Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2024.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & HR Partnership: Serve as a strategic advisor to business leaders on workforce planning organization design and culture transformation. Translates business strategy into HR initiatives that drive performance, employee experience and operational outcomes. Champion data-driven decision making and provide insights through people analytics.
• Recruiting & selection:  Overall responsibility for the recruiting and selection process, in coordination with, and assistance from, HR Shared Services.  Assist management in evaluating open positions, defining requirements for current and future needs.  Carry out selection interviews in coordination with local management for staff positions.  Promote inclusive hiring practices strong  MTI branding.
• Compensation & benefits: Ensure the standard work for application of the MTI Compensation Philosophy and Processes are applied, including compensation for new hires, promotions, and annual compensation planning.  Request appropriate approvals on pay decisions and benefit program improvements that are consistent and within the Global Total Compensation Framework. 
• Labor relations (where applicable):  Work with senior management to develop labor relations strategies for all locations where a union or works council is present, and work with local management to implement these strategies.  With local management take an active role in all union negotiations, with particular focus on pay negotiations and any changes to benefit programs.
• Employee relations:  Responsible for oversight of the “employee experience” at MTI.  Foster a positive work environment through proactive employee relations and issue resolution. Monitor the overall employee-employer relationship and work with management to ensure a positive relationship to keep employees motivated and highly productive.  Champion the MTI Values, with particular focus on Diversity, growing and engaging a diverse workforce. 
• Compliance:  Manage and ensure compliance with country, state and local requirements.  Ensure that communications internally or externally regarding any significant changes such as reorganization / restructuring are transparent, timely and authorized by senior management.  Ensure that any grievances raised are responded to in a timely manner.
• Performance Management:  Oversee the performance review process and monitor it for completion and effectiveness.  Provide on-going coaching in performance management to managers and supervisors.  Assist in addressing performance issues and developing corrective action plans.  Assist in identifying and delivering employee development activities.
• Organization Development:  Act as a consultant in identifying organization development activities to support the strategic intent of the business.  Proactively propose solutions on matters relating to organization assessment, structure and operating effectiveness.  Provide leadership and guidance in the development and continuous improvement of high performance work systems (HPWS).
• Talent Management:  Assist in identifying key talent to support overall business and strategic intent.  Assist with management level succession planning.  Oversee the development and monitoring of Individual Development Plans for talent development.
• Operational Excellence:  Proactively apply continuous improvement processes to HR delivery such as 5S, Kaizen, Daily Management Control, Standard Work, Hoshin Kanri and participation in the MTI suggestion system.  Act as Champion for OE, providing guidance to BU and RU colleagues.
• Other duties or projects as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements

• 3+ years of progressive HR experience with at least 5 years in an HR generalist role, preferably in a manufacturing enterprise; Experience supporting Canadian operations a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in HR or other business-related field; Master’s business degree desirable.
• Track record in coaching and influencing senior leaders.
• Ability to communicate at various levels of the organization (written and verbal).
• Organizational savvy: possesses the ability to understand the culture in which one operates, and able to effectively influence and drive change.
• Comfortable working within a matrix organization.
• Highly motivated self-starter and able to perform at multiple levels (strategic, tactical, administrative).
• Track record in leading, motivating and developing a team.
• Able to simplify and clarify situations and processes; delivers operational value through intelligent application of processes.
• Excellent IT skills – MS Office and good HRIS understanding
• Able to travel up to 50%
• Experience with High Performance Work Systems a plus

• Must have ability to work the shift/number of hours in which duties need to be accomplished, including overtime, holidays and weekends, as necessary. 

About Us:

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2024.

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. 

Our Consumer & Specialties segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

We believe that our people are our greatest resource and want our employees to have a rewarding experience with us as they earn, learn, and grow their careers. That means more than a paycheck—it means security for the future. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer benefits such as healthcare, 401(k) with company match, PTO, and more.

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