Human Resources Manager

East Longmeadow, MA

Come build something that matters.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  

The Tools & Outdoor team is seeking a Human Resources Manager onsite the East Longmeadow Manufacturing facility. This position will be responsible for assisting with day-to-day operations of the HR Department. Successful incumbent will manage HR programs, Talent Development and policies & procedures for the business. Responsibilities include strong positive employee relations, effective communication, training & development, safety, benefits. You’ll get to:

• Provides full range of day-to-day HR support for the business unit including staffing, recruiting/onboarding, employee relations, performance management, organizational development, benefits, compensation, and training & development.
• Represent employee advocacy and strong business partner relations and reinforces and advocates.
• Partner with supervisors and managers to resolve employee relations issues as they arise; Counsels employees to improve or correct performance issues and deficiencies; Reviews all corrective actions with supervisors prior to administering.
• Ensures Employee Relations tracker is maintained. Provides updates to Supervisors on employee relations cases.
• Advises leadership concerning HR matters, recommend programs, activities, goals, and procedural changes as required.
• Lead thorough investigations.
• Provides the appropriate staffing levels to meet manpower requirements, for both hourly and salaried personnel; involved with all phases of the recruitment and hiring process.
• Developing and implementing effective human resource policies and programs to assist in the maximization of productivity in achieving site goals and objectives.
• Promotes positive relations between the Company and the community to drive good corporate citizenship.
• Identifies local communication needs and implements programs to ensure that an effective communication program is carried out.
• Works cohesively with all functional organizations (at all levels) to deliver expected results consistently.
• Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
• Establish regular training cadence for salaried and hourly employee training as needed, including but not limited to onboarding Unconscious Bias.
• Perform training for Supervisors and HR team members.
• Oversee Training program. Ensure training documents are created, reviewed and finalized. Including Train-the-Trainer sessions to help site meet training initiatives.
• Ensuring Kahuna is updated to meet requirements of the ISO-90001 audit and CT-PAT.
• Ensuring employees benefit/payroll/LOA issues are addressed.
• Prepare reports and metrics to measure human resource related functions such as collecting and reporting out on statistical data such as turnover, diversity, new hires, transfers etc. for monthly and quarterly review; responsible for publishing monthly headcount reports to finance and monthly PTO reports to site leadership.
• Communicates difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
• Ensure HR Team delivers results to customers in the efficient way.

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 5+ years of Human Resource experience
• Experience within a manufacturing/distribution environment preferred
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to manage across functions at various levels
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Power Point and Excel to create presentations and spreadsheets

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

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We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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