Sr HR Professional

Location(s): 

Jackson, TN, US, 38301

Function:  Human Resources
Audience:  Experienced Professional
Work Arrangement:  On Site
Requisition ID:  65619

Purpose of the Job:

The Sr. Human Resources Professional (Senior HR Generalist) provides overall support to the Human Resources Leader. This instrumental role provides functional expertise and leadership supporting one or more departments within our facility of ~220 Employees. Specifically, accountable for executing people related strategies that elevate the talent and capability of the teams within the facility. 

Benefits of Working at Owens Corning:

  • 70 Consecutive years as a Fortune 500® Company
  • The Wall Street Journal Best-Managed Companies Top 250
  • $11 Billion in 2024 Sales Revenue
  • Presence in 31 Countries with 25,000 employees 
  • Health and Wellness Opportunities
  • Adoption and Family Assistance- OC is committed to helping employees in their endeavor to build a family, including financial assistance for adoption and surrogacy
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) provides U.S. employees the opportunity to purchase Owens Corning stock at a 15 percent discount every six month
  • Parental leave- Four weeks of paid time off for all new parents; this includes both mothers and fathers at the time of birth or the adoption of a child
  • A rebate program that allows employees to receive a rebate of up to $2,000 every four years for purchases of OC’s wide range of products for new construction or home improvement

 

Just what is it that makes Owens Corning unique? Of course, there are the products, the global reach, and the strong commitment to sustainability. Behind all of that though, it is our people and our purpose. That is our difference. We are proud to be recognized for our ongoing product, environmental and social sustainability efforts:

  • Placed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the 13th consecutive year
  • Ranked No. 1 on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for 2022 –Four Years in a Row
  • Recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2022 World’s Most Ethical Companies-Sixth Consecutive Year

 

Responsibilities:

Lead Safety for an injury free work environment

  • Provide a safe and secure work environment for all employees, contractors and visitors
  • Rewards and celebrates safe behavior and achievements; ensures accountability
  • Participates in work area self-inspections and accident investigations as well as recommends corrective actions to make the workplace safer
  • Allocates resource requirements and investments required to achieve zero injuries, including systems, focused programs and leadership
  • Leads and supports safety initiatives and processes to drive towards zero recordable injuries

Payroll/Analytics

  • Enter new hires into UKG time clock (Enrollment)
  • Understand codes for vacation, personal time, bereavement, jury duty, FMLA
  • Create new shift schedules for UGK
  • Assist employees with payroll changes (direct deposit, garnishments, state tax form, federal tax)
  • Audit weekly payroll to ensure SOX Compliance; Support Leaders with any payroll-related issues
  • Run Monthly reports in UKG Analytics (unscheduled overtime, costing, labor hours) and Workforce Analytics (Headcount reports, turnover)

New Hire Orientation

  • Understand Company benefits and support with new hire benefit enrollment and open enrollment
  • Support employees with Fidelity enrollment: 401k, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Lead Talent Center navigation (emergency contact, address, contact information, direct deposit)
  • Understand all policies in Employee Handbook; coach new employees on policies  
  • Educate employees on Personify Health (Wellness Program) & Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Serve as Plant Health and Wellness Champion

Recruitment/Hiring/onboarding 

  • Create and post new positions in SuccessFactors/Talent Center
  • Review resumes and complete phone screens for Primary Employees
  • Coordinate onsite interviews and travel arrangements for candidates
  • Provide timely feedback to candidates
  • Offer letter creation/new hire paperwork
  • Lead onboarding task: Schedule drug screens, run background checks, and coordinate new hire medical questionnaire with Occupational Nurse
  • Manage hiring process in Talent Center (employee data entry)
  • Order employee badges, laptops, and login credentials (username/password/email set up) 
  • Run I-9/E-verify for new hires

Employee Relations

  • Support with investigations, Pulse surveys (Focus Groups), and progressive discipline conversations for primary employees
  • Leads employee relations initiatives within departments they support. This includes working with site Leadership to ensure consistent execution of company policy and practices and compliance with all statutory regulations as required, to avoid litigation.
  • Develops a reputation and operates as a trusted advisor and business partner to the business and functional leaders, functioning as the expert on people and organizational issues
  • Knows, coaches, evaluates, and teaches OC Leadership Capabilities to the business / functional areas.
  • Partners with functional leaders to develop and deliver key communications to engage employees

Employee Engagement

  • Coordinate annual Biometric Screenings, Lighten Up Challenge and Community Service events  
  • Support with Women in Operations, Courageous Conversations and Lunch & Learns
  • Organize employee Family Day, managing budget
  • Work with Leadership team to create monthly Plant Newsletter and/or engagement slides

HR Business Partner

  • Support with all Year-End activities (Calibrations, Communication, Audits)
  • Support with communication and monitor progress for annual objectives and CareerHub.
  • Support HR Leader with organizational design, Plant Strategy and Policy Deployment
  • Support HR Leader on Ops Planning, reduction in labor cost/Other Cash Cost

Variable Incentive Plan (VIP)

  • Lead annual planning with NLT and create presentation  
  • Update VIP Board and send out monthly emails with target/actual metrics
  • Support with compensation entries and reports (i.e. cost of payout)
  • Collect and file employee quarterly performance reviews

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

  • Attend Training & Development (T&D) Pillar meetings, audits, loss analysis and events
  • Support with updating skills matrices, preparing for JIPM assessment and other duties

Administrative

  • Update Plant organization charts and bulletin boards
  • Send out Employee communications and reminders for events
  • Create Talent Center/IT service tickets
  • Audit employee files to ensure compliance with Owens Corning standards

Job Requirements

Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business or related degree required
  • 2+ years of progressive HR experience required, including plant HR experience
  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
  • Previous experience with payroll system (Kronos, UKG) and HRIS preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Change Agent: Effectively leads change, action and results. Experienced in leading initiatives through periods of significant change. Capable of executing highly innovative HR programs that help to take the business to the next level of success. Experience in building a high-performance culture that balances results orientation with caring for the individual.
  • Business Acumen: Demonstrates understanding of the financials and metrics of the business.
  • HR Expertise: Current knowledge of best practice for human resources processes, tools including the areas of performance management, compensation, recruiting, talent development and succession management, labor and employee relations for the ownership and implementation by leaders.
  • Communication skills: (written and oral) to effectively communicate with people across all levels of the organization.
  • Coaching skills: Partners with others to assess a situation, create action plans and provide ongoing support to drive increased performance.

 

Abilities and Personal Characteristics:

  • Conducts himself/herself with the highest ethical and moral standards
  • Intelligent, creative, analytical
  • Highly motivated and results driven with a high energy level—has a bias for proactive action
  • Passionate, charismatic personality; articulate, approachable, and friendly
  • Behaves in a mature and appropriate manner.  Shows good judgment.
  • Freely states opinions and feelings.  Expresses him/herself directly and candidly

 

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About Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market-leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2024 sales of $11.0 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com. 

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. 

 


Nearest Major Market: Jackson
Nearest Secondary Market: Memphis