Personnel Manager

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! 

 

Cooper Consolidated is a balanced, asset-based provider of midstream stevedoring, barge, marine, and logistics services. With operations based along the lower Mississippi River between Southwest Pass and Baton Rouge, we provide cargo handling and movements throughout the U.S. inland waterway system. Our expert team ensures your important cargo is safely transported from origin to destination while making the experience as easy and worry-free as possible. 

At Cooper Consolidated, our goal is to be the leader in the cargo handling industry.  The key to this rests squarely with our people, and the backbone of how our people operate is our unique culture. The CC Way - 28 principles of our high-performing culture - describes the values, behaviors, and practices that are the foundation of this culture. It's what makes us a leader in our industry.

Do you have 1-2 years of experience with schedule management for rotating shifts? Do you enjoy working and communicating with staff and personnel? If so, this may be a great opportunity for you! Cooper Consolidated offers competitive pay, a great benefits package and an amazing 401K match!

This job is primarily responsible for overseeing the daily staffing and coordinating essential office administrative functions to ensure productivity of daily operations. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, working with management to determine staffing needs, engaging with staff on training and providing coaching and feedback, keeping records and/or files up to date, and conducting a variety of advanced administrative duties. Additional duties will vary upon division and/or location at which the work is performed and could include accounting functions, human resources support, or other business-related duties as assigned.

In this job, you will:

• Develop, manage, and schedule personnel to multiple shifts, adjusting as needed to accommodate operational and/or staff changes.
• Plan, coordinate, and assign daily work for crew.
• Assist with human resources functions (such as new hire onboarding, document verification, seasonal hiring, etc.).
• Maintain accurate records, timesheets, and related reports.
• Oversee and document staffing activities (conduct interviews, make hiring decisions, training, coaching, and developing, employee performance management, promotions, corrective actions, terminations, etc.).
• Manage daily office operations and procedures, ensuring efficient operations.
• Supervise and coordinate overall administrative activities for the assigned office(s).
• Perform data entry, prepare, and distribute reports as needed.
• Sort and file; electronically and/or paper.
• Ability to comprehend and uphold union labor contracts (at applicable locations).
• Conduct investigations and create thorough reports for the loss control department on crew related incidents, damage, and/or injuries.
• Enforces safe work practices, using experience, judgment, company policy, and OSHA specifies and conducts safety training in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• May be delegated the authority to investigate incident reports, damage claims, etc., and to settle minor damage claims.
• Coordinate inventory deliveries and ensure timely receipt of materials and supplies.
• Pick up and distribute employee paychecks as required.
• Serve as the first point of contact for visitors entering the facility; direct them to appropriate personnel.
• Support general office operations and ensure smooth communication between departments.
• Sign off on received goods and services to authorize invoice processing by clerical staff.
• Other duties as assigned such as participating in special projects.

Here's what you'll need to be considered:

Education

Required – High school diploma or equivalent combination of education, experience and training.

Experience

Preferred – Supervisory experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficient computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong decision-making and conflict management skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to effectively coach, mentor, and lead staff to accomplish assignments.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in staffing, scheduling, and performance management.
• Ability to adjust to staffing requirements and take independent action without close supervision.

Here's additional information you need to know:

Physical Demands & Requirements

Light work. Exerting up to 30 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.  Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Environmental Conditions

The work environment described here are meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

The physical environment requires the employee to work primarily inside where there are limited extremes to heat and/or cold; moderate noise; a normal office environment. The physical environment may require infrequent exposure that requires the employee to work outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions.

Travel may be required for trainings and meetings.

This description reflects the assignment of essential functions and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job.  Nothing in this job description restricts the organization’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Are you ready to make a meaningful career move & an impact at Cooper Consolidated, LLC? Apply today!

Known in our industry for stability and high ethics, Cooper Consolidated, LLC offers a stellar benefits package including: an outstanding 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions, medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, & disability benefits, flexible spending accounts, paid leave (holidays, vacation, sick), wellness programs, recognition programs, community involvement opportunities, and much more!

Cooper Consolidated, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO is the Law links in English or Spanish. We are unable to legally hire anyone who is not eligible to work in the United States nor are we able to sponsor visas.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

All Third Party Agencies, Headhunters, and Recruiters

Cooper Consolidated, LLC and its Subsidiaries only forms contracts with recruiters with whom we have an established relationship and with whom we have in place a signed contract. All contact from third parties must go through our Human Resources Department. Any contact made outside of our Human Resources Department by a third party will cancel any future business relationships between the third party and Cooper Consolidated, LLC and its Subsidiaries.