Labor Relations Administrative Assistant

About the Role

Bechtel is building a semiconductor manufacturing plant in New Albany, Ohio. This role will monitor work practices daily on a field project and advise superiors of observed or anticipated labor problems. The role supports staffing plans, wage trend studies, and the development and presentation of craft training and orientation programs. Your work will contribute to positive workplace relationships by facilitating communication and ensuring compliance with labor laws.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs research and develops statistical information and studies on issues such as productivity, labor union or construction industry trends and practices.
• Documents and maintains files associated with jurisdictional work assignments and keeps records on investigations about employee misconduct.
• Extracts information from labor union contracts and prepares wage bulletins or wage trend studies.
• Follows labor contract negotiation proceedings and disseminates information on progress.
• Maintains records on contract expiration data.
• Monitors work practices daily on a field project and advises superior of observed and/or anticipated labor problems.
• Assists with the development and presentation of craft training and orientation programs for manual employees and their supervisors, such as onboarding, work rule enforcement, and grievance/complaint procedures for craft professionals.
• Develops knowledge of practical application of labor laws, equal employment/affirmative action legislation and related government policies.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic knowledge of Labor Relations functions on field projects or in an office environment.
• Basic knowledge of labor and employment laws and related legislation.
• Basic knowledge of contract negotiation practices and formal and informal grievance hearings.
• Basic knowledge of jurisdictional work assignment practices.
• Basic knowledge of organizational structure and work practices of labor unions.
• Basic knowledge of Labor Relations organization policies and practices.
• Understands working with Local Unions and Building Trades Councils.
• Skills in written and verbal communication.
• Experience in researching and developing reports and collecting statistical data.
• Demonstrated skill in word processing and spreadsheet applications.

Qualifications

• Requires a University Hire with less than 1 year of experience or 4-5 years of relevant work experience.