Manager II-MI Human Resources

Where you will work:

Clearwater Paper is a premier independent supplier of paperboard packaging products to North American converters. Headquartered in Spokane, Washington, our team produces high-quality paperboard that provides sustainable packaging solutions for consumer goods and food service applications.

Manchester Industries, a division of Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE: CLW), is a sheeter converter and distributor of paperboard products for packaging and commercial print markets with capacity to produce over 170,000 tons of finished product across four locations in Central and Midwest regions.

Our business thrives on the foundation of our talented team members. Embodying our core values of commitment, collaboration, communication, courage, and character, we foster an environment where every person is safe, respected, and valued. Through community giving, a matching gift program, employee volunteerism, and more, we support the communities where we live and work. For additional information, please visit our website at www.clearwaterpaper.com and www.manind.com.

This role has a Hybrid National work model. Meaning, the person will largely work from a home office but will require some domestic travel to our Clearwater Paper corporate office and our Manchester Industries locations.

What you will do:

This role is responsible for providing HR leadership in a shared services capacity. As an HR Business Partner reporting into our Corporate Sr. HR Manager, their main client groups will consist of our Manchester Industries sales and manufacturing businesses as well as our Clearwater Paper corporate teams. As a strategic business partner this position's key focus area includes and is not limited to driving business goals and capabilities to deliver operational and strategic objectives by supporting, and coaching the sales, customer service, corporate, and operations leadership teams in developing the organization. This position is both strategic and action-oriented, influencing the direction of critical manufacturing sites with a commitment to continuous improvement. This role will also support hourly staffing, payroll, and benefits, through a shared services model.

Human Resources Partnership

• Collaborative business partner to leadership teams at the sites, providing subject matter advice and coaching as appropriate across all aspects of human resources processes.
• Collaborate with Manchester Industries andClearwater Paper Corporate Leadership Teams in development and execution of performance management, career, and individual development as well as positive employee relations strategies consistent with company core values; comply with legal requirements.
• Coordinate and monitor all compensation, benefit, talent systems and practices to ensure consistent application within corporate guidelines in a firm, fair and consistent manner.
• Lead and conduct investigations to resolve employee issues and concerns, working with site resources as needed to complete.
• Provide proactive guidance and counsel to the business on employee relations matters, coordinating legal activity with Corporate Legal and outside counsel.
• Champion employee engagement action plans in response to employee engagement survey. Proactively develop and monitor employee engagement action plans and key indicators of employee engagement (e.g. turnover, internal movement).
• Support performance management for assigned employees; coach and support functional leaders in addressing performance issues and employee relations issues promptly.
• Serve as a change management partner to the business with emphasis on business process improvement.
• Support employees by interpreting company policies, assisting with benefit plan interpretation and payroll support as needed.

Organizational Effectiveness

• Actively engage with Talent Acquisition Partners, leadership and hiring managers to ensure TA and onboarding processes for sites and KPIs are meeting expectations of the organization. Collaborate with Talent Acquisition Partners on strategy to develop diverse (hourly and salaried) talent pipelines to meet both short- and medium-term needs across the organization.
• Collaborate with leadership team to optimize organization design to achieve business objectives inclusive of but not limited to operations key performance, productivity, customer service, and quality objectives.
• Collaborate with leadership team in identifying opportunities in employee engagement, work collectively to preserve positive employee relations in non-union facilities.
• Collaborate, support, and deliver organization transformation and training initiatives ranging from front line to leadership development programs e.g. pilots, primary interventions.

Talent & Organizational Development

• Coach and support leadership teams in the execution of the company Talent Management Life Cycle inclusive of Performance Management, Merit Planning, Talent Review/Succession Planning, etc. Facilitate Talent Calibration sessions with appropriate leadership.
• Collaborate with HR Leadership Team providing voice of functions to assist with identification, prioritization and development for human resource programs, policies and learning and development activities aligned with business strategies.
• Coach assigned client groups on execution of company annual compliance requirements (Training, AAPs); support the execution of national training; identify and develop location needs; collaborate with HR leadership and resources for support.

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Demonstrated ability to lead in a matrixed and highly collaborative environment to influence change as needed
• Demonstrated ability to support remote teams
• Confidence in dealing with ambiguity; bringing different perspectives to light and rallying others to aligned goals and objectives
• High degree of business curiosity; quick learner with a proactive and agile mindset
• Optimistically look toward future for opportunities to innovate and improve
• Self-motivated with strong ability and confidence to operate with autonomy, and gaining/keeping organization stakeholder alignment
• Ability to gather data, analyze and interpret data, and set action plans based on the analysis (e.g. turnover root cause analysis)
• Ability to evaluate and provide input into organization development, collaborating with business leaders to bring about individual and departmental growth
• Understanding of change management and ability to apply change management concepts and tools
• Ability to manage projects and interface directly with multiple stakeholders
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate at all levels
• Demonstrated ability to understand the organizational impact in decision making; see the big picture and implement it into action plans
• Able to think strategically and act tactically
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality

What you will need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations, Business Administration, or related field required; Master's Degree preferred.
• Minimum three (3) years of increasing experience and accountabilities.
• Multi-site or complex site experience strongly preferred.
• Manufacturing experience support required.
• Experience supporting remote employees/teams strongly preferred.
• SHRM- CP/SCP preferred but not required
• Continuous Improvement certification (Six Sigma) preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of people, mediate, persuade, and influence managers at all levels.
• Must have a solid understanding of the business and the environment they operate in.
• Demonstrated understanding of employment law.
• Intermediate skill level in the use of MS Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Experience with HRIS systems (Time & Attendance, LMS, ATS etc.) preferred.
• Demonstrated change management skills.
• Office environment; with limited exposure to manufacturing production mill environment-hot, dusty, noisy, various environmental exposures.
• Some eye fatigue due to computer use and sitting for extended periods of time.

Total Rewards

We prioritize an exceptional workplace experience, offering a comprehensive total reward package. Compensation ranges are estimates based on market data. Actual offers account for internal equity and candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and geographic location. Benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and more, generally begin after 30 days. Starting paid time off includes three (3) weeks of vacation, five (5) personal flex days, and ten (10) company holidays per full year. For more on our compensation philosophy, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Team at Talent.Acquisition@clearwaterpaper.com.

Clearwater Paper will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

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