Director, Human Resources

at Dexter Magnetic Technologies in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Dexter Magnetic Technologies supplies specialized magnetic solutions and components to demanding applications in the medical, aerospace, defense, semiconductor manufacturing, oil and gas, and industrial end markets.  Dexter’s engineers solve complex customer problems with innovative solutions, winning business based on quality, customer support, and application engineering expertise.

For more information on Dexter Magnetic Technologies, please visit: https://www.dextermag.com/.

Basic Purpose and Objective of the Position:

The Director, Human Resources plays an integral role in the organization by providing full range HR support to our manufacturing facility in Elk Grove Village, IL. In this role, you will be a true business partner in a growing company.  The work this role will perform will directly impact attracting top talent to the business, retaining top talent, and developing top talent.

This role offers an exciting opportunity for a self-starter to work in a dynamic environment and shape the future growth of the company. We offer an inspiring career development opportunity where every day you can see the impact you’re making on the organization. 

Major Responsibilities: reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Develop and implement HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy.
• Partner with the leadership team to understand and execute the organizations headcount strategy for current and future business needs.
• Support the talent acquisition process, including recruitment, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and ongoing development of qualified applicants. Collaborate with hiring managers and department heads to understand skills and competencies required for job openings. Assist hiring managers with the effective use of selection criteria and onboarding tools.
• Develop and manage organizational programs relative to team member development, retention, performance management, onboarding, career development, and succession planning, to ensure a talent pipeline that will successfully enable current strategies and future growth.
• Support current and future business needs through employee development, engagement, and motivation. Build a culture that empowers all employees to bring their true and most productive selves to work. Embed diversity and inclusion in all people practices.
• Provide support and guidance to leadership and other staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive employee questions and issues arise, such as reasonable accommodations, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminations.
• Nurture a positive working environment, ensuring we are retaining and engaging our employees.
• Identify, advocate for, and implement best practices across all areas of the business; simplify or reduce nonvalue-added processes.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; review policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Lead a team of HR professionals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Salary Range $165,000-$175,000 plus bonus

Qualifications:

 Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, or related field
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in Human Resources experience in a Generalist capacity, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• PHR/SPHR Certification or SHRM certification, preferred.

Successful Essential Skills

• Proven track of success in overall HR practices or generalist background
• Communication –Must be able to interact and effectively communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization. Keep others well-informed, listen carefully to input and feedback.
• Maintain utmost confidentiality in handling sensitive company and employee information.
• Conflict resolution – Can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise. 
• HR Expertise – always learning about the profession of HR and continuously keeping abreast of new trends, laws, and requirements.
• High level of business acumen: Understands policies, practices, technology, trends, and information and how those affect the business.
• Data accuracy – does work that is error free the first time.  Verifies the work of others when data concerns employment actions.
• Relationship management – Can build strong relationships with employees and business leaders.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and uses rigorous logic and methods to solve problems producing effective solutions to problem statements.
• Excellent time management skills, concentrating effort on priorities and overall planning. Ability to initiate and complete multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong computer skills: i.e., HCM (UltiPro), Power Point, Excel, and Technical researching.  Proficient in Microsoft Suite, and knowledge of payroll, and HRIS system

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)