Description

Job Description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. What will you make today?

As part of our Human Resources team, you'll help us attract, hire, and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You'll play a vital role in defining, developing, and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We're seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates, and culture architects to enable our teams, partners, and businesses to do and be their best.

In this position...

As an Employee Relations/Accommodations Manager, you will have a key role in helping to ensure a healthy work environment, including fostering a positive work culture. The demands of this role are dynamic and require an individual who has a positive mindset and thrives on working hard to tackle challenging tasks and to build new processes, products, and policies. The ideal candidate must be self-motivated and resilient and will possess expertise in evaluating reasonable accommodation requests and interplay with federal and state disability laws, deep knowledge of traditional employee relations, HR policy review and guidance, and strong project management and change management skills. This role requires a commitment to continuous improvement, collaboration with stakeholders, and a focus on enhancing the employee experience while upholding integrity and fairness.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

This role reports to the Director of Employee Relations, and will be responsible for the following:

• Evaluate workplace accommodation requests (including reasonable accommodations, return-to-work accommodations, and providing leave as an accommodation) and educate employees, People Leaders, and HR Partners about federal and state disability laws, internal policies, and the reasonable accommodation process. Review and evaluate accommodation requests, including engaging in the interactive process and documenting support provided.
• Providing high quality employee relations support that includes drafting and advising on HR policies. May also provide occasional performance management and/or investigation support.
• Utilize strong judgment and discretion to provide guidance on reasonable accommodation case work and HR policy inquiries. Liaise and engage with employees, HR Partners, People Leaders, and related cross functional partners to resolve escalations and proactively plan for statutory changes.
• Utilize a case management system to manage and track reasonable accommodation cases, policy escalations, and other case work from intake to resolution.
• Identify and drive process improvements and efficiencies to support high quality case management and data tracking across case work, including reasonable accommodation requests.
• Assure the quality of assigned employee relations programs and processes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally across HR and the Office of General Counsel to implement process improvements while ensuring compliance with state and federal employment and disability laws. Expertise with the ADA, ADAA, PWFA, and FMLA is highly valued.
• Proactively utilize data and metrics to identify employee trends and inform opportunities for training or improvements to policy and process. Scan the external environment for regulations, best practices, and trends to inform continuous improvement actions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years of experience with managing reasonable accommodation cases and related policies.
• Prior experience with reviewing and providing guidance on HR policies.
• Passion creating an excellent employee experience.
• A collaborative and empathetic approach to solving problems with teams across Ford.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Resiliency, creative thinking, and strong problem-solving skills.

Even better, you may have...

• Master's degree in HR, Business, Law, or other related subject areas.
• Experience with providing reasonable accommodations guidance at a large company.
• Expertise with Title VII, ADA, FMLA and related U.S. employment laws
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality results while handling multiple priorities.
• Prior experience working with agile cross-functional teams.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong business acumen - Possesses both systems thinking and holistic perspectives (understands how the different parts of the organization interact to generate results)
• Demonstrates a growth mindset.
• Aptitude for critical thinking.
• Self-starter, capable of communicating across skill teams, regions, and at all levels.
• Strong coaching and facilitation skills.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.

• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more.

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases

• Tuition assistance.

• Established and active employee resource groups.

• Paid time off for individual and team community service.

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: New Hire Benefits

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Hybrid #LI-JB5