Senior Specialist, Employee Relations - Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, MI
About the Job
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. 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...
As Employee Relations Senior Specialist, you will have a key role in helping to ensure a healthy work environment. The demands of this role are dynamic and require an individual who has a positive mindset and thrives on tackling challenging tasks. The individual must be a self-starter, resilient and able to work in a fast-paced environment and have prior experience with investigating workplace concerns and complaints and policy administration. In addition to having an employee relations background, the role will also support on impactful enterprise projects related to employee relations products, policy, and processes. This includes project management and change management skills, stakeholder engagement, and reviewing existing policies and processes with a mindset for improving the employee experience.
This role will be based in Michigan and located at World Headquarters, with occasional travel to Ford facilities inside and outside of Michigan as required.
What you’ll do…
This role reports to the Manager, Employee Relations, and will be responsible for the following:
+ Provide high quality employee relations support that includes, supporting on disciplinary actions, and investigating and advising on complex HR matters ranging from employee concerns, complaints, and disputes to resolution, including drafting interview notes and reports.
+ Using the case management system to manage and track cases from intake to resolution.
+ Interpreting and administering salaried employee policies and practices.
+ Assuring the quality of assigned employee relations programs and processes.
+ Strong collaboration skills cross functionally to further the goals of the Company and Employee Relations team.
+ Support process improvements and efficiencies to drive high quality employee relations.
+ Support the proactive use of data and metrics to inform improvements to policy, process, and training to educate employees.
+ Acting with the highest integrity.
+ Other duties as assigned.
You'll have...
+ Bachelor’s degree.
+ 3+ experience conducting investigations.
+ Passion for the employee and ability to empathize with their needs.
+ A collaborative and empathetic approach to solving problems with teams across Ford.
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
+ Resiliency, creative thinking, and strong problem-solving skills.
Even better, you may have...
+ Master’s degree in HR, Business, Law or other related subject areas
+ Employee relations and investigations experience at a global company.
+ Familiarity with Title VII, ADEA, ADA, and related U.S. employment laws.
+ Proven ability to deliver high-quality support while handling multiple priorities and working across multiple cross-functional partners.
+ Strong business acumen and curiosity.
+ Demonstrates a growth mindset.
+ Aptitude for critical thinking.
+ Self-starter, capable of communicating across skill teams, regions, and at all levels.
+ Strong coaching and facilitation skills.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, 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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
+ Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
+ Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
New Hire Benefits (https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2024-benefits-and-comp-GSR-sal-plan-1.pdf)
This position is a salary grade 8.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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 application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
#LI-Hybrid
Requisition ID : 32221
In this position...
As Employee Relations Senior Specialist, you will have a key role in helping to ensure a healthy work environment. The demands of this role are dynamic and require an individual who has a positive mindset and thrives on tackling challenging tasks. The individual must be a self-starter, resilient and able to work in a fast-paced environment and have prior experience with investigating workplace concerns and complaints and policy administration. In addition to having an employee relations background, the role will also support on impactful enterprise projects related to employee relations products, policy, and processes. This includes project management and change management skills, stakeholder engagement, and reviewing existing policies and processes with a mindset for improving the employee experience.
This role will be based in Michigan and located at World Headquarters, with occasional travel to Ford facilities inside and outside of Michigan as required.
What you’ll do…
This role reports to the Manager, Employee Relations, and will be responsible for the following:
+ Provide high quality employee relations support that includes, supporting on disciplinary actions, and investigating and advising on complex HR matters ranging from employee concerns, complaints, and disputes to resolution, including drafting interview notes and reports.
+ Using the case management system to manage and track cases from intake to resolution.
+ Interpreting and administering salaried employee policies and practices.
+ Assuring the quality of assigned employee relations programs and processes.
+ Strong collaboration skills cross functionally to further the goals of the Company and Employee Relations team.
+ Support process improvements and efficiencies to drive high quality employee relations.
+ Support the proactive use of data and metrics to inform improvements to policy, process, and training to educate employees.
+ Acting with the highest integrity.
+ Other duties as assigned.
You'll have...
+ Bachelor’s degree.
+ 3+ experience conducting investigations.
+ Passion for the employee and ability to empathize with their needs.
+ A collaborative and empathetic approach to solving problems with teams across Ford.
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
+ Resiliency, creative thinking, and strong problem-solving skills.
Even better, you may have...
+ Master’s degree in HR, Business, Law or other related subject areas
+ Employee relations and investigations experience at a global company.
+ Familiarity with Title VII, ADEA, ADA, and related U.S. employment laws.
+ Proven ability to deliver high-quality support while handling multiple priorities and working across multiple cross-functional partners.
+ Strong business acumen and curiosity.
+ Demonstrates a growth mindset.
+ Aptitude for critical thinking.
+ Self-starter, capable of communicating across skill teams, regions, and at all levels.
+ Strong coaching and facilitation skills.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, 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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
+ Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
+ Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
New Hire Benefits (https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2024-benefits-and-comp-GSR-sal-plan-1.pdf)
This position is a salary grade 8.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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 application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
#LI-Hybrid
Requisition ID : 32221
Source : Ford Motor Company