Executive Director Human Resources, Americas

Austin Powder is seeking a data driven, highly skilled, strategic, energetic and collaborative Executive Director of Human Resources with a proven track record in their current environment. This is an exciting opportunity for a proven strategic Human Resources leader to join the Austin Powder team to positively impact the employee experience and our strategic goals. The successful candidate must be an analytical, collaborative, results oriented leader who can effectively manage relationships across business units and geographies and implement consistent HR processes consistent with global best practices. This role is responsible for providing leadership, establishing, and implementing human resources processes which support the strategic mission of the overall business plans and objectives for the site(s). The desired candidate will have strong business and financial acumen coupled with proven Human Resources experience. The Executive Director of Human Resources leads and manages all aspects of the HR function within their assigned geography. This leader is an essential member of the Human Resources team, who will support the business and the HR Department in carrying out various programs and procedures at both a hands-on and strategic level. This position will provide leadership and strategic support that will further our company culture and assist in our continued journey. This role will report to the Global Director of Human Resources, with strong dotted line relationships to the President US / Cananda, President Dan-Mar and the General Manager Austin Star.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Passionately creates and ensures a culture of openness and employee engagement.
• Creates a "One Austin" approach and methodology across the various business units and by implementing common and consistence best practices.
• Through the use of data analytics recommends and implements process to improve efficiency and the employee experience.
• Ensures staffing requirements are met with high caliber employees.
• Assist in leading change initiatives to foster an environment of sustained improvements related to the overall employee experience by methodically and aggressively implementing repeatable and efficient processes for the employee and the business.
• Creates a collaborative, professional environment built upon transparency.
• Engages and aligns local HR resources on business strategy, HR agenda and related deliverables.
• Partners effectively with key stakeholders at the Sites to create and / or implement both a process and plan to cross train employees.
• Manages all aspects of the HR function within the assigned site(s) including compensation, benefits, recruitment, retention and performance management by working within the framework.
• Works with site management by providing coaching and consulting support in all areas of talent management, including selection, assessment, development, deployment, engagement and retention of talent.
• Assists and builds effective and creative community involvement programs to attract and retain top talent. This includes working with local universities as well as supporting the Austin Powder HR brand to measure employee satisfaction.
• Leads efforts and provides guidance on organizational effectiveness, change and design interventions with the goal of improving our overall talent retention.
• Assesses, prioritizes and represents workforce needs and HR operations. Collaborates in identifying solutions, takes a lead role in their implementation and engages in ongoing assessment of HR process effectiveness and identification of improvement opportunities and solution.
• Creates and / or drives annual performance reviews, compensation and succession planning processes.
• Ensure and creates consistent treatment systems for all employees (work rules, etc).
• Interfaces and cooperates with the Company's external auditors on matters of routine audits and compliance reviews.
• Knowledgeable regarding compensation and benefit processes related to benefit compliance and oversite to ensure compliance; collaborates with the Sr. Compensation and Benefits Manager so that plans remain at reasonable levels with comparable coverages for employees.
• May work with federal, state, and local educational institutions to secure training grants and develop educational partnerships that strengthen our business and help develop associates.
• Enhance and/or develop, implement and enforce human resources policies and procedures of the organization by way of systems that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the corporation. In particular, manage the human resource information systems database and necessary reports for critical analyses of the HR function and the people resources of the corporation.
• Other activities as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Human Resources, Industrial Relations or a related field. Preferred MBA or MS related to Human Resources or finance.
• Experience in a senior human resources position with a minimum 7+ years preferably in a muti-site, multi-country manufacturing environment.
• Progressively responsible hands-on experience managing core HR functions such as recruitment, compensation, succession planning, benefit designs, employee relations, legal compliance and labor relations.
• Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Prior experience working in a matrix environment, highly desirable.
• Prior pro company and union avoidance experience and methodologies.
• A passion and a high degree of aptitude for employee development, coaching/mentoring.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills; solid working knowledge of MS Office. Technical aptitude for learning new systems.
• Solid business acumen and demonstrated ability to contribute as a business partner to achieve business results. This includes ability to utilize metrics, analytical and financial acumen to solve problems.
• Able to juggle competing demands, prioritize, work with a sense of urgency, meet deadlines, exceed expectations, and deliver on commitments in a fast-paced high energy environment.
• Ensures legal compliance related to Human Resource practices. Proven understanding of local labor and benefit laws such as FMLA, ADA, pay eq etc.
• Excellent teamwork, problem solving, analytical and project leadership skills required.
• Uncompromisable integrity
• Able to handle confidential and sensitive information with the utmost discretion, maturity and professionalism.
• Ability to promote the corporate culture through a demeanor of professionalism, helpfulness, respect, integrity, teamwork, drive to exceed expectations, and positive energy at all times.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish effective working relationships with peers, subordinates, superiors and vendors/service providers.
• Strong collaboration skills in team settings, working groups, and committees, both as a team player as well as a leader.

Measures of Performance and Accountabilities:

• Quality and efficiency of performance management tools includes employee development, employee improvement and increasing of job scope.
• Government compliance, litigation cost.
• Quality of employment policies.
• Quality of hiring of new employees and acting swiftly to correct misalignments.
• Depth and quality of communication.
• Employee satisfaction.
• Adherence to safety requirements both personally, for your team, the site and company. Complete Safety Objectives within the timeframe established, and identify, initiate and complete any actions associated with

Work Environment

• This position requires the willingness to travel 25+%. Ability to travel at times on short notice including to sites in the U.S., Cananda and Mexico as needed.

Austin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Austin Powder also participates in E-Verify.

AUSTIN POWDER's Mission

To improve the world we live in through the safe and responsible use of explosives.

AUSTIN POWDER's Vision

We will be the global leader of explosive products, services and technologies as defined by our Customers, our Family and our Communities.

AUSTIN POWDER's Values

Safety is our 1st priority; WE are customer focused; we leverage the Power of the Family; We treat everyone with respect.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proven leader to celebrate the company's rich history beginning in 1833. This is an unique opportunity to drive future success through continued transformation of key manufacturing processes and lead the sites to best in class performance levels and culture.