About the Role
This role focuses on building and maintaining a trusting and constructive collaboration with employee representatives, acting as the primary point of contact for works councils and employee committees. It involves developing and implementing a company-wide labor relations strategy to ensure sustainable cooperation.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a trusting and constructive collaboration as the first point of contact for local works councils, the general works council (GBR), and the economic committee (WiA).
- Develop and implement a company-wide labor relations strategy to ensure sustainable and constructive cooperation with employee representatives.
- Lead negotiations with employee representatives on works agreements, reconciliation of interests, and social plans.
- Develop viable and future-oriented solutions considering economic, cultural, and labor law frameworks.
- Advise executives and HR on co-determination measures and change processes.
- Manage and coordinate collaboration with internal departments and external legal advisors on complex issues.
- Develop standards, guidelines, and best practices for cooperation with employee representatives.
- Train executives, HR, and other stakeholders, and support conflict management to ensure fair and constructive cooperation.
Requirements
- Successfully completed studies in Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Social Sciences, Economic Law, or a comparable qualification.
- Several years of professional experience in labor relations, particularly with co-determination structures and collective labor law frameworks in Germany.
- Experience in supporting change processes and organizational measures.
- Proven experience in negotiations with works councils.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Fluent German and English skills at CEFR level C1 or higher.
Skills
- Labour Relations
- Co-determination structures
- Collective labor law
- Change management
- Negotiation
- Communication
Location
- Ludwigshafen, Germany
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Several years of professional experience
Education Level
- Degree in Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Social Sciences, Economic Law, or comparable qualification
Benefits
- Interesting and diverse range of tasks
- Flexible working hours
- Trust and appreciation for colleagues
- Attractive workplace in a friendly, pleasant atmosphere
- Onboarding for new employees and individual further training opportunities
- Free drinks and many other employee benefits
About the Company
- Orise is one of the leading, manufacturer-independent providers of complete automation solutions for the process and manufacturing industry.
- We employ over 1,600 people in Europe, America, and Asia.
- Our core activities include the project planning of control and process control systems and their vertical integration into the entire corporate process.
- We offer complete services from concept to commissioning, from field level through process level to corporate level.
- Orise is part of the ATS Corporation group.
