Why Valvoline Global Operations?

Valvoline Global is a worldwide leader in automotive and industrial solutions, creating future-ready products and best-in-class services for partners around the globe. Established in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, claiming our position as The Original Motor Oil. As an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we continue to invest strategically and expand globally, driving unparalleled product innovation and sustainable business solutions.

Our corporate values of care, integrity, passion, unified, and excellence shape everything we do. Living out our values is what makes our company, our employees, our partners, our customers, and the communities we serve great.

When you join Valvoline Global, you join a culture that is committed to: treating all people with care, operating with integrity, striving for excellence in everything we do, showing passion about delivering on our commitments, and being unified in all our enterprise endeavors.

How You’ll Make An Impact

The Senior Employee Relations Specialist will act as a key partner to leaders, HR Business Partners, and internal employment counsel in driving employee relations strategies and resolving workplace concerns and conflict in a manner that supports Valvoline Global's Vision and Values. Investigates complex complaints of alleged EEO violations – discrimination, harassment, and retaliation to mitigate risk and achieve high levels of compliance across the organization. In addition, this position partners with diverse stakeholders throughout the organization, coaches leaders when they have opportunities in employee interactions resulting from the investigation, provides consultation for training programs and acts as a resource to Human Resources for employee relations issues.

Valvoline Global Operations Headquarters is located in Lexington, KY. We prefer local candidates willing to work a hybrid in-office schedule (3 days per week).

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Investigations

• Leading investigations on complex and high-risk matters including charges of sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wage/hour, leadership behavior, and workplace disputes with minimal supervision.

• Must define, strategize, and plan the scope of the investigation and determine the investigation plan including interviews of witnesses, affected parties, reporting parties, and subject(s). Before each investigation, determine all applicable parties to notify and involve including all levels of leadership up to and including executives.

• Listens, identifies, and distills essential information needed to assess and resolve problems. Must ascertain and analyze complex case situations to determine root causes and supply proper recommendations to address issues.

• Reviews pertinent quantitative and qualitative data and gathers relevant facts to reach an investigatory conclusion.

• Conducts ER risk assessments and provides advice and actionable feedback to all levels of leadership regarding remedial corrective actions resulting from investigations conducted.

• Partners with HR Business Partners (HRBP) and Employment Legal Counsel to provide timely briefings regarding various investigation results and proposed ER recommendations; partners with the HRBPs during management briefings as appropriate.

• Composes comprehensive well-written Reports of Investigation that contain factual, fair, and objective support for any conclusions and recommended corrective actions reached in the investigation.

• Assumes ownership of cases and cultivates strong relationships with internal partners based on a high level of collaboration and inclusion to promote positive conflict resolution and employee relations.

• Regulatory Compliance

• Supports ensuring regulatory compliance by monitoring regulatory changes; conducting analysis on regulatory impacts; reporting and escalating non-compliance as appropriate; raising issues and concerns; acting on regulatory updates; and supporting the implementation of designated changes.

• Provides consultation to legal and the training team in the development of training programs for human resources and legal compliance, as well as conducting training on employee relations issues.

• Facilitates training and coaching of managers on employee relations and federal regulation issues.

• Mitigate risk to avoid and/or reduce the Company’s potential legal liabilities.

• Review Background Check screenings of certain criminal convictions in conjunction with EEOC guidelines.

• Engage with HR Operations on I9 compliance.

• HR Project Management

• Partner in the analysis and revision of people programs, policies, and practices to sustain a productive work environment.

• Ownership of Canadian workplace policies; and, work in concert with Corporate Benefits Group for Canadian benefit application. Maintain accurate publication display of same on company intranet site.

• Provide support for DEI Initiatives.

• Research, review, draft and revise HR policies including new policy content. Brief with HRBP and Employment Legal Counsel.

• Review Background Check screenings of certain criminal convictions in conjunction with EEOC guidelines.

• Trend Analysis

• Analyze casework trends to produce strategic, proactive recommendations to HR and the business to proactively address and mitigate systemic issues. Provide monthly reports with case identification and outcomes.

• Perform risk assessments on employee relations matters and provide advice and actionable feedback

• Takes a proactive, strategic approach to employee relations by identifying higher-level employee relations trends, and recommending solutions to HRBPs that address root causes of issues.

What You’ll Need

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree, preferred in HR Management

• 5-7 years’ relevant ER experience.

• Must have experience leading confidential equal employment opportunity issues and other sensitive internal HR investigations, as well as interpreting policies and regulations.

• Paralegal training/certification.

• Possess analytical, strategic, problem-solving, assessment, interpretive, judicious, and articulation skills to plan, conduct, and document complex impartial investigations.

• Experience with performance management, disciplinary actions, and interpreting employment practices.

• Utilizes influencing skills with leaders and key stakeholders to reach win/win outcomes that minimize risk to the company.

• Strong expertise in federal and multi-state employment laws; knowledge of provincial statutes and regulations a plus.

• Ability to understand organizational issues, influence, and build relationships at all levels; strong communication capabilities and business acumen.

• Proven ability to balance multiple priorities, partners, and work streams

• Proficiency in Microsoft software programs, with a strong emphasis on Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

What Will Set You Apart

• Paralegal certification.

• PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP

Benefits That Drive Themselves

• Health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)

• HSA and flexible spending accounts

• 401(k)

• Incentive opportunity*

• Life insurance

• Short and long-term disability insurance

• Paid vacation and holidays*

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee discounts

• Tuition reimbursement*

• Adoption assistance*

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Valvoline Global 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. Are you good at what you do? Join us.

The Company has put a process in place to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, upon request, to applicants with disabilities in order to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at 1-800-Valvoline or email 1-800Valvoline@valvoline.com to make a request for reasonable accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment and selection process. The contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

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