Job Description

Role Purspose: 

Supports Plant HR team to ensure that the Durham plant has the right number and type of talent to execute plant strategy and achieve desired business results. Ensures plant establishes and maintains a positive work environment and operates as “One Corning” in support of Corning’s values. Assists in successful implementation of global HR business processes within the plant. Ensures plant compliance with HR-related legal and regulatory guidelines.

Description of Work: 

•    Effectively deploys hiring process for hourly workers and temporary employees. 
•    Educates plant leadership on local and state employment law to ensure compliance with applicable personnel management laws. 
•    Manages and mitigates employee grievances by ensuring supervisors and leadership are creating an open forum for discussion and resolution of plant issues. 
•    Coaches and counsels plant management in development and demonstration of leadership and management practices required to establish and maintain a positive work environment. 
•    Resolves employee relations issues in a fair and consistent manner that protects the needs of the plant to operate in an effective and efficient manner. 
•    Educates plant employees on shared service and third party vendor capabilities to increase use and benefits of these services. 
•    Takes ownership for specific HR initiatives that support the effective operations of the organization by developing and/or delivering HR programs (e.g., attendance tracking, training, communications). 
•    Tracks and documents employment issues and requests (e.g., FMLA, workers compensation) as required for procedural and legislative purposes. 
•    Identifies employee value proposition issues affecting turnover and works with Plant HR Manager to identify actions for improvement. 
•    Establishes and maintains a presence on the plant floor to keep a read on the pulse of the organization. 
•    Implements appropriate risk management policies and procedures to ensure plant compliance with safety requirements and local, state, and federal employment laws.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

•    Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business, or Organization Development, labor relations or equivalent. 
•    Minimum of 3 years of HR experience (generalist/specialist). 

Skills/Experience:

•    Successful track record of performance in Plant HR Specialist or Center of Excellence (COE) role. 
•    Successful track record in the deployment of global HR business processes or programs. 
•    Knowledge of employment laws and policies. 
•    Must be action oriented, make informed decisions, be self-motivated, capable of influencing without authority. 

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