Area Human Resources Leader

About O-I

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. 

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. 

The Area Human Resources (HR) Leader is responsible for delivering consistent, relevant, high-quality P&C services to all employees that require on-site support, in alignment with global initiatives directed by the CoE.

This person supervises a portfolio of regional locations and leads the local P&C generalist cons, providing oversight and escalation support as needed. They are also responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of P&C initiatives within the locations under their purview and providing analytical support to P&C BPs and CoE to garner location-specific and regional insights.

The Area Human Resources (HR) Leader Responsibilities: 

• Provide P&C leadership to a portfolio of locations, directly managing P&C Operations On-Site leaders
• Manage the talent development of P&C Operations On-Site leaders
• Impart effective guidance to P&C Operations On-Site leaders relating to employee concerns and inquiries, development opportunities and performance management
• Provide escalation support on P&C complex employee relations issues and employee inquiries that cannot be fully resolved by P&C Operations On-Site Leaders or which impact multiple locations
• Work closely with P&C BPs to evaluate talent gaps at the regional level and effectiveness of recruiting initiatives at the location level, as well as to develop innovative ways to meet region’s evolving recruiting needs
• Share input into and over see execution of a globally defined delivery plan for P&C initiatives in conjunction with the P&C BPs and Global P&C Operations Lead
• Contribute to the development, review and continuous improvement of Global P&C processes Support employees and managers in the adoption and continued use of self services, serving as an escalation point on policy interpretation to ensure consistency and quality
• Support the P&C BPs in refining global P&C programs to suit the needs of the location and/or region while ensuring consistency
• Review reports provided by Managed Services, share local insights and operational context to Global P&C Ops Lead and P&C BPs for programmatic and delivery plan refinement
• Support ongoing vendor management activities, in collaboration with P&C BPs and Procurement where appropriate
• Oversee local P&C operational compliance, including SOX control compliance regular audits and government reporting requirements
• Manage process escalations for payroll - time collection, approval and administration process, as required

The Area Human Resources (HR) Leader should have: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related field required
• 4 years of relevant experience
• Relevant HR & Change Management certifications
• Strong background in HR service and program delivery
• Solid understanding of HR practices and processes
• Sound knowledge and comprehension of relevant employment law and policy
• Clear understanding of relevant compliance requirements and regulations
• People management and development experience
• High proficiency in HR reporting and analytics

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

O-I is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact O-I at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.