UBE Corporation America Inc. · 10 hours ago
Human Resources Manager
Perth Amboy, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $150K/yr
7+ years expUBE Corporation America Inc. is a leader in advanced urethane and chemical-based solutions. The Human Resources Manager plays a critical role in supporting the people and culture of the organization by providing comprehensive HR leadership across multiple business functions and ensuring compliance with employment and safety regulations.
Chemicals
Responsibilities
Partner with managers and supervisors across multiple locations to drive employee performance and development through coaching on performance evaluations, progressive discipline, and connecting managers with learning resources
Serve as a trusted advisor and visible HR presence on manufacturing floors, providing proactive counsel to supervisors and managers on employee relations matters including conflict resolution, grievances, safety concerns, and disciplinary actions
Responsible for ensuring that all documentation related to employee performance, conflicts, safety, coaching, terminations, etc., meets professional standards and is maintained in a confidential manner
Manager union relationships, grievances, and contract interpretation
Lead the progressive discipline process, ensuring consistent application of company values and fair treatment across all employee relations matters. Coach managers through difficult conversations and performance improvement planning
Partner with Talent Acquisition to conduct behavioral-based interviews for manufacturing and technical positions, ensuring candidate quality and cultural fit while maintaining hiring manager accountability for selection standards
Collaborates with internal/external trainers and managers to ensure timely and ongoing delivery of safety training, technical skills development, cross-training initiatives, and leadership development for supervisors and managers. This includes onboarding programs tailored to manufacturing roles and compliance training requirements. Maintains alignment with the Talent & Development Manager on training initiatives
Partners with the management team to ensure that operator scheduling and shift coverage planning aligns with production capacity
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws including FMLA, ADA, OSHA, and wage-hour regulations. Manage reasonable accommodation requests, leave administration follow-up, workers' compensation cases, and return-to-work processes
Monitor and analyze key HR metrics including turnover by shift/department, absenteeism patterns, overtime trends, time-to-fill for critical roles, and safety incident rates. Provide data-driven recommendations to manufacturing leadership
Actively participate in safety committees, continuous improvement activities, and production meetings, contributing HR insights and identifying opportunities for process improvement and employee engagement
Conduct stays interviews and exit interviews and utilizes this data to recommend improvements/changes to the management team with the focus of engagement and long-term retention. Drive improvements in voluntary and involuntary attrition
Drive engagement and continuous improvement mindset
Assists employees with questions related to policy, time management, payroll, code of conduct and acts as a resource for information
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or Industrial Relations
7+ years of progressive HR experience, including labor relations and multi-site support in a manufacturing environment
Experience working within systems including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook; Proficiency with HRIS platforms including SuccessFactors and UKG Pro
Strong leadership and relationship-building abilities
Excellent negotiation, communication, and conflict-resolution skills
Ability to influence leaders and drive accountability
Strong analytical and decision-making skills
High discretion, emotional intelligence, and professionalism
Company
UBE Corporation America Inc.
UBE Corporation America, Inc. (UCAI) is a US based holding company (100% subsidiary of UBE Corporation).
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase