grievance and disciplinary processes and serve as the local resource for handling complaints filed with the National Labor Relations Board
- Proved training for operations leadership who oversee bargaining unit employees on how to uphold the negotiated terms of collective bargaining agreements
- Work with operations, payroll, disability management, safety, and other human resources functions to ensure the terms of the collective bargaining agreement are properly adhered to and executed
- Manage the resolution of disputes and complaints between the company and the union, doing so in partnership with company leadership, human resources, and legal counsel
- Consult with leaders in operations, finance, HR, and legal, on labor and employee relations strategies and dispute resolution progress
