About Lubrizol The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com. We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognise unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life. Job Location: UK Job Type: Permanent Type of role: Remote Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as Global Labor and Employee Relations Partner Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the HR industry and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team. What You'll Do: As a Labor and Employee Relations Specialist, you'll be at the forefront of our innovation, responsible for supporting in the development and implementation of the employee and labor relations global strategy and translating the strategy into actions that tie to clear business outcomes and measures. You will be responsible for an array of labor-related activities including supporting negotiations with unions and works councils, and is responsible for the successful execution of performance, and governance of the end to-end Labor Relations and Employee Relations processes in accordance with the Global strategy. You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. You will directly interact with Lubrizol Operations leadership, country people leaders, the global HR team, and Legal Advisors. What We're Looking For: Support Labor Relations Governance Committee and Regional Sub-committees. Partner and coach country and regional leadership to achieve desired labor relations outcomes in alignment with business strategy execution. Support local / regional / country / site leaders and HR in labor negotiations and counsel on enterprise-wide labor-management relations, negotiations, union-avoidance strategy, and contract administration activities in region. Facilitate communication between management and union representatives, fostering effective dialogue and resolving conflicts in a timely manner. Maintains current knowledge of employee and labor relations trends in Europe, legal decisions, and statutory changes. Utilizes a practical, creative, and proactive problem-solving approach to efficiently close deals while advising business leaders on acceptable risk. Contribute to policies, standards, and business procedures designed to foster compliance with various employment laws and regulations, and to ensure our work environments embody trust, fairness, and inclusion for our employees. Maintain governance and ensure effective and compliant management over process documentation. Conducts investigations into employee relations matters including the reporting of findings, making disciplinary recommendations and/or corrective actions. Skills That Make a Difference: Bachelor’s degree in human resources, labor Relations, law, or business-related discipline. Minimum 5 years’ experience working in a unionised environment. Deep labor and employee relations experience in a global environment, in particular Western Europe (Benelux and Germany). Bi-lingual applicants are highly regarded. (French, German, Spanish, Dutch) Perks and Rewards That Inspire: Develop your professional career with a highly respected, industry-leading, multinational company that is part of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Become part of a culture that is based on accountability and empowerment and which values diversity and inclusivity. A competitive remuneration and benefits package. LI-MC1 LI-Remote LBZEU Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together It’s an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success — not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers and communities. We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly, keeping safety, sustainability, ethics, and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work. As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better. One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today. More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their ethnic origin, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic.