Answer Engineering Looking for Human Resource Manager at Kalamazoo, Michigan Full Time

Tekna was founded in 1988 in the heart of Southwest Michigan where creative vision and hard work laid the foundation for a business that continues to grow in a rapidly evolving industry. The rigor and attention to detail that comes with designing for the medical industry has awarded us success in supporting both major companies and start-ups from early stage development to commercialization. The same principles apply as we’ve expanded to serve customers in a wide variety of other industries including consumer and industrial goods, electronics, and appliances. Tekna’s project portfolio is incredibly diverse covering medical, life science, consumer and industrial product categories. Tekna is largely client focused offering design consulting, contract manufacturing and original equipment manufacturing services. Tekna’s cross functional teams include Design Engineering, Industrial Design, CAD, Procurement, Production and Quality which offers a friendly and supportive team atmosphere.

Re:Build Manufacturing is a family of industrial businesses combining cutting-edge enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America’s next-generation industrial company. Re:Build leverages deep expertise in operations management and technology to supercharge the performance of its subsidiaries by implementing core technologies across industrial platforms in diversified growth markets. Our goal is to help revitalize the U.S. manufacturing base over the coming decades, creating substantial opportunities for our employees and the communities where we operate.

If you like a fast-paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged with a diverse set of projects, we offer a great deal of variety and empower our staff to take on as much responsibility as they can handle, offering a helping hand and experienced-based coaching and the support of a highly competent team. Our goal is to enable our employees to achieve their fullest potential, and through our association with Re:Build, provide avenues for personal and professional growth.

Who we are looking for

Re:Build Tekna is seeking a Human Resource Manager to deliver day to day services based on the consistent and effective application of policies, procedures, and practices of the HR department. The main responsibility of this position is to assist in every aspect of human resources by responding to all employee inquiries, maintaining HR records, editing HR database information, payroll processing and being actively involved in all employee relation initiatives.

What you’ll get to do

• Serve as the first line of support to employees for human resources administration and day-to-day activities. Respond to general HR inquiries, including but not limited to employment and benefit and leave programs.
• Coordinate and support recruitment with Talent Acquisition team, as needed.
• Coordinate new employee onboarding procedures including new hire orientations.
• Conduct exit interviews and assist in coordination of termination and off-boarding procedures.
• Facilitate performance review process, providing guidance, tools, and training as needed.
• Support managers and employees with performance management processes including coaching, performance development plans and corrective action, advancing complex issues as appropriate.
• Support the development of effective local HR policies, practices, and guidelines.
• Partner with employees and management in communicating and implementing policies, practices, business procedures, and guidelines for compliance.
• Advise managers and employees on organizational policy matters such as FMLA, COBRA, and harassment policies.
• Share in the preparation and maintenance of employee personnel files and HRIS records and support best practices for confidentiality and HR data integrity.
• Track and coordinate all employee leave of absence activities including FMLA, STD, LTD. Manage communications with employees on leave of absence programs and benefits. Coordinate communication with internal supervisors/managers and other business partners on status updates.
• Support the alignment and execution of compensation processes, including annual planning, job benchmarking and routine payroll processing.
• Assist in gathering and preparing HR data for reporting requirements and analysis.
• Assist in planning and coordination of company events, initiatives, programs, and special projects.
• Investigate workplace accidents and prepare reporting for insurance purposes.
• Advance complex issues to Management, as appropriate.

What you bring to the team

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Advanced skills in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint.
• Must possess fundamental working knowledge of HRIS.
• Effective communication in a business environment is highly desired.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make effective decisions under pressure.
• Ability to gather and interpret relevant data and information, think analytically and solve problems.
• Proven track record of successfully exercising discretion and maintaining confidentiality.

We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate

Re:Build Manufacturing is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.

Re:Build is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at (url removed) or you may call us at (phone number removed).