HR Specialist

Role Purpose

As an HR Generalist for the Canton site, you will support and partner with the HR team and Plant Leadership to align with HR objectives and initiatives to the business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Plant HR Manager in aligning talent with plant strategy and business goals.
• Support labor and employee relations for a unionized workforce.
• Implement HR, ER, and LR strategies while promoting a positive “One Corning” culture.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies, legal requirements, and budget objectives.
• Manage key HR programs, including attendance, training, employee communications, and engagement initiatives.
• Partner with Medical on workers’ compensation, EAP, FMLA, and disability cases.
• Support hourly and salaried hiring, onboarding, staffing, retention, and cross-training efforts.
• Partner with Operations and HR to identify workforce and retention opportunities.
• Improve training materials and processes to strengthen safety, performance, and employee retention.
• Use surveys, employee feedback, and manager input to identify culture and engagement improvements.
• Prepare HR metrics and reports, including headcount, diversity, and recognition data.
• Maintain accurate HRIS, payroll, and employee/position transactions.

Experiences/Education - Required

• Minimum of 3+ years of HR experience (generalist/specialist).
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Labor Relations or relevant field.
• Successful track record of performance working in Manufacturing environment, and/or:
• Successful track record of performance as HR Specialist, Generalist or other related HR role
• Strong analytical/report creating skills (e.g. the ability to query, run reports, sort data and analyze results)

• Exceptional attention-to-detail and strong critical thinking skills
• Hands-on self-starter, capable of juggling multiple priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills, allowing for communication across entire organization.
• Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills.
• Ability to foster change and promote and implement improvement.
• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet)

Experiences/Education - Desired

• HR certifications desired, but not required
• Experience working in a unionized environment and familiar with labor relations.
• Successful track record in the deployment of global HR business processes or programs.
• Business and financial insight
• Organizational agility
• Strong knowledge of applicable laws and ability to quickly interpret, apply, and administer policies and procedures