Porex, a Filtration Group company, is a global leader in advanced porous solutions for the healthcare, consumer, and industrial markets. Our mission is to create a safer, healthier, and more productive world through cutting-edge technology and exceptional service. At Porex, we cultivate a culture driven by a Bias for Action, Trust, and an Entrepreneurial Spirit.

We are a global leader in developing custom-engineered porous polymer solutions that turn into high-value functional components in our customers’ end products. We are trusted across a wide variety of device applications in the life sciences, consumer, and electronics markets to give products a competitive edge. As a business of Filtration Group, we are a global market-leading provider of filtration consumables that drives innovation and delivers solutions. For more information, visit www.porex.com .

Job Summary:

Practice HR in a manufacturing plant of 200+ associates with key responsibilities in all areas of HR disciplines and people processes with a strong focus talent acquisition, talent development & retention, and enhancing the employee experience through employee engagement. A true HR practitioner requiring Trust, Bias for Action, and an Entrepreneurial Spirit.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partner directly with front-line leaders, hiring managers, and employees to support key HR processes (e.g., staffing & recruiting, team member engagement, performance management, new employee onboarding and people data)
• Facilitate staffing & recruiting for hourly and salary positions including, screening candidates, scheduling interviews, participating in job fairs, and posting vacant positions
• Maintain candidate flow in applicant tracking system to drive expedient and timely onboarding
• Conduct an engaging new employee orientation and onboarding including classroom instruction and plant tours
• Facilitate small and large employee engagement events such as town halls, roundtables, and shift meetings
• Update digital signage and leverage mass communications tools to keep employees informed
• Partner with and guide front-line leaders and employees through people processes including onboarding, performance management, LOA/ADA, benefits, payroll, and separation of employment
• Run reports and analyze people data and present to plant leaders to help influence results driven decisions
• Maintain employee records in accordance with legal and company record retention guidelines
• Maintain employee data in company HRIS and other databases as needed
• Provide a strong HR presence to employees in their work area to support real time employee engagement and people problem solving
• Assist in developing, implementing, and communicating HR policies, and procedures
• Help resolve employee grievances; completing workplace investigations as needed
• Act as a liaison between employees and benefits groups as needed (LOA/ADA, health/dental/Vision, 410(k), EAP, and wellness programs, workers comp.)
• Maintain compliance with all legal and regulatory systems

Work Environment

• Fast paced manufacturing environment geared towards teamwork and employee engagement
• You’ll be working primarily in an office setting but regularly supporting employees in a production environment
• Safety is our highest priority, and you will receive safety training and protective equipment
• Dress code is business casual

Job Requirements (Education, Work Experience, Certifications, Skills):

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field is required
• 2 - 5+ years of human resources experience is required. 
• SHRM-CP, PHR or similar HR certification preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Knowledge and experience working with HRIS and ATS systems like Workday, ADP, SAP, PeopleSoft
• Attention to detail and organization is a must
• Strong creative, organizational, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills are essential

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.   With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing global filtration industry.   We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry.   With revenues of $1.6 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world.   With over 7,000 employees, the Company serves its customers from a global footprint of 105 facilities in over 25 countries.  Filtration Group operates across a wide variety of attractive end markets and produces mission critical products with high replacement rates.   Over 80% of the Company’s revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer’s products or processes.

Filtration Group is an affiliate of Madison Industries, one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world. Madison builds entrepreneurially driven, branded market leaders that are committed to making the world safer, healthier and more productive by creating innovative solutions that deliver outstanding customer value. The team at Madison is committed to building something truly remarkable that long outlasts them while coaching others to reach their highest potential.  Please visit Madison at www.madison.net.