21 set - Ponderano
Praxi
OverviewYou will lead HR strategy and operations in a highly automated, unionized automotive plant, partnering with the Plant Director to align people plans with business goals. You'll drive workforce design, productivity, and change initiatives while managing industrial relations and bargaining with trade unions. Your leadership will shape talent development, safety governance, and a culture of accountability in a demanding production environment. This role offers impact across labor cost management, organizational transformation, and sustainable social outcomes within a structured manufacturing setting.ResponsabilitàAdvise Plant Leadership on people strategies aligned with business objectivesSupport workforce planning, organizational design, productivity initiatives, and change managementDrive efficiency, quality, and cost control in a highly automated production contextLead interactions and collective bargaining with trade unions and works councilsManage industrial relations risks and ensure business continuityEnsure compliance with labor laws, collective agreements, and regulatory requirementsOversee full lifecycle of workforce adjustments (collective dismissals, solidarity agreements, temporary layoff schemes, restructuring) and negotiate workforce reduction measuresDevelop sustainable labor cost management strategiesLead talent development, succession planning,
and leadership capability buildingPromote employee engagement and a culture of accountability and continuous improvementAlign workforce skills with evolving automation technologiesOversee Health & Safety governance and promote a strong safety cultureSupport sustainability initiatives with focus on social sustainability and workforce impactPromote transparent internal communication during transformationLead, develop, and coordinate a multidisciplinary HR team and ensure service delivery to plant operationsFoster a high-performance HR cultureRequisiti fondamentaliOver 10 years of HR leadership experience in automotive manufacturing or similar industrial settingsProven track record in highly unionized environmentsExperience managing complex workforce restructuring processesStrong understanding of manufacturing operations in high-automation contextsExperience leading HR teams of comparable size and scopeFluent professional English (mandatory); French strongly preferredStrong negotiation and stakeholder management capabilitiesExcellent knowledge of labor legislation and collective bargaining frameworksHigh resilience and ability to operate under pressureStrong execution mindset with strategic thinkingCredibility on the shop floor and ability to engage at all organizational levelsnegotiationstakeholder managementresiliencelabor law expertisecollective bargaining frameworksindustrial relations management
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