Labor Relations Leader

Job Description Summary
The Labor Relations Leader will drive positive employee and Labor Relations for GE HealthCare's MICT/ISS team based in Milwaukee (Electric Avenue and Waukesha South plants), including leadership for MICT's US Union workforce. This role also provides Labor Relations expertise to the Repair Operations Center and Warrensville Heights, in partnership with the on-site HR Leader. This leader will partner with senior operating and HR leaders to drive a culture transformation that engages manufacturing and operations employees to maximize Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.
GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.
Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of contemporary employee and Labor Relations strategies and processes across US manufacturing business operations, primarily focused on the MICT business.
• Connect with employees, business leaders, and HR stakeholders throughout the organization to effectively lead and develop a positive business Labor Relations climate.
• Provide advice, counsel and leadership on employee and union relations, including planning and implementing site wide union management partnering strategies to ensure efficient and sustainable plant operations
• Advise business leaders on legal/labor law/regulatory and other external (and specifically Healthcare industry) Labor Relations environmental issues and trends.
• Represent Company interests and play a key role in GE HealthCare's CBA negotiations and act as the chief spokesperson for contract language.
• Lead contract administration, personnel movement, hourly staffing processes, grievance process and disciplinary matters for Union workforce.
• Lead labor relation projects including contract negotiation preparations, Labor Relations training and various communications projects
• Partner with the HR team to drive key HR initiatives including culture surveys, site assessments and related action planning
• Some limited travel may be required and may require flexibility on hours due to multiple shift operational support

Required Qualifications

• Strong Academic background with 8+ years' work experience in HR and/or Labor relations experience in an hourly or non-exempt union or non-union environment
• Ability and willingness to work onsite.

Desired Characteristics

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Industrial/Labor Relations or Business Administration
• CBA contract/negotiation experience including performing cost/benefit analysis/modeling
• Experience advising front line leadership in employee relations matters
• Experience directly and indirectly leading, developing, and coaching HR and Operations management professionals
• Demonstrated communication, influencing and relationship building skills at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated experience developing & executing broad employee relations strategies in a manufacturing or operational environment
• Demonstrated ability to effectively link employee relations agenda to business outcomes
• Capable of handling multiple issues and/or projects simultaneously and executing to completion
• Sound knowledge of local labor laws and government requirements
• Ability to influence and lead in complex, matrix, goal-driven organizations
• Strong problem-solving and negotiations skills looking for win-win outcomes

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust, lead with transparency, deliver with focus and drive ownership - always with unyielding integrity.
Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you'd expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you'll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.
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Additional Information
GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.
Relocation Assistance Provided: No