Sr. Manager, Employee Relations

The Coca-Cola Company - Draper, UT

Full-time - Manager

Draper, UT

5,001-10,000 employees

Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing

About the position

As a Senior Manager, Employee Relations at Swire Coca-Cola, you will lead a dedicated team of Employee Relations and Leave and Accommodation professionals. Your primary responsibility will be to partner with organizational leaders to implement corrective actions, conduct internal investigations, and ensure adherence to company policies. You will play a crucial role in fostering a fair and equitable workplace by advocating for the company's Employee Relations philosophy. This position requires collaboration with various departments, including HR Business Partners, Labor Relations, Field Support, Safety, and Risk, to ensure a cohesive approach to employee relations. In this role, you will mentor and develop your team, ensuring they adhere to best practices in employee relations. You will design and implement consistent corrective action processes that promote fairness and communication while identifying opportunities for employee performance improvement. Your expertise in leave and accommodation best practices will be essential as you create and implement processes that support these initiatives. You will also serve as the escalation point for complex corrective actions, investigations, and leave and accommodation issues, ensuring that all internal investigations are conducted fairly and consistently. Additionally, you will be responsible for creating and supporting the Employee Relations case management system, analyzing data to identify trends and opportunities for leadership development. Training efforts driven by the Employee Relations team will also fall under your purview, focusing on performance management processes and compliance training related to harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. You will work closely with the Legal team to continually update and improve company policies and procedures, and partner with Safety and Risk teams to enhance processes that impact Employee Relations.

Responsibilities

• Advocates for and supports the Company's Employee Relations philosophy, ensuring the fair and equitable treatment of all employees
• Leads a talented team of ER and Leave and Accommodations professionals by serving as a mentor and teacher, to ensure development of capabilities and adherence to best practices
• Designs and drives consistent corrective action processes that foster fairness, communication, and identifies opportunities for an employee's performance improvement
• Provides expertise regarding leave and accommodation best practices, as well as creates and implements best practices to support the leave and accommodation interactive processes
• Serves as the escalation point for highly complex corrective actions, investigations, and leave and accommodation issues
• Ensures Employee Relations Partners conduct fair and consistent internal investigations, as well as serves as a coach and advisor to difficult investigations
• Conducts highly complex and sensitive internal investigations, when needed
• Creates and supports the Employee Relations case management system including analysis of data to identify trends and opportunities to develop our leaders
• Supports, as well as conducts, training efforts driven by the Employee Relations team that are focused on helping our leaders through the performance management process, as well as compliance trainings such as harassment, discrimination, and retaliation
• Works closely with Legal to continually update and improve company policies and procedures
• Partners with our Safety and Risk teams, as well as other non-HR teams, to improve processes that touch Employee Relations
• Collaborates with other HR leaders to improve ER processes and support other efforts that may impact employee relations

Requirements

• Proven experience in employee relations, HR management, or a related field
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations
• Experience in conducting internal investigations and managing complex employee relations issues
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to mentor and develop a team
• Strong analytical skills to assess data and identify trends
• Experience in designing and implementing training programs

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a large corporate environment
• Knowledge of labor relations
• Certification in HR or Employee Relations

Benefits

• Health coverage (3 medical options, dental and vision)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Health Savings Accounts with company match
• FREE virtual primary care, acute care, and physical therapy
• FREE Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid leave (vacation, holidays, sick time, bereavement, jury duty, maternity/parental, disability leave, and volunteer time)
• Discounted and free product
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities for career advancement