Are you a Senior HR Leader ready to take control of your career’s future?
Great Lakes Roofing Corp. (Germantown, WI) is hiring immediately for a seasoned and forward-thinking People & Culture Leader to design & implement professional team development while driving HR strategies and policies via training, mentorship, and follow-through.
Your efforts will foster an engaged workplace culture and continue to shape the future of this dynamic company. You will be the sole HR leader for this rapidly growing, privately held commercial roofing corporation.
The selected candidate will be a Builder/Creator/Change Agent ready to grow this company through determination, drive, and vision. As our People & Culture Leader, experience and knowledge of all Federal, State and local laws, benefit administration, and policy development are necessary. You will need to keep one eye on the tactical needs of operating the business, while keeping the other looking forward, devising plans to streamline operations and create programs to serve our team of the finest commercial roofers in the Midwest. You will need to roll up your sleeves and dive in, tackling everything from mundane tasks to creating long-term strategies designed to further enhance our employee experience. This exciting opportunity allows you to build the HR department!

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OUR PEOPLE & CULTURE LEADER:

What Does It Take to Be a Great Fit for This Role?

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources (or related)
• Extensive experience running a Human Resources department
• Excellent listening abilities enhanced by verbal and written communication skills
• Interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• Extreme attention to detail
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
• Reliable analytical and problem-solving skills, plus the tenacity to bring solutions to life
• Ability to task shift in self-directed environment
• Demonstrable ability to take on numerous challenges, drive success and have serious impact

ABOUT GREAT LAKES ROOFING CORP

We have been a leader in the commercial/industrial roofing industry across the Midwest for over 40 years. We are dedicated to Safety and Quality while providing industry-leading Customer Service. We provide roofing solutions to commercial building owners ranging across many industries and roofing types like houses of worship, schools, medical facilities, restaurants, and manufacturing facilities.
Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes work/life harmony. We are people-centric and believe in supporting our teammates. At Great Lakes Roofing you will find encouraging co-workers who want you to find fulfillment and success both professionally and personally. You can learn more about us on our website: greatlakesroofing.net
We know looking for and applying to new positions can be time-consuming, and we want to be respectful of your time and schedule constraints. First, we ask all candidates to complete a brief questionnaire. Qualifying candidates are offered a phone interview followed by a thorough in-person interview.
As a condition of employment, any applicant offered a position is required to complete and pass a pre-employment background check and drug test.
Great Lakes Roofing Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Position: People & Culture Leader
Pay: annual salary beginning at $85,000, DOE, paid weekly
Type: Mon - Fri first shift, full-time

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RESPONSIBILITIES OF OUR PEOPLE & CULTURE LEADER:

Your daily activities will be driven by the needs of the team, so no two days are the same, but the partial list below provides responsibilities and focus areas. Some of your important responsibilities include:

Employee Development & Training:

• Design and enact customized, comprehensive training/mentorship programs. This will include identifying needs, coordinating development opportunities, and facilitating follow-through to create a highly skilled and flexible workforce and management team.
• Create company policy and procedure changes based on workforce needs and implement those changes in respective departments.
• Assimilate new employees to Great Lakes Roofing and the department team by conducting on-boarding, orientations and career pathing.

Recruiting/Hiring:

• Partner with departments to identify staffing needs based on capacity planning
• Full-cycle recruitment; includes sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, & extending offers
• Assist managers in high quality hiring decisions based on job qualifications and according to Great Lakes Roofing’s mission and vision.

Administration:

• Maintain HRIS with accurate data
• Ensuring timely and accurate completion of required paperwork and pre-employment testing

The ideal candidate will be a strategic partner in driving the company’s mission and vision, cultivating an environment that promotes growth and development and is excited about building their dream HR environment. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful and long-term impact on our organization’s success while growing your HR career in a dynamic and collaborative environment. (Find success, and grow your department to include task-completing minions)

Program Goals:

• Recruiting: Build relationships with high schools, technical colleges and/or universities to ensure a long-term strategic pipeline of talent.
• Reviews: Ensure employees are receiving necessary feedback to maximize department performance through the administration of 60-day, 6 month, and annual reviews. Provide coaching to managers and supervisors on effective forms of feedback.
• Pay Analysis: Recommend salary changes based on market data, employee performance and experience. Ensuring compensation is aligned with external market and internal equity.

This leader will earn a starting salary, based on experience, ranging from $85,000- $100,000 and will be eligible to earn quarterly bonuses. (after you build your KPIs)

What Does It Take to Be a Great Fit for This Role?

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources (or related)
• Extensive experience running a Human Resources department
• Excellent listening abilities enhanced by verbal and written communication skills
• Interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• Extreme attention to detail
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
• Reliable analytical and problem-solving skills, plus the tenacity to bring solutions to life
• Ability to task shift in self-directed environment
• Demonstrable ability to take on numerous challenges, drive success and have serious impac