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Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $8.3 Billion in revenue in 2025, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers' success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2025 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com/esg-report. Follow: LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

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 BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of three years' proven work experience as an HR Specialist or in a relevant role responsible for customer or employee relations. 
• Must be willing to work across multiple shifts as needed. 
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 
• This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a fast-paces environment.
• Familiarity with HR practices, policies, and regulations.
• Detail-oriented with exceptional organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Professionalism, confidentiality, and a customer-service mindset. 

Our state-of-the-art investment casting facility in La Porte, Indiana is seeking an Onboarding Coach to join our team. Nestled halfway between South Bend and Chicago, along the shores of Lake Michigan - our facility in LaPorte, Indiana supplies jet engine components to some of the most trusted names in the Aerospace industry. 

JOB SUMMARY

In order to improve the retention goal for new employees 0-120 days at the La Porte, IN location, the Onboarding Coach interacts in a defined frequency with all levels of new hires as their immediate help chain to monitor their correct assimilation, closure of any training-related topics, key policies, procedures, and keeps metrics in detail of all new hire's feedback for effective communication with plant management. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Relationship - Interacts with a wide variety of stakeholders, builds trust through interactions, honest and direct, confidential when required, and balances toughness and compassion.
• Advocate and arbitrate - Represents both organizational and employee interests, manages the tension and conflict that can arise with differing viewpoints, moderates according to best interests and best outcomes, alerts appropriate parties when issues arise
• Organization and structure - Detail and follow through oriented, maintains records, provides accurate information, coordinates training efforts, benefits, and other initiatives at scale as applicable.
• Customized communication - Understand inherent differences between people and situations, adapts communication and interaction according to audience needs, reads people well, and presents with confidence. 
• Business informed - Understands the needs of the business and the drivers of retention and other critical metrics, focuses efforts to discover and make recommendations based on the breadth of factors and data available.
• Collaborative leadership - Involves key stakeholders early and often in the process of discovery and interaction, interfaces with groups across the plant and functions as a resource for information and recommendations to ensure quality of interaction and experience for new associates.
• Influence - Understands and communicates the value of processes, information, and relationships, makes relevant and realistic recommendations to plant leaders, easing their weight of decision-making and contributing to decisive people-oriented plans and goals.
• Synthesis - Makes sense of large amounts of quantitative and qualitative data, finding and presenting key insights to senior leaders and other stakeholders, understands the difference between urgent and important, differentiates between thematic issues and individual concerns.
• Talent advocate - Coaches and mentors others, functions as part of the "people intelligence" center of the plant, drives engagement through interaction and representation.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

Job responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Approach on regular basis all direct 0-120 days seniority employees with standard questions to gather key feedback data for correct new hire assimilation in the organization.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive training calendar to ensure all production employees receive the necessary training to enhance their skills and knowledge. 
• Review training for effectiveness through 120 days.
• Coordinates between all department SPA's gathered items and follow up closure of items.
• Evaluate training effectiveness through post-training assessments and feedback sessions.
• Present summarized reports and recommendations to Plant leadership on regular basis for all new hire follow up.
• Maintains high ethics and values in the workplace. 
• Serve as point of contact for employees' HR-related questions, providing accurate and timely information and guidance.
• Maintain employee records and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of HR policies, procedures, and initiatives.
• Change management, continuous improvement, organizational effectiveness, and organizational development.
• Effective strategic communications.
• Other duties as assigned, including assisting with various HR functions, such as recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, and policy development.