District Human Resources Manager- North Bergen
Company: Penske Truck Leasing
Location: North Bergen
Posted on: October 6, 2024
Job Description:
**District Human Resources Manager**
This role supports district field teams and collaborates with
leadership to execute and implement human capital strategy,
fostering a culture of engagement and driving workforce
development.
We are seeking a dedicated individual with HR functional experience
and skills, including managing associate performance, leading
difficult discussions, and developing associates.
The District Human Resources Manager is a valued member of the
Human Resources and Field Operations teams, reporting directly to
the District Manager, with a dotted line to the Area Human
Resources Manager.
This position will be an important member of the District
Leadership team, supporting a district comprised of multiple
locations across a geography that includes several key cities.
In this role, you will collaborate with the District Leadership
team to foster a culture of engagement, where all associates feel
supported to do their best work and enjoy a sense of pride and
commitment.
You will implement HR practices and processes that align with
organizational initiatives across a defined District, mitigating
risk and ensuring compliance.
This position will be located at the Penske Facility in North
Bergen, NJ.
This position will report to the Area Human Resources Manager and
is an Individual Contributor.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Administer and facilitate the District's New Associate
Experience onboarding program.
- Lead, coach, and support the onboarding Ambassadors throughout
the district.
- Support and train managers to ensure the new associates are
provided the appropriate support during their onboarding
experience.
- Identify trends and areas for improvement with information
gained from the onboarding program, exit interviews, associate
feedback, etc.
- Identify and propose solutions to address local retention
challenges in collaboration with your Area Human Resources Manager
and District Manager.
- Guide District team development through coaching leaders in
people management, process, and functional associate
development.
- Coach supervisors and managers on the creation and follow
through of impactful development plans and discussions for their
associates.
- Monitor development plans to ensure progress and escalate to
District Manager if course correction is needed.
- Prepare documents and reports for district-level succession
planning and quarterly talent review discussions.
- Execute on the Area training plan.
- Partner with location leaders to ensure associates receive and
complete functional training.
- Deliver new supervisor/manager onboarding to role
training.
- Facilitate just-in-time training and coaching of leaders during
mid-year check-ins, annual performance reviews, and merit
process.
- Ensure technical training occurs consistently across the
workforce.
- Collaborate with all departments to identify and propose
appropriate staffing levels based on analysis of growth trends, and
workforce planning tools.
- Provides staffing support to leadership by collaborating on
recruiting efforts, including building local technical school,
University & College partnerships.
- Create a connection between the field recruiters and the
District Manager to create and plan a recruiting strategy and
prioritize efforts.
- Proactively build relationships at locations that help support
a positive culture and engaging environment.
- Develop and sustain a workplace that mirrors our Employee Value
Proposition through the following:
- Advise associates and management on the interpretation of human
resources policies, programs, procedures, and collective bargaining
agreements.
- Participate in investigations of associates concerns, prepare
summaries, and collaborate with Area HR Manager on
recommendations.
- Support Area HR Managers in partnering with Labor Relations,
conducting location risk assessments, and reinforcing the goals of
Positive Associate Relations training.
- Remain aware of employment laws applicable to locations,
including but not limited to state and local paid sick leave
laws.
- Effectively communicate and follow up to maintain required
legal compliance through regular analysis and ensure consistent
practices are followed according to Penske policies.
- Focus on compensation parity, wage-hour, I-9 and Associate
Handbook acknowledgment compliance.
- Ensures all company and legally mandated training obligations
are met including Harassment Prevention, Reasonable Suspicion and
Workplace Violence.
- Escalate compensation issues to the Area HR Manager and work
with centralized compensation to enact plans to address.
- Partner with specialized, dedicated corporate resources for
issues such as diversity & inclusion, leave of absence,
accommodations, benefits, unemployment, workers compensation, and
safety.
- Leads the integration, execution and follow-up needed to
successfully assimilate new associates into our culture.
- Provide ongoing support of the integration process with
consistent onsite meetings, onboarding, staffing, training,
etc.
**Job Qualifications:**
- At least 3 years of experience in a Human Resources role
(generalist, specialist, recruiting) required, or relevant field
operations experience will be considered for internal candidates
with at least 3 years of demonstrated success with Penske.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- SHRM or HRCI Certification(s) preferred (i.e., PHR,
SHRM-CP).
- Some knowledge of employment law and regulatory compliance
issues preferred (additional knowledge may be required in certain
states, such as CA, MA, WA, OR etc.).
- Demonstrated presentation skills, including strong oral and
writing capabilities; ability to clearly communicate compelling
messages.
- Ability to collect, compile, and analyze information and
data.
- Establish and maintain working relationships.
- Must possess a high-level of honesty, integrity, and
ethics.
- Skilled operation of variety of computer software programs,
including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and have a basic
understanding of enterprise wide HRIS systems.
- Valid Driver's License and willingness to travel as
necessary.
- Ability to travel 30-50% within home district which could
include overnight travel based on need.
- Ability to work the required schedule, work at the specific
location required.
**How Penske takes care of you:**
- This role is supported by a robust onboarding plan and strong
role development plan to help you advance your HR skills including
the obtainment of your SHRM-CP/HRCI-PHR certification within 12
months of accepting the position.
- This position offers competitive salary, including bonus
eligibility, strong benefits and retirement programs and a company
service vehicle.
**Physical Requirements:**
- The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally
and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information;
and remember and understand certain instructions or
guidelines.
- While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be
required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently
required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with
hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift
and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and
the ability to adjust focus.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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