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Fresh Express · 1 day ago

Employee Relations Specialist

Streamwood, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Fresh Express is seeking an Employee Relations Specialist to support their Employee Relations and training processes. The role involves managing investigations, employee complaints, and ensuring compliance with laws and company policies while conducting training and analysis of employee relations trends.

Food and Beverage

Hiring Manager

Kay E.

Responsibilities

Assist in the Employee Relations process which includes investigations, employee complaints, helpline calls, grievances, maintaining the employee relations log and uploading corrective actions into Workday

Submit weekly ER log update to HR Business Partners

Ensure compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws, including Company policies, and Collective Bargaining Agreements

Respond to Illinois Dept. of Employment Security unemployment claims; represent company during hearings, etc

Maintains a log of Illinois Dept. of Employment Security unemployment claims and provides monthly updates to HR Manager

Conduct 30-day New Hire review for non-graded associates, reports findings to applicable department managers, follows-up to ensure corrective actions are taken as necessary

Responsible for conducting annual trainings for existing employees on Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct, Harassment etc. Ensures 100% of completion through signed acknowledgements

Maintains training binders and ensures an audit ready status on the annual required trainings

Conducts monthly analysis of ER trends discusses findings with leadership team and implements recommendations to address identified areas of opportunity

Supports employee relations activities (events and communications) based on annual calendar of events

Maintains strong communication with all levels of the organization

Maintains employee relations filing system, log ER issues, and upload Corrective Action Forms in Workday

Audit training programs to ensure compliance and monitor the re-training process as needed

Maintain all documentation related to training to ensure it meets FSSC 22000 requirements

Ensure training is completed on an annual basis and that Departmental SOP training, as required by the department matrix, occurs annually

Internal FSSC 22000 "document control representative" for HR and Safety

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Employee RelationsLabor RelationsWorkdayHRISManufacturing experiencePHR CertificationBilingual SpanishMS OfficeMulti-tasking skillsCultural awarenessAS400KronosCeridianInterpersonal skillsDetail-orientedOrganization skillsInitiative

Required