Head of Plant Human Resources

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.

We’re looking to add a leader to join Slate's Human Resources Leadership team. You will be a strategic advisor to senior management about growing the manufacturing site and helping to launch a first of its kind new vehicle. This role is the driving force behind bringing Slate's people strategy to life, by the development of programs to define our culture, values, and principles.

You will understand the business inside and out and will provide direction and leadership in all areas of HR to support Slate's principles. This role provides Human Resource and Employee Relations leadership in:
Human Capital planning, organization design, engagement, learning & development, recruitment, employment retention, performance management, employee relations, job evaluation, benefits administration, training, regulatory compliance. As a strategic business partner to the Plant leadership team, you’ll help develop policies and procedures, communicate them to individuals and groups, and ensure implementation. This role offers the chance to build and lead a local Human Resource Team in a silo-free environment where the whole company collaborates as a unified whole.

Your lead role in day-to-day people-related activities will be essential to developing and maintaining a workforce (salary and hourly) that will enable Slate to meet business objectives and continuous improvement objectives. The work of this role involves complicated matters that need a considerable amount of initiative and an extremely high degree of independent judgment for decision making. Reports to the Chief People Officer.

• Build a plant culture from the ground floor of a facility launch
• Develop and drive the people experience
• Be a safety ambassador, supporting the workplace safety system
• Consult on initiatives within the people element of the business plan deployment process and advise about the strategic direction/oversight for plant
• Support manufacturing system and positive people experience implementation as needed
• Ensure proper oversight on culture and people for the site (e.g., active and successful HRM process, compliance with law and policies, proactive focus on employee issues, etc.)
• Plan and execute talent management and progression/succession reviews
• Utilize data analytics to drive decisions to move the business forward, relative to talent, negotiations, staffing strategies, etc.
• Participate in the interview/selection of new employees and leadership positions
• Keep abreast of government legislation affecting personnel and employment policies and ensure conformance to legislated requirements or company needs
• Build sustainable partnerships within local community organizations
• Drive employee engagement together with plant leadership
• Administer local salaried employee performance review procedure and employment related policies and procedures
• Execute compensation planning and associated programs and processes to support a pay for performance philosophy

• Bachelor's degree required
• 10+ years equivalent applicable Human Resources experience
• 3+ years Manufacturing Plant experience
• 4+ years as a People Leader/Management
• High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization
• Workday or Oracle HRIS experience
• Ability to teach and develop the organization in field of expertise
• Experience supporting large manufacturing site of 1,500+…