Employee Relations Manager jobs in Rhode Island

Employee Relations Manager designs, plans, and implements a company's employee relations programs, policies, and procedures. Maintains good communication and positive relationships with employees to promote employee satisfaction. Being an Employee Relations Manager guides department managers and employees throughout the performance management and goal setting process. Identifies and analyzes issues with employee relations infractions. Additionally, Employee Relations Manager provides recommendations for resolutions. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a head of a unit/department. The Employee Relations Manager manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. Extensive knowledge of department processes. To be an Employee Relations Manager typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1 to 3 years supervisory experience may be required. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Employee Relations Specialist
  • Taco Family of Companies
  • Cranston, RI FULL_TIME
  • As a family-owned and operated company, we feel a special obligation to the employees who comprise our Taco family. We are committed to offering employees access to the tools necessary to live long and productive lives. We strive to instill in all of our employees:

    • A positive mental attitude that helps us to be a leader in the industry
    • A commitment to building strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization
    • A desire to learn, grow, and contribute to moving our strategy forward
    • A need to create and to innovate

    Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

    Shift: 1st Shift

    Work Status: Onsite

    Position Summary

    The Employee Relations Specialist serves as a focal point for communication to and from employees related to new policies, change initiatives, morale, and other areas related to work experience. Builds a rapport with employees, assists, educates, makes them feel comfortable, and updates them on issues pertinent to them. To be successful, the person in this role must have an objective approach to all topics and exercise High-level confidentiality.

    This is an onsite position working with a large volume of manufacturing employees as well as office staff. This role is predominantly working with people on the plant floor in Cranston and/or Fall River facilities.

    Measures of success:

    • Employee interface metrics improved
    • Timely comprehensive reporting on feedback and outcomes
    • Accurate insights into employee perspective

    Responsibilities

    Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

    Employee Relations

    • Establishes a point of contact for employee feedback, a resource for answers to questions, and a sounding board for concerns; seeks insight into employee reactions to new policies, initiatives, etc.
    • Confers with employees and provides guidance and/or consultation making sure they are using tools and resources available
    • Meets with employees individually and in groups to gather information on employees' feelings about factors that affect morale, motivation, and efficiency as well as employee attitudes toward the work environment and supervision
    • Acts as liaison with other team HR members such as payroll and benefits; researches employee concerns and provides timely and accurate feedback to employees
    • Investigates employee complaints related to fair and equitable treatment in the workplace; advises supervisors and managers on actions to take; escalates complex issues to HR leaders
    • Promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives
    • Gathers feedback from employees to share with management; relays aggregated employee concerns and suggestions to management
    • Communicates new policies and practices; defines the company and governmental rules, regulations, and procedures, and the need for compliance with employees
    • Guides people through reasons for changes and adaptation skills
    • Prepares communication and reports on feedback and outcomes; utilizes systems to compile, store, or retrieve employee-related information
    • Identifies trends and opportunities to positively impact employee experience; conducts and summarizes exit interview feedback
    • Assists employees with completing employment-related documents or data entry; explains company processes

    Qualifications

    Required:

    • Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Communications, Training, or significant related experience in lieu of degree
    • Certification in Employee Relations, Diversity & Inclusion, or related area of study a plus
    • 3 years of experience partnering with management-employee relations issues and focusing on the in-person interface
    • Proficient in MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint
    • Proven conflict resolutions skills
    • Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills
    • Able to communicate effectively across diverse levels of employees
    • Ability to build trusted relationships essential for success
    • Exceptional emotional intelligence required
    • Able to balance employee voice with management and business requirements
    • Must be able to flex schedule to engage with employees on all shifts
    • Travel between facilities is likely

    Preferred:

    • Bilingual (Spanish or Portuguese)

    Work Environment:

    This position works primarily in an office environment using computers and technology. Verbal and auditory capabilities are required.

    Onsite – This position reports into the site every day.

    Daily exposure in production plant where large equipment and noise are prevalent. Safety gear is required in these areas.

    Management:

    This position has no direct reports.

    Benefits

    With nearly 1,000 people working at Taco worldwide, each with their own story, you will discover a sense of community and diverse, intelligent colleagues who help us innovate, create and explore.

    Taco employees benefit from a company that:

    • Provides competitive salaries and benefits
    • Offers tuition reimbursement, career development, and on-site training programs in our learning center
    • Believes in sharing profits with its employees
    • Is mindful about family, health and well-being
    • Fosters conditions that allow people and communities to reach their full potential
    • Embraces and celebrates diversity

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Director, Labor and Employee Relations
  • University of Rhode Island
  • Kingston, RI FULL_TIME
  • Position Information Posting Number SF01650 Job Title Director, Labor and Employee Relations Position Number 109785 FTE 1.00 FLSA Exempt Position Type Professional Staff Union Non-Union Non-Classified...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Employee Relations Representative- 2nd shift
  • General Dynamics Electric Boat
  • North, RI FULL_TIME
  • Overview The HR Business Partner acts as a strategic partner to operations by embedding HR strategy into day-to-day work and providing professional HR guidance and support to relevant internal client ...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Executive Director - Labor Relations and Employee Services (FT)
  • Providence Public Schools
  • Providence, RI FULL_TIME
  • Executive Director of Labor Relations and Employee ServicesIF INTERESTED PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY ON OUR SITE AT THIS LINK: https://tinyurl.com/s4sm2hy5JOB DESCRIPTION:Reporting to the Chief Talent Offic...
  • 21 Days Ago

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Executive Director - Labor Relations and Employee Services
  • Providence Public Schools
  • Providence, RI FULL_TIME
  • Executive Director of Labor Relations and Employee ServicesIF INTERESTED PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY ON OUR SITE AT THIS LINK: https://tinyurl.com/s4sm2hy5JOB DESCRIPTION:Reporting to the Chief Talent Offic...
  • 4 Days Ago

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Labor Relations Manager - Remote
  • UNFI
  • Providence, RI FULL_TIME
  • Fully remote role with 50% travel throughout the USA, except California and Washington Looking for someone who lives in the Central or East Regions of the USA Purpose: This Labor Relations Manager wil...
  • 1 Day Ago

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Income Estimation for Employee Relations Manager jobs
$121,926 to $163,423

Employee Relations Manager in Hartford, CT
Employee Relations Manager Anaplan is looking for a dynamic Employee Relations Manager to join our fast growing HR team.
February 06, 2020
Facilitates positive employee relations and development training across the organization.
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Employee Relations Manager in Reading, PA
Employee relations managers and human resources managers often work together when creating benefits packages.
February 17, 2020
Employee Relations Manager in Little Rock, AR
Employee relations managers typically work full time during normal business hours and report to the head of the human resource department.
November 28, 2019