Job Description

About this Position At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

This role is responsible for supporting approximately 300 employees from Leadership Team to Front-Line colleagues; delivers and executes HR processes, solutions and implements strategies to further our objectives. Further this role includes direct support of union & non-union staff and directly leads a team of HR Business partners.

Essential duties and responsibilities include

• Leads, supports and implements change management projects and manages HR related internal and external communication.
• Monitors relevant cultural & HR related KPI's such as turnover, drop off and engagement; work with local & regional teams to implement action plans.
• Collaborates with HR Centers of Excellence to ensure best-in-class delivery of Benefits, Compensation, and Talent Acquisition resources to the plant.
• Is an effective and frequent presence on manufacturing floor, interacting with employees to reinforce Henkel cultural values and address employee concerns.
• Is a Champion of Henkel D&I commitment & steers diversity and integration management.
• Champions Henkel Safety Culture by modeling proper behavior and escalating recognized safety issues.
• Actively uses storytelling using dashboards and visualization tools and uses data to make solid decisions.
• Comfort working in a union environment and able to interpret/administer collective bargaining agreement and provide appropriate guidance to leaders.

What makes you a good fit

Education & Professional Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Psychology, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 5 years professional HR experience.
• Prior experience leading, coaching, and developing HR professionals.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment; must understand the value of HR being on the production floor and prioritize tasks to support.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
• Strong ability to handle complex HR concepts, practices, and procedures in areas such as dispute resolution, performance management, employment law, employee relations, recruiting/ staffing, and communications
• Demonstrated experience leading labor relations activities in a unionized manufacturing environment, including collective bargaining agreement administration, grievance resolution, union-management relations, and providing strategic guidance to plant leadership on labor matters
• Comfort using Ai tools to facilitate problem solving.
• Experience supporting employees in multiple locations is preferred.
• Ability to travel 10% time.

Physical Requirements

• Work around hazardous materials, chemicals, and equipment.
• Frequently sit, view a computer screen, and type on a keyboard for extended periods of times.
• Stand continuously and walk frequently during the shift.
• May rarely lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Tool use including operations requiring dexterity in hands.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision. Corrective lenses are adequate for job requirements.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $124,000.00 and $180,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.