Labor Relations Specialist

Labor Relations Specialist

Job Description

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Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

The Labor Relations Specialist will provide oversight, direction and counsel in all areas of labor relations including contract administration, employee relations, union partnership, investigations and relationship building.

Neenah Cold Spring Facility aims to have a high performing workforce made up of self-directed highly capable employees who leverage Continuous Improvement principles to drive individual accountability, capability development, flexibility, and agility in a way that provides the optimal workforce driven to meet dynamic business conditions.  In addition, this role ensures that company and site processes and standards are observed and upheld to ensure consistent application of company and mill policies.

Finally, this role provides a full range of employee support services in support of the Global People Organization and the entire Neenah Cold Spring Facility.

Neenah Cold Spring Facility is located in the birthplace of Kimberly-Clark, Neenah, WI, and operates in partnership with the United Steel Workers and has approximately 600 employees.

The position reports directly to the Mill Talent Business Partner Team Leader. The incumbent will work closely with Team and Asset Leaders on day-to-day employee communications, policies, talent and culture elements and Labor Relations matters. This position will function as the key contact within the operations team for all union employees and partner closely with the HR Generalist for other functional areas.

In addition, this position is responsible for proactively educating and leading employees and leaders alike on labor relations matters and other talent and culture elements to continue driving Neenah Cold Spring Facility forward.

In this role, you will:


* Lead in the development and cultivation of Union/Management relationships, including day-to-day relations and management of the formal grievance procedure to insure proper administration of the Labor Agreement and all related laws/regulations.


* Work through talent and labor issues in partnership with the USW union, site GPO team and leadership presenting recommendations for resolution and participate in management committees to ensure effective Union/Management working relationships.


* Maintain employee and contract related records and partner with corporate Labor Relations and Legal department to ensure documentation is retained properly.


* Ensure alignment and compliance with the NCSF/USW Labor...