Novelis Switzerland SA seeks a Senior Plant HR Manager in Sierre to lead site-level HR strategy, ensure compliance, and drive organizational health in a manufacturing environment.
This position serves as the primary HR partner for the Sierre site, translating global people strategies into actionable local roadmaps. The incumbent acts as a trusted advisor to the Site Leadership Team, ensuring that human resources initiatives directly support business performance, operational excellence, and workforce readiness while maintaining full regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a site-specific HR roadmap that aligns with global corporate strategy.
- Enhance organizational health, leadership effectiveness, and overall performance metrics.
- Spearhead change management, transformation projects, and cultural improvement initiatives.
- Oversee the HR budget and implement measures to increase process efficiency.
- Act as the site’s representative in global HR programs and initiatives.
- Manage employee relations, including investigations, grievances, and dispute resolution, while ensuring strict adherence to labor laws.
- Maintain productive relationships with employee representatives and social partners.
- Represent the HR function during internal and external audits.
- Foster a culture of ethics, integrity, and open communication (speak-up culture).
- Enforce company policies, internal controls, and all relevant regulatory requirements.
- Conduct workforce planning to meet both current operational demands and future needs.
- Lead the recruitment process for critical and hard-to-fill roles.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Labor Relations, Psychology, HR Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 10 years of HR leadership experience within multinational settings.
- Proven track record of leading HR operations at the site level in manufacturing.
- Experience working within matrix structures or multi-site organizations.
- Strong strategic thinking capabilities and solid business acumen.
- Deep expertise in labor relations and industrial relations.
- Ability to influence stakeholders, lead change, and drive organizational transformation.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- High level of integrity, cultural awareness, and interpersonal impact.
- Fluency in both French and English.
Nice to have
What the company offers
- Subsidized company pension scheme.
- Financial contributions towards dental care expenses.
- Competitive salary package.
- Provided parking facilities.
- Access to an on-site company restaurant.
- Individual training and development programs.
- Standard 40-hour work week.
- Minimum of 25 holiday days, increasing with age.
- 9 official cantonal bank holidays.
- 5 additional paid holidays.
- Membership in Corporate Benefits for purchasing deals.
About the company
Novelis Switzerland SA is part of a global leader in innovative aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum. The company is driven by a purpose to shape a sustainable world together, leading the industry through significant sustainability and recycling efforts. The Sierre plant actively supports its local community by sponsoring annual events that promote education, sports, and culture.
- Committed to shaping a sustainable world through collective effort.
- Global leader in innovative aluminum products and recycling.
- Industry-leading focus on sustainability and recycling initiatives.
- Active community engagement through sponsorship of local education, sports, and cultural events.
How to apply
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