Human Resources Managers

Plan, direct, and coordinate human resource management activities of an organization to maximize the strategic use of human resources and maintain functions such as employee compensation, recruitment, personnel policies, and regulatory compliance.

Job Task

• Oversee the evaluation, classification and rating of occupations and job positions.
• Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
• Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.
• Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations.
• Plan, organize, direct, control or coordinate the personnel, training, or labor relations activities of an organization.
• Prepare and follow budgets for personnel operations.
• Prepare personnel forecast to project employment needs.
• Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, opportunities for promotion and employee benefits.
• Provide terminated employees with outplacement or relocation assistance.
• Administer compensation, benefits and performance management systems, and safety and recreation programs.
• Advise managers on organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes.
• Allocate human resources, ensuring appropriate matches between personnel.
• Analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices.
• Analyze training needs to design employee development, language training and health and safety programs.
• Conduct exit interviews to identify reasons for employee termination.
• Develop, administer and evaluate applicant tests.
• Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview and select applicants.
• Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates.
• Negotiate bargaining agreements and help interpret labor contracts.
• Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.
• Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Develop and/or administer special projects in areas such as pay equity, savings bond programs, day-care, and employee awards.
• Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
• Study legislation, arbitration decisions, and collective bargaining contracts to assess industry trends.
• Contract with vendors to provide employee services, such as food service, transportation, or relocation service.
• Investigate and report on industrial accidents for insurance carriers.

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