It´s your goal to provide all HR services to the Dutch and French operations. As a key member of the European HR team you will give input to global HR projects, implement group practices and procedures on compensation & benefits, training & development, works council, recruitment and organisational changes. Rotterdam will be your office base, but you will need to spend 1 week a month in the French subsidiary in Caen (Normandy). Tasks and responsibilities:

Compensation & Benefits

• Liaison with company insurance providers and employees on benefits-related issues. 
• Assist Accounting Manager in enrolling, processing and auditing pension and profit sharing programs. 
• Prepare Employee Benefits statements as appropriate. 
• Ensure leaves of absences (e.g., short-term, long-term, jury duty, leave without pay) are handled expeditiously and accurately. 
• Employers representative for works council meetings and negotiations. 
• Conduct salary surveys and analyze data. 
• Coordinate the annual merit and bonus programs including performance evaluations, communications, distributing job descriptions, etc. 
• Work with managers in reviewing and recommending salary increases as necessary. 
• Delegate clerical duties as appropriate.

Training and Development

• Coordinate the group performance management programme in locations of responsibility; 
• Undertake training and education to managers and employees; 
• Prepare annual training and development plan for site; 
• Ensure utilization of group training portal, populating with corporate, technical and management development modules.

Recruiting / Staffing Development: 

• Coordinate the recruitment process. 
• Provide advice and education to hiring managers. 
• Be aware of legislation in country of hire. 
• Monitor recruiting and staffing expenses; evaluate costs and track effectiveness. 
• Support any group initiatives (recruitment fairs, college relationships etc.) 
• Undertake screening interviews and participate in interviews as necessary. 
• Coordinate any assessments. 
• Prepare contracts of employment. 
• Manage New Employee Orientation/Introduction programme.

HRIS:

• Prepare monthly, ad hoc and legally required reports from system. 
• Ensure payroll receives relevant information to pay employees timely and correctly.

• A professionally qualified HR professional (a minimum of 5 years experience) 
• Full generalist experience, recruitment, training and development, compensation and benefits, employee relations, communication. 
• Ideally manufacturing background, works council experience is a plus. 
• Knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and employment practices within Netherlands and France; 
• Demonstrated experience project management and coordination. 
• Demonstrated effective communication skills; written oral, and inter-personal. 
• Ability to multi-task, work independently and employ effective time management skills. 
• Ability to work in a team and matrix environment. 
• Bachelors degree or equivalent. 
• Fluently in Dutch, French and English.

For additional information, please call Roel Carati or Miguel Swaen (www.bjork-group.com) at +31 (0)20 65 99 666 or mail your application with ref. 3051-RC to info@bjork-group.com. During a strictly confidential first meeting you will be extensively informed about our client, the position and procedure.

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