Labor Relations Partner

Career Area:

Human Resources

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Role Definition
Provides support in general labor relations issues and maintains positive communication between managers and unions.
Responsibilities
•     Advising management on changes to existing policies to ensure compliance with new or proposed regulations.
•     Representing the organization in general legal hearings on federal, state and local regulations pertaining to labor issues.
•     Participating in implementing and administering management - labor relations to help maintain positive relations with unions.
•     Assisting in union contract negotiations, contract agreements, and other labor relations issues.
Degree & Experience
Relevant Degree with 10+ year of experience in handling Labour Relation
Skill Descriptors
Conflict Management: Managing conflicts; ability to anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with existing or potential conflicts at the individual, group, or situation level.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Identifies and maximizes areas of agreement in order to mitigate tensions.
  
• Uses a specific methodology for conflict resolution.
  
• Facilitates reconciliation rather than divisiveness among individuals.
  
• Under guidance, appropriately confronts others to get issues out in the open.
  
• Uses active listening skills and probing techniques to understand cause of a conflict.
  

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Extensive Experience:

• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
  
• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
  
• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
  
• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
  
• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
  
• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.
  

Interpersonal Relationships: Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Level Working Knowledge:
•     Explains impact of interactions with individuals and groups.
•     Identifies roles and responsibilities for self and others.
•     Demonstrates an understanding of alternative points of view.
•     Collaborates with departmental associates and management.
•     Adapts interaction style to situations and people.
Negotiating: Knowledge of successful negotiation concepts and techniques; ability to negotiate successfully across the organization and with external vendors and clients in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Level Basic Understanding:
•     Describes qualities of effective and ineffective negotiations.
•     Explains the basic concepts of negotiating.
•     Accesses organizational policies and practices for negotiating.
•     Utilizes techniques for establishing rapport and building trust.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
•     Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
•     Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
•     Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
•     Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
•     Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
Industrial Relations: Knowledge of the concept, theories, and approaches of industrial relations; ability to maintain harmonious relations between employers and employees.
Level Working Knowledge:
•     Addresses routine problems or disciplinary issues related to industrial relations.
•     Assists in reaching collective bargaining deals between union and management.
•     Conducts monthly labor-management meetings and documents labor relations assignments.
•     Explains organizational policies, procedures, and processes for dealing with industrial relations issues.
•     Interprets and communicates industrial relations policies and procedures.
HR Legal and Regulatory Environment: Knowledge of HR legal and regulatory environment; ability to advise on laws and regulations affecting HR practices.
 Level Basic Understanding:
•     Compiles additional information regarding relevant legal issues.
•     Identifies professional publications and associations for human resources management.
•     Supports the organization's policies and procedures governing legal issues.
•     Identifies the relevance of HR law to the organization and the industry.
HR: Policies, Standards and Procedures: Knowledge of human resource function; ability to uphold the organization's and industry's standards, procedures and policies regarding human resources management.
Level Working Knowledge:
•     Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance.
•     Maintains a specific set of standards and associated HR procedures.
•     Communicates and refers potential exceptions upward for review and approval.
•     Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures.
•     Provides feedback for the improvement of HR procedures.


This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

May 7, 2026 - May 14, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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