Human Resources Manager

Kuehne + Nagel is looking for an HR Manager to join our team in Jupiter, FL. If you have great leadership skills and thrive in a fast paced and hands on environment, this may be the role for you!

Your Role

The Local HR Manager has general responsibility for coordinating and managing demands.

Your Responsibilities

• Spend 25% of time on the floor to be visible and interactive in order to know what is going on and to be able to regularly “check the pulse” of the workplace.
• Lead the investigation and resolution of employee relations problems. Employee relations counseling.
• Review & recommend improvements to policies, procedures, and practices on HR matters.
• Work directly with department managers to assist them in carrying out their responsibilities on HR matters.
• Provide leadership and consulting support to management in support of achieving operations objectives
• Staffing.
• Work with managers to identify staffing needs & ensure adequate staffing to meet volume projections.
• Develop, facilitate, and implement staffing strategies & plans to ensure the right people are in the right positions with the necessary skills to do the job.
• Obtain and retain competent, empowered, motivated workforce.
• Manage temporary workforce vendor in regards to quality, competitiveness &ensure terms of contract are met.
• Track staffing levels/deployment, turnover, absenteeism, recruitment, compensation, promotions, etc.
• Effectively utilize the Kronos system to obtain, store, and analyze pertinent data and information Payroll and Benefits Administration. Supervise activities relating to the administration of payroll and employee benefit programs.
• Supervisory Skills training and various compliance training. One on one mentoring with Supervisors to improve skills.

Your Skills and Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree in business discipline, logistics, or human resources.
• Minimum of 5 years progressively responsible experience in HR.
• HR Certification preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of current employment laws regarding recruiting, workers compensation, affirmative action/equal employment opportunity, wage and hour regulation, benefits.
• Team facilitation and development, and grievance handling.
• Experience working in a fiduciary capacity with responsibility for maintaining the confidential nature of relationships with managers and employees.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software applications.

Good Reasons to Join

We offer competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs and a highly dynamic global work environment.

As an employer, Kuehne+Nagel stands for equal opportunity and we are committed to diversity in our teams with regard to people with disabilities. We believe that you can make a valuable contribution to Kuehne+Nagel and look forward to receiving your application.