Justin Jenkins

Responsible for 3 sites: Lansing Grand River Assembly, Lansing Grand River Stamping and Lansing Regional Stamping

• Managed employee relations issues professionally, resolving conflicts efficiently while maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Maintained accurate HR records in compliance with applicable laws, ensuring efficient data retrieval when required.
• Conducted thorough internal investigations, addressing employee concerns with fairness and transparency.
• Streamlined HR processes for increased efficiency, reducing paperwork and manual tasks through automation.
• Collaborated with executive leadership to align HR initiatives with overall business goals and objectives.
• Coordinated employee grievances and disputes in timely and professional manner by finding constructive solutions.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with other department leaders to align HR strategy with overall business objectives.
• Oversaw annual performance review process, providing guidance to managers on setting goals and measuring employee progress.
• Conducted investigations and assisted with handling employee complaints involving Affirmative Action and EEOC to promote equitable workplace.
• Managed grievance processes professionally, minimizing disruptions to daily operations while resolving issues efficiently.
• Established strong relationships with key stakeholders to foster collaboration across departments and functions.
• Established strong relationships with union representatives, promoting collaboration towards mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Reduced instances of labor disputes by fostering open dialogue between management and staff members.
• Supported organizational growth by successfully negotiating multiple collective bargaining agreements.
• Conducted thorough investigations into workplace complaints, ensuring fair resolutions for all parties involved.
• Negotiated collective bargaining agreements.

• Managed employee relations issues professionally, resolving conflicts efficiently while maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Maintained accurate HR records in compliance with applicable laws, ensuring efficient data retrieval when required.
• Conducted thorough internal investigations, addressing employee concerns with fairness and transparency.
• Streamlined HR processes for increased efficiency, reducing paperwork and manual tasks through automation.
• Collaborated with executive leadership to align HR initiatives with overall business goals and objectives.
• Coordinated employee grievances and disputes in timely and professional manner by finding constructive solutions.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with other department leaders to align HR strategy with overall business objectives.
• Oversaw annual performance review process, providing guidance to managers on setting goals and measuring employee progress.
• Conducted investigations and assisted with handling employee complaints involving Affirmative Action and EEOC to promote equitable workplace.
• Managed grievance processes professionally, minimizing disruptions to daily operations while resolving issues efficiently.
• Established strong relationships with key stakeholders to foster collaboration across departments and functions.
• Established strong relationships with union representatives, promoting collaboration towards mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Reduced instances of labor disputes by fostering open dialogue between management and staff members.
• Supported organizational growth by successfully negotiating multiple collective bargaining agreements.
• Conducted thorough investigations into workplace complaints, ensuring fair resolutions for all parties involved.
• Negotiated collective bargaining agreements.

• Coached managers on effective employee relations strategies to address workplace conflicts proactively.
• Managed complex employee relations issues to promote a healthy workplace culture.
• Maintained confidential nature of employee and company proprietary and privileged information used or observed in course of performing job duties.
• Collaborated closely with internal teams to develop and implement successful human resources systems and processes.
• Promoted and enabled necessary changes to align operations with strategic plans.
• Championed diversity and inclusion initiatives, cultivating a welcoming organizational culture for all employees.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop integrated solutions for business challenges.
• Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
• Provided expert guidance on collective bargaining agreement interpretations, ensuring compliance with established rules and regulations.
• Conducted thorough research on industry trends to inform strategic decision-making in labor relations matters.
• Built trust among employees through consistent transparency regarding organizational policy changes.
• Trained managers on best practices for handling employee disputes, leading to quicker resolutions and improved relationships.
• Managed investigations of unfair labor practices, ultimately reducing occurrences within the organization.
• Improved labor relations by effectively addressing and resolving employee grievances.
• Reduced grievances and arbitration needs by educating frontline managers on techniques for enhancing interactions between labor and leadership.
• Negotiated collective bargaining agreements.
• Oversaw investigations into discrimination, sexual harassment or other workplace claims.
• Interpreted and advised on labor relations policies and previously negotiated agreements.

• Assist the Site Manager in the management of HR issues in line with business objectives
• Implement an efficient and integrated strategy for staffing, recruiting, induction, training, career management, etc
• At site level
• Ensure efficient payroll and administration processes
• Guarantee working conditions in compliance with Group Health, Safety & Environment policies
• Manage industrial relations with local employee representatives
• Implement Group HR policies and processes within the site, including 'Employee Empowerment', part of the Faurecia Excellence System
• Report relevant HR information to the Division
• Union negotiations.

• Maintained records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates
• Analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices
• Prepare personnel forecasts to project employment needs
• Study legislation, arbitration decisions, and collective bargaining contracts to assess industry trends
• Develop methods to improve employment policies, processes, and practices, and recommend changes to management
• Advise management on such matters as equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment and discrimination
• Prepare budgets for personnel operations
• Conduct exit interviews to identify reasons for employee termination
• Prepare detailed job descriptions and classification systems and define job levels and families, in partnership with other managers
• Union effects bargaining negotiations.

• Assisted the HR and Plant Manager in personnel administration, implementation of group HR policies and their follow-up, staffing issues or industrial relations
• Propose action plans and participate in their deployment
• Collected information and prepare reports in line with Group HR policies for month-end figures and follow up indicators
• Ensured that the organization complied with labor laws
• Updated key human resource metrics, including turnover and terminations, using reporting tools on the HRMS database
• Maintained employee training records
• Participated in training or Health Safety & Environment (HSE) issues when needed
• Conducted employment verifications and investigations.

• Assisted the Human Resources Manager in the management of HR topics in line with business objectives through effective execution of human resources strategies in support of annual Improvement
• Plan objectives in the areas of talent acquisition, performance management, learning & development, compensation and organizational development
• Recommended action plans and participates in their deployment
• Also, works with cross-functional teams, Division and Country HR members, and other stakeholders to ensure the effective delivery of HR support/services to the business
• Maintained collaborative labor relations environment
• Drove positive employee & labor relations including deliver Positive Employee Relations training & process, administer collective bargaining agreements, and manage grievance process
• Anticipate labor relations issues, concerns, and needs based on business strategies and internal and external environmental and competitive factors.

• Screened applicants before submitting their applications to the department manager
• Worked with HR Generalist on full recruitment and sourcing for the Communications Officer Position among others
• Involved in implementing the change and conversion of city's traditional vacation time to PTO
• Responsible for facilitating new hire orientation
• Attended Career Fairs to promote and seek candidates for current/future openings within the City of Auburn.