Job Description

Position Purpose:

• Oversee all aspects of the Human Resources function at the Mitchell, South Dakota manufacturing facility.

Essential Functions:

• Manage human resource activities including work rules, safety programs, attendance, and discipline. Establish and promote a participative environment and pro-active union avoidance program. Seek ways to expand communications and associate involvement. Manage employee relations issues.
• Participate as a member of the plant management team to establish operating goals and implementation plans.
• Recruit and/or coordinate recruiting for all hourly and salaried positions. Maintain division policies for selecting quality candidates capable of growth within the division and corporation. Provide orientation to new associates, both hourly and salaried.
• Implement training and development to support individual and business goals, such as quality, safety, productivity, and customer service.
• Administer performance appraisal system and execute organizational development systems in coordination with divisional staff. Administer fringe and benefit programs for hourly and salaried associates. Administer corporate and divisional policies and procedures and meet statutory requirements. Develop and maintain ISO procedures for HR as required. Keep appropriate files and records, including payroll and attendance. Coordinate the plant’s safety, workers’ compensation, and loss control activities.

Education and Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline is required; graduate level degree is a plus.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years’ professional experience, 3 or more years managing a complete HR function in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience in fostering a non-union and participative workplace.
• Significant involvement recruiting and selection of a quality hourly and salaried workforce.
• Experience managing and executing a formal training and development program.
• Experience in developing and implementing health, safety, and workers’ compensation programs.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions:

• This job operates in a manufacturing environment. The employee is frequently exposed to industrial noise. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Behavioral Traits:

• Attention to Detail - Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks
• Tact - Diplomatically handles challenging or tense interpersonal situations.
• Teamwork - Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.

*This is not a comprehensive list of duties. Duties may change without notice in management’s sole discretion. Hendrickson is an at-will employer, each employee is free to resign at any time, just as Hendrickson is free to terminate employment at any time without cause or notice.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.