The position supports Mexico Operations, primarily focusing on Molex Guadalajara. This role must be located in Guadalajara. As an Employee Relations Specialist you will partner closely with the business, HR, and legal in working through and investigating employee relations cases across the portfolio of Koch businesses and capability groups in Mexico. The Employee Relations Specialist will provide advice and direction regarding employee relations matters to leadership, management, and employees throughout the organization, specifically focusing on Molex Guadalajara locations. Your key objectives will include ensuring compliance with Koch and legal guidelines in a consistent and objective manner .
Our Team
The Employee Relations & Compliance team sits within Koch Legal's Global Employment Team and works globally with various Koch Companies.
What You Will Do
- Conduct investigations regarding potential misconduct, policy violations and employee issues.
- Identify, analyze, and provide recommendations regarding employee relations situations.
- Advise and influence all levels of management regarding employee relations decisions (performance management, harassment, discrimination, termination, fraud, confidential information protection, HR policies, Code of Conduct, etc....).
- Prepare comprehensive investigation summaries to include findings and evaluation of any process gaps or potentially risky practices to mitigate the organization's liability.
- Counsel managers and employees consistent with company policies/practices, legal considerations, etc.
- Analyze metrics to determine trends and develop proactive strategies to share with business partners.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Demonstrated experience, knowledge, and passion of employee relations and/or investigations.
- Experience handling sensitive and confidential information.
- English advanced proficiency.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to draft clear and concise investigation reports in English.
- Experience in a fast-paced work environment in which you had to manage multiple, often competing, priorities.
- Experience building collaborative relationships in a face-to-face and hybrid cross-border environment.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Working knowledge of Mexican culture, employment laws and regulations, and HR strategic practices
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to define problems, assess complex situations, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make sound recommendations
- Experience with investigations and bringing closure to complex HR issues
- Experience with coaching and counseling on all levels of the organization
- Experience in a business-related role (HR, compliance, labor relations, accounting, finance, IT, sales) or law enforcement collaborating and building relationships across teams and varying levels in the organization
- Experience in a manufacturing environment
- Bachelors' Degree or higher
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Who We Are
As a Koch company, Koch Global Services (KGS) creates solutions spanning technology, human resources, finance, project management and anything else our businesses need. With locations in India, Mexico, Poland and the United States, our employees have the opportunity to make a global impact.
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