Vice President Human Resources Job at Cedar Fair

Cedar Fair Sandusky, OH 44870

Overview:
Come join the FUN! We are looking for a Vice President of Human Resources to work with our team to evolve and execute the people strategy for Cedar Point, Cedar Point Shores, and our Resort locations. Key leadership areas to focus on will include leading employment and high-volume recruiting, training, legal compliance, HRIS, employee relations, records and policies, as well as work closely with the associate life programs.

Responsibilities:
  • Strategically evaluate people needs and articulate plans, resources and processes to properly implement these strategies to ensure engagement, experience and culture is world class, from application to onboarding, training and employment experiences
  • Lead effective strategy to attract, recruit and retain top talent aligned with workforce planning. Align team to this strategy & ensure the planful and purposeful actions in order to meet the unique business needs of a high volume and seasonal industry
  • Align recruitment efforts surrounding seasonal, international, full-time, part-time, and ensure university internship and contingent/supplemental efforts are supported
  • Works in partnership with business partners across the park, as well as at Cedar Fair corporate headquarters and other sister parks to implement standardized practices and policies, ensure effectiveness and efficiencies, leverage technology and increase employee engagement, recognition and retention
  • Guide, mentor and supervise Recruiting, Human Resources, Training and Associate Life Teams to include assigning, reviewing and planning and prioritizing work projects. maintain standards; coordinate activities; allocate teams
  • Evaluate performance of team, reviewing work for completeness and value to business needs. Execute performance management and recognition in accordance with policy
  • Oversee talent assessment, talent management, training and overall succession planning initiatives across Cedar Point. Ensure processes are in place and upheld consistently and year-round to meet growing business needs
  • Guide training leader and team to ensure the execution of the leader and the team and tactical development of training to retain top talent and enhance the current and future talent pipeline
  • Evaluate and build a culture of compliance across Cedar Point. Leverage technology and create processes to support streamlined functions and ensure consistent execution of policies, procedures and employment processes that align with local, state and federal laws. Manage annual budgets and expenditures to efficiently meet business needs
  • Build a culture of events, engagement and decisions that elevate our Cornerstones for associates. Ensure all associates are provided an environment to be productive and successful
  • Lead with a servant leadership style, creating a trusting, empowering culture through providing vision, strategy, unique recognition for all employment groups, with positive engagement and clarity to all employees throughout the year
  • Guide employee relations issues with leadership team, providing consult of employee relations, and leave of absence administration with the HR Generalist team. Collaborate with all division leaders & act as a 3-legged stool to strategically manage 6,000 employees, 3,000 of which live on campus 24/7 during the season. Ensure policies, practices and all decision making uphold local, state and federal employment laws
  • Guide effective labor relations management within Cedar Point. Coach, mentor and advise team on effective labor practices within the organization. Participate in labor negotiations, grievances and hearings as needed
  • Manage change
Qualifications:
We are looking for a candidate that will possess a broad and diversified human resources background in a national/regional retail, hospitality or other services-driven organization of substantial size with multiple locations. Do you have experience leading a lean and highly tactical human resources department with a strong field operations orientation? Do you have at least ten years of human resource management experience which encompasses high volume recruitment, talent management/development, employee relations experiences working with large hourly and part-time work forces then we would like to talk with you!

This position will need someone that also has the following background in order to be successful in this role:
  • A strong working knowledge of employment wage and hour laws, as well as benefit and compliance requirements
  • Analytic, data-driven mindset with ability to balance the “big picture” direction with high degree of focus on the day-to-day responsibilities and deliverables and how they impact the business
  • Understanding of HR management information systems capabilities and limitations, best practices, and integration into HR tasks
  • Experience in union environments
  • Ability to establish credibility with employees at all levels of the organization, providing senior leadership with insight on the pulse of the employee population
  • High level of self-motivation, energetic management style with natural ability to anticipate roadblocks to success
  • A focused commitment to continuous improvement and development of strong teams
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze recruitment data and present relevant information to key stakeholders
  • Effective strategic planner; technically and analytically proficient
  • Unquestionable integrity and high ethical standards

Please note this profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required for this role and the duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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