Employee Relations Specialist - HR Business Partner

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

As part of our Human Resources team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We’re seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners, and businesses to do and be their best.

In this position... 

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial/Labor Relations, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.
• Minimum 3 years of work experience preferably in Employee Relations, Recruiting or related field.
• Functional proficiency with Microsoft Office software applications and SharePoint.
• Problem solving / conflict resolution.
• Data analysis / data presentation.
• Project management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication including presentation skills.
• Ability to build consensus with stakeholders.

Even better, you may have...

• Plant labor relations preferred (hiring and negotiations experience is beneficial)

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service 
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day 
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. 

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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What you'll do...

• The Specialist, Employee Relations, working under general direction, is responsible for supporting hourly hiring
• This role conducts daily operations related to hourly hiring, mainly focused on the administration of the centralized background check review process
• Lead the administration of the centralized hourly background check process, including:
• Process all background check, individual assessment, and former hourly reinstatement reviews through OGC and or Labor COE leadership
• Submit manual background checks and additional searches as necessary
• Log background check dispositions and activity using tracking systems, excel, etc. 
• Follow orders through the FCRA process including disputes and individual assessment, through final adverse actions
• Work with plants to collect information necessary for background check processing requirements
• Perform regular audits for background check processing timing, accuracy, and other monitoring requirements
• Support data requests for labor COE metrics and background check tracking
• Serve as point of contact for Plant HR Teams and Manufacturing HR on background check-related questions
• Serve as point of contact with Background Check vendor, asking questions and raising issues as needed
• Identify opportunities to automate and drive efficiency in the background check review process
• Lead training and communications on the background check process as needed
• Support ad hoc assignments from the Job Security Team and/or Labor COE activities as required