Human Resource Business Partner

Job Description
We are the makers of the future and the movers of the world. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world together. At Ford, we're all part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

As part of our Human Resources team, you'll help us attract, hire and retain top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You'll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible.

We're seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners and businesses to do and be their best.

In this position...

• You will align HR functions with strategic business objectives, working closely with Site Leadership and central HR teams to deliver advanced HR solutions that enhance the employee experience and drive business success.
• You will work closely with Operations Leaders and union leadership to drive transformational and strategic initiatives, ensuring our workforce is empowered and equipped to achieve our goals.
• This role is required to be on-site in a distribution setting, and to possess strong communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.

ResponsibilitiesEmployee Relations and Business Partnership

• Business Acumen: Builds strong relationships and develops a deep understanding of operations to make informed decisions, provides valuable consulting to leadership, and offers strategic guidance on HR matters that drive sustainable cultural change and supports the achievement of business objectives.
• Tracks People metrics, collaborating with the HR Manager and Operations Leadership to identify and address gaps.
• Talent Management: Assists customer group with the execution of talent management responsibilities, including performance management, talent development, succession planning, PDC activities, compensation planning, recruitment and other personnel actions.
• Employee Relations: Collaborates closely with Operations Leadership and union representatives to ensure correct implementation and accurate interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement, addressing inquiries, grievances and other union-related issues for consistent application.
• Union Relations: Assists in resolving union issues such as conflicts, disputes and disciplinary matters, ensuring fairness and consistency in a timely manner.
• Investigations: Conducts investigations within their assigned customer group, ensuring that all disciplinary issues, grievances and arbitration matters are handled in a timely and effective manner.
• Payroll, Time and Attendance: Supports payroll and attendance tracking processes, including attendance hearings, issuing 10-day quit letters, updating system codes, vacation usage and running necessary reports.
• Manpower Administration: Assists with the talent management process for hourly employees within their customer group, including TFT/TPT placement and tracking, support skill trades hiring/apprenticeship program administration, outside contracting, internal and external hourly hiring processes, reskilling, transferring, retirement separation packages, tracking and processing.
• Employee Engagement: Fosters a positive and inclusive hourly and salary employee experience through proactive initiatives based on feedback from employee opinion surveys, suggestions and open-door policies and DEI initiatives.
• Lean Methodology: Apply lean methodologies and tools with progressive HR practices to guide decision-making, problem-solving, root cause analysis and drive operations to best-in-class levels.
• Employee Communication: Partners with local communications staff to implement and execute relevant communications to foster an informed employee population and 2-way communication across all shifts.
• Compliance: Ensures compliance with employment laws, regulations and company policies.

QualificationsYou'll have...

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.
• Minimum 3 years of work experience with a Master's degree or 5 years of work experience with a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Employee Relations or a related field.
• Involves occasional (defined as one-third or less of the time) lifting of no more than 10 pounds at a time.

Even better, you may have...

• Master's Degree (preferred) in Human Resources, Organizational Development or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.
• Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) (Preferred)
• Certified Labor Relations Professional (CLRP) (Preferred)
• Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM - CP) (Preferred)

We offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above?

No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more.
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments and more.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.