Ford Motor Company
Manufacturing HRBP
Kansas City, Wyandotte County · Mid
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About the role
- Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
- This position requires strong business acumen, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and an unwavering commitment to ethical practice and continuous improvement.
- Play a pivotal role in collective bargaining, negotiating innovative and mutually beneficial agreements that advance long-term business objectives and enhance labor-management relations within our highly dynamic unionized landscape.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Business Partnership & Business Acumen: Serve as a trusted advisor to plant leadership, translating business strategy into impactful HR initiatives that optimize organizational effectiveness and elevate the employee experience.
- Talent Management & Workforce Transformation: Design and execute advanced talent management strategies, encompassing performance optimization, leadership development, robust succession planning, strategic compensation, and integrated talent acquisition.
- Proactively analyze future workforce needs and capabilities, implementing innovative hourly talent programs (e.g., apprenticeship pathways, reskilling initiatives, strategic placements) that build a high-performing, engaged, and resilient workforce pipeline essential for future growth and our organizational transformation.
- Lead complex change management initiatives across diverse stakeholder groups, effectively shifting organizational mindsets and mitigating risks to successfully achieve critical business objectives during our ongoing lean and organizational transformation.
- External Relations & Community Stewardship: Orchestrate strategic interactions with local governmental agencies and lead impactful charitable initiatives, significantly strengthening the plant's community engagement and enhancing its positive external brand reputation.
- Strategic Labor and Positive Employee Relations & Negotiation: Lead strategic engagement with labor unions and employee representatives, fostering a proactive and high-trust partnership essential for operational stability and continuous improvement.
- This strategic leadership directly contributes to stable labor environments, supports sustainable business growth, and ensures employee well-being.
- Collaborate proactively with operational leaders and union representatives to drive consistent and ethical implementation of contractual terms, proactively resolving inquiries and ensuring fair application.
- Strategic Risk Mitigation: Lead comprehensive HR compliance and risk management, proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating legal, reputational, and operational exposures across all employment laws and company policies.
- This strategic oversight builds a robust compliance framework, safeguards organizational integrity, and protects our brand reputation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, Organizational Development, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience required.
- Minimum 2-4 years of relevant HR and labor work experience with a bachelor's degree, preferably in a manufacturing setting.
- Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
Skills
- Strategic Partnership
- Data Storytelling
- Talent Management
- Employee Lifecycle Expertise
- Business and Operational Acumen
- Positive Employee and Labor Relations
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Ethical practice
- Labor Relations and Negotiation
- Contractual Compliance and Interpretation
- Grievance Management
Benefits
- New Hire Benefits
- Conduct incisive and impartial investigations into sensitive union-related matters, applying advanced conflict resolution and critical thinking to mitigate risk, uphold equity, and safeguard organizational interests.
- Employee Lifecycle Expertise: Optimize critical HR operational processes, including payroll, attendance management, and vacation tracking, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and seamless efficiency.
- Administer complex leave of absence programs (FMLA, WC, ADA), leveraging HRIS systems for meticulous tracking and compliance, ensuring comprehensive employee support and adherence to regulatory requirements.
- As part of our Human Resources team, you'll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision.
- application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
Company info
- Description We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future.
- At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves.
- We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future.
Equal opportunity
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.
- In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online
Visa & Work Authorization
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
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