HR COE Consultant

Role Purpose
Ensures the plant has the right number and type of talent required to execute plant strategy and achieve desired business results. Ensures the plant realizes the required levels of employee productivity and performance excellence needed to execute plant strategy and achieve desired business results. Ensures the plant establishes and maintains a positive work environment and operates as “One Corning” in support of Corning’s Values. Achieves or exceeds plant budgetary objectives in support of top quartile cost performance goals while maintaining appropriate levels of HR service delivery. Ensures the successful implementation of global HR business processes within the plant. Ensures plant compliance with HR-related legal and regulatory guidelines.

Key Responsibilities
• Collaborates with the Division HR Manager/Director to prioritize current and future talent requirements of the plant that could adversely affect achievement of annual business objectives
• Takes actions required to address key talent gaps, ensuring the plant has the right people in the right place at the right time
• Coordinates with the HR Manager and partners with plant management to identify and implement targeted division, plant, and individual development plans that address targeted talent gaps in a timely manner
• Partners with Division HR and plant management to identify and implement a compelling employee value proposition that enables the client to attract and retain the number and type of talent required to close talent gaps
• Supports plant management in effectively deploying performance management and rewards processes/practices to drive required levels of employee accountability for desired performance results and ensure retention of top performers
• Effectively deploys the HR shared service delivery model in support of HR transformational goals and required levels of client support
• Collaborates closely with Division HR to understand and implement HR programs that drive standardization across the division while ensuring plant business needs are met
• Functions as the voice of the plant customer to HR to ensure that the type and level of services provided fully support achievement of plant business objectives
• Educates plant management in the development and implementation of required programs and processes to drive a positive work environment through plant management and supervisors
• Works with the local union and resolves employee relations issues in a fair and consistent manner that recognizes employee needs and protects the needs of the plant to operate in an effective and efficient manner
• 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

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviors) & Required Education/Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organization Development, or Labor Relations, or equivalent qualification/experience

Desired Education and Experience
• At least 3–5 years of HR experience (generalist/specialist) or equivalent
• Master’s degree in a related field and/or HR certifications
• Successful track record of performance in a plant HR specialist role (Plant #2 role)
• First-line supervision experience
• Successful track record in the deployment of global HR business processes or programs
• Experience or training in quality/safety management
• PE Greenbelt certification
• Work experience (assignment/project participation) in aligning plant leadership around organizational direction, design, and governance/decision rights
• Work experience in designing and implementing effective organizational structures and work processes that improve plant ability to achieve desired results, including product start-up, expansion, or mature business optimization
• Knowledge of employment laws and policies
• Labor relations experience
• Proficient verbal and written English language skills