American Airlines

Specialist/Senior Specialist, Employee Relations

Posted on: 26 Oct 2021

Tulsa, OK

Job Description

What you'll do

?Partners with business to provide guidance to management, including conflict resolution, disciplinary action, and performance improvement counseling
Serves as an advocate for our employees
Resolves employee HR questions and issues
Connects employee engagement to corporate business initiatives (own the message)
Provides direction to employees/managers to resolve human resource issues (e.g. escalated benefits issues, transfers/demotions, departmental/management conflicts, etc.)
Conducts and/or supports investigations into claims of potential harassment and discrimination; escalates to senior personnel as needed
Partners with operational leadership in investigations into potential violations of company policies
Explains and interprets company and governmental rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for employees and management
Assists in the development and implementation of new policies and procedures
Investigates and drafts responses for external complaints and charges to defend the Company's position and interests
accommodation
Partners with internal and external counsel when appropriate
Conducts ongoing formal and informal HR training on matters such as sexual harrassmen and discrimination
Represents the HR partner team on various projects/committees
Supports Tulsa and Florida locations 
Reviews, assesses, and makes recommendations for all requests for accomodations (ADA, Religious, and others) to ensure adherernce to federal, state, and local regulations

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

?Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience/training
3 years of Human Resources experience or 5 years of supervisory experience
1 years of experience handling internal complaint investigations
Must be thoroughly familiar with state and federal employment laws including but not limited to; FMLA, ADA, FLSA, NLRB, Title VII, etc.

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

?Prior experience working with represented groups

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

?Knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
Ability to have strong initiative and solid judgment abilities/skills
Ability to demonstrate effective problem-solving and decision-making skills
Ability to demonstrate excellent project management skills
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
Ability to handle multiple priorities and produce results
Ability to build and maintain positive relationships, be able to partner, use a subtle style and work collaboratively with others
Ability to travel

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer: 

Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more. 
Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

American Airlines

Fort Worth, TX

American Airlines, Inc. (AA or AAL) is a major American airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is the world's largest airline when measured by fleet size, scheduled passengers carried, and revenue passenger mile. American, together with its regional partners, operates an extensive international and domestic network with almost 6,800 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American Airlines is a founding member of the Oneworld alliance, the third-largest airline alliance in the world. Regional service is operated by independent and subsidiary carriers under the brand name American Eagle.

American Airlines and American Eagle operate out of 10 hubs, with Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) being its largest. The airline handles more than 200 million passengers annually with an average of more than 500,000 passengers daily. As of 2019, the company employs nearly 130,000 people.

American Airlines operates its primary and the largest maintenance and repair operations (MRO) base in Tulsa in addition to the maintenance locations at its hubs.

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