HR Specialist- Employee Engagement, Learning and Development - Tucson, United States - R. E. Darling Co., Inc.

Description

This position will require access to ITAR and/or EAR controlled technical data, technology or source code, and requires that all individuals in this role be authorized to access such information

General Description:

The Human Resource Specialist - Employee Engagement, Learning and Development works under the general supervision of the Human Resource Manager. The Human Resource Specialist - Employee Engagement, Learning and Development is responsible for operational management of the organizations employee engagement, learning and developments activities. This position plans, organizes and directs engagement and learning activities to meet organization goals and objectives and requires a strong knowledge of related practices, exceptional communication and organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to maintain confidentiality. The Human Resource Specialist - Employee Engagement, Learning and Development contributes to the development of the department and must be capable of recognizing, initiating and leading improvement activities related to the areas of assignment.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead engagement and retention initiatives that reinforce the organizations culture
• Develop and manage the successful creation and execution of company-wide engagement events
• Identify key engagement drivers and develop the supporting internal communication plan to inform, inspire, and involve employees at all levels of the organization
• Oversee the deployment of engagement tools to assess employee engagement, assist with the analysis of results, and provide actionable insight from the data gathered. Train management in the assessment of results and action planning to improve the employee experience, analyze data for reporting to management on engagement activity effectiveness
• Partner with senior leadership to understand performance challenges, identify employee concerns and discuss opportunities to improve overall employee satisfaction
• Oversee the rewards and recognition programs based on current business needs, regularly evaluate the success of the program(s) and implement improvements to the program(s) as necessary to achieve desired organizational results
• Organize town hall meetings and agendas, provide training and guidance on successful town hall meeting facilitation, providing meeting support as necessary
• Provide advice, consultative support and implement solutions to address skill gaps
• Design or redesign instructional learning programs to ensure that they adhere to adult learning teaching principles/theory, instructional design theory and related strategies
• Guide the organizations learning and development system; analyze training needs and identify training gaps, provide expertise in the design and develop training initiatives to close skill gaps, implement training initiatives and evaluate results, improving initiatives as necessary to achieve organizational results
• Partner with management in the development and implementation of individual development plans
• Manage the new employee on-boarding process to maximize the new employee learning experience and acclimation to organization culture.
• Define and evaluate data-driven metrics and goals related to employee engagement, learning and development programs and employee retention
• Manage the employee engagement, learning and development budgets
• Partner with IT on system updates needed to maximize system effectiveness and efficiency
• Develop and maintain process documentation for all employee engagement, learning and development activities
• Collaborate with other human resource staff to provide input and develop strategies to enhance programs to attract qualified candidates and support retention
• Assist with other duties related to the Human Resource Department

Supervision Given and Received:

This position works under minimal supervision. Assignments are received in the form of results expected, due dates and general procedures to follow. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED and two years of Human Resource related experience required
• Associate degree in a related field and/or PHR preferred
• Preferred three years of experience in the following areas:

Employee engagement, learning and development

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Power Point, Excel and Word

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR c)