Human Resources Manager - Tennessee Mines (East Tennessee Mines; Middle Tennessee Mines)

Nyrstar is a global multi-metals business, with a market leading position in zinc and lead and growing positions in other base and precious metals. Nyrstar has mining, smelting and other operations located in Europe, the Americas and Australia and employs over 4,000 people. The company’s global operations are located close to key customers and major transport hubs to facilitate delivery of raw materials and distribution of finished products. In August 2019, Nyrstar’s operating business became majority owned by Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry, providing a stable long term platform for its marketing leading operations worldwide.

The Role:
As a senior member of the Nyrstar Tennessee Mines management team, this role is responsible for managing the human resource's function, including but not limited to, employee relations, recruitment and selection, compensation and benefits, training and development and employee welfare. Also provides strategic support and direction to the business on people related matters.  The holder of the position will be located in ETN in the Strawberry Plains Office with occasional trips to the MTN mines in Gordonsville, TN.

Key Responsibilities:

Safety, Health & Environment: 

• Ensure compliance with statutory / legislative and corporate requirements 

• Integrate SHE initiatives into departmental planning, decision making, systems and processes 

• Promote awareness and establish appropriate departmental targets to prevent harm 

• Ensure all hazards and sources of loss are identified, evaluated, and controlled in accordance with Nyrstar SHE Policies and the Safety Management Standards 

• Be accountable for safety, health and environment activities within your department 

• Ensure fitness for work compliance throughout workforce 

• Develop a high level of safety and environmental awareness amongst your team 

 

Function/ Production: 

• Consistently apply workplace management procedures to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, agreed values and behaviors and Nyrstar Code of Conduct 

• Appropriately prioritizing activity to continuously achieve targets 

• Establish processes/systems to align with the Business Plan and assist in exceeding expectations 

• Ensure the human resource services are efficiently and effectively delivered (consistent with to Nyrstar Group standards and statutory requirements) and support Nyrstar Tennessee Mine’s strategic plan 

• Develop and implement human resource strategy for Nyrstar Tennessee Mines 

• Develop and implement the diversity, equity and inclusion strategy for Nyrstar Tennessee Mines 

• Maintain and provide advice to management team on human resource issues and systems 

• Management of training and development opportunities for all personnel 

• Lead recruitment, selection and termination of employment 

• Ensure HR are involved in workers compensation claims management  

• Ensure compliance with State and Federal legislative requirements 

• Consistently apply Workplace Management Procedures to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, visions and values, and Nyrstar Code of Conduct. 

• Ensure all reporting requirements are met on time with correct, accurate information and maintain accurate records to meet Nyrstar group standards and ensure statutory compliance 

• Ensure Human Resource policies are established, maintained, and communicated to internal customers 

• Audit compliance with all HR systems, policies and procedures and make improvement recommendations, ensuring implementation and monitoring of corrective action 

• Ensure reporting and recording requirements are maintained accurately and on time and that communication channels for relaying information to appropriate personnel are maintained and improved 

• Where necessary, conduct investigations and oversee management of personnel records 

• Provide and ensure effective leadership, performance management, career development and succession planning of department personnel. 

• Coordinate the Human Resources department budget to achieve the Strategic Plan 

• Manage expenditure to within budget levels 

• Ensure all projects are effectively budgeted and monitored to within cost constraints 

• Understand cost drivers in the Human Resources department and seek structural improvement in cost performance 

• Manage human resources strategically within the HR department 

• Ensure departmental practices support effective employee relations 

• Ensure employees are trained and held accountable for performance through established performance management systems 

• Align departmental and employee objectives to the site Business Plan 

• Promote and manage effective leadership, performance management, career development and succession planning of HR team personnel 
  
  Required Education and Qualifications:
  
   

  Essential: 

• Bachelor's degree in human resources or an associated field 

• 8 years extensive experience in general Human Resource functions  

• 2 years supervisory experience 
  
   

  Desirable: 

• Professional certification (e.g., PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP) 
  Required Skills, Experiences and Abilities:
   

  Essential: 

• Demonstrated ability to contribute and work effectively in a group as a team leader 

• Provides current, direct, complete and actionable positive and corrective feedback to others in a prompt and efficient manner 

• Results-driven achiever with exemplary planning and organization skills 

• Strong communication and leadership skills 

• Sound methods and approaches to persuade, convince or influence others 

• Ability to pass on skills and experience to others 

• Strategic in business planning  

• Strong project management abilities 

• Self-motivated, energetic and proactive 

• Ability to create a climate in which people want to do their best by empowering individuals and teams and by communicating a clear vision and purpose 

• Ability to research and develop new ideas 

• High level of initiative, resourcefulness and personal organization 

• Ability to direct employees to achieve set targets 

• Proven relationship builder with excellent interpersonal skills 

• Goal driven leader who maintains a productive climate and confidently motivates, mobilizes and coaches employees to meet high performance standards 

• SAP experience 
  
   

Department: Internal & External
This is a management position
This is a full time position