Senior HR Plant Manager

Kedrion Biopharma is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development, production and distribution of plasma-derived products. Kedrion has been producing plasma products for over 40 years and has a market presence in about 100 countries. Our employees are committed to the highest standards and therapies for the patients and clinicians in hematology, immunology, neurology, and transfusion medicine.

The Sr. Plant HR Manager for the Melville manufacturing site will be responsible for managing all HR aspects of business partnership for the site in a trustful and solution-oriented collaboration. This includes all local HR topics and laws while having experience in aligning global programs such as Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning, Performance Management, Talent Planning, Employee Engagement to local culture implementing so the programs have a meaningful impact to Kedrion’s Business and People Strategy.

Main Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Business and build credibility by demonstrating an understanding of the business, issues, challenges and corresponding implications for HR.
• He/she is the HR interface for senior management in the respective client groups and can proactively and respectfully challenge, influence and coach management on their human resource and other decisions and actions.
• Act as a Business Partner for the Melville assigned population to ensure that ongoing HR operational / day-to-day support is provided by the team in collaboration with the Sr HR Generalist. This includes all HR related topics, such as: staffing, movement and termination of employees; guidance on performance management / improvement; team development and effectiveness; compensation management; development of employees; talent planning process, sound execution of administrative processes, employee engagement initiatives, manager and/or employee coaching, etc.
• Monitor local HR KPIs, ensuring consistency with global KPIs framework and the identification of the required actions to achieve Company targets.
• Involvement in US HR Budget in collaboration with HR Shared Services.
• Active participation in providing support and feedback on global programs, and development of local HR programs and policies and strong accountability and ownership.
• Represent both employee and management interests by partnering with each to address needs, concerns and expectations; resolve various levels of employee relations issues to maintain and/or improve productivity. Manages conflict with medium to high complexity in a sensitive and trustful manner and highest professionalism.
• Partners with the Plant on improvement and HR related projects, with specific focus to building initiatives that boost culture, employee morale, supports training and working and communicating effectively across teams.
• Responsible for any other HR projects or compliance as needed.
• Adheres to compliance and GMP standards within the site.

Managerial/Supervisory:

• Manages and oversees direct reports.
• Providing direction: Establishing clear expectations, performance goals, and roles for each employee.
• Assigning tasks: Delegating responsibilities and assignments to employees.
• Evaluating performance: Conducting regular performance reviews to ensure employees are meeting goals.
• Providing feedback: Offering constructive feedback and coaching to help employees improve.
• Identifying training needs: Identifying opportunities for training and development to help employees build new skills.
• Recommending rewards: Recommending promotions, raises, and bonuses for employees.
• Advocating for employees: Serving as an advocate for employees in conversations with senior leadership.
• Communicating: Establishing open communication and encouraging employees to share their thoughts and ideas.

General:

• Must be able to execute all terms and conditions set forth in the Kedrion US Employee