Employee Relations Specialist Ii - Calabasas, United States - Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.

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Description

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Complete daily employee relations related activities (i.e. Attendance Policy violations, background checks, exit interviews, fitness for duty calls, cash overshort violations and shoplifting prevention violations)
  • Conduct thorough investigations of varying levels of complexities across multiple jurisdictions with mínimal oversight
  • Develop and maintain thorough and highquality case documents for investigations and employee relations work, including, but not limited to investigation notes, summaries, timelines, reports, letters, corrective action documents and warnings
  • Participate in the development and implementation of processes, documents and trainings that help mitigate business risk and proactively support and maintain a positive employment climate
  • Track, log and analyze employee relations related information and data
  • Lead or support internal projects to test and implement or create policies, improve processes and procedures and other employee relations initiatives as needed
  • Partner with Legal, HRBPs, and other functional partners to recommend revisions to programs, policies, and procedures to maintain a fair and respectful workplace
  • Provide employee relations support to Field HR Partners where needed and manage cases in partnership with other areas of the business (Sr. Regional HR Generalist, HRBP, Risk Management, Loss Prevention, Security)
  • Perform other related duties as assigned

Scope

  • Staff supervision and development: No
  • Decision making:
  • Staff supervision and Development
  • No supervision, mentors and trains other team members


  • Decision Making

  • Interprets policy development and resolves problems. Employment decision making on policy violations and complex situations in partnership with Legal and other business partners
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends as necessary to meet the needs of the business
  • Travel: Up to 10%
  • Flex Designation: Anywhere

Requirements:


Education and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in human resources, Communications, Business or related field, or equivalent combination of relevant experience and education preferred.

Years of Experience

  • 2+ years direct experience independently leading workplace investigations or advising on complex employee relations issues required
  • 2+ years' experience in the specialty areas of HR Service Center, Drug Free Workplace, Compliance, Performance Management, ADA/LOA preferred.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish highly preferred
  • Retail or customer service experience preferred

Skills

  • Excellent interpersonal skills, strong emotional intelligence, and ability to build trust, rapport and influence with executives, senior leaders, members of management, and associates
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with personal and protected information
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize work flow
  • Intermediate MS Office skills including Excel, Word and Power Point
  • Strong customer service and problemsolving skills
  • Efficient at communicating both written and verbally, editorial skills to correct, modify, and improve one's own written work products and/or the written work products of others
  • High level of attention to detail and accuracy
  • Skilled at developing and delivering presentations
  • Familiarity with HR systems, such as HRIS, HR Reporting and Case Management software

Physical Requirements

General office environment requiring ability to:

  • Stand, walk, sit for extended periods of time.
  • Speak and listen to others in person and over the phone and video conferencing.
  • Use keyboard and read from computer screen and reports.
  • The ability to lift up to 15 lbs.

Safety

Must be able to perform this job safely in accordance with standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices, without endangering the health or safety of self or others.


About Harbor Freight Tools

  • We're a 45 yearold, $8 billion national tool retailer with the energy, enthusiasm, and growth potential of a startup. We have over 1,500 stores in 48 states across the country and are opening several new locations every week. We offer our customers more than 7,000 tools and accessories, from hand tools and generators to air and power tools, from shop equipment to automotive tools. We provide our customers with the right tool for the right job at the right price, always delivering quality and value.
  • The anticipated salary range for this position is $80,700 $121,000 depending on location, knowledge, skills, education and experience. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits to Associates (and their families) such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, shortterm and longterm disability. Eligible Associates are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan. Associates will accrue paid time off up to 236 hours per year (inclusive of P

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