Morton Salt is an iconic company with a strong heritage and a bright future. Since 1848, we have been improving lives and enhancing everyday moments – at home, at work and virtually everywhere in between.  We help unlock the flavors in food, make roads and sidewalks safer, improve the water in baths, pools, and homes, and keep businesses and industries running. We are a dedicated team who constantly strives to do better together, and we are passionate about building a sustainable future for our company, the communities in which we operate, and the world around us. By joining our team, you will contribute to producing and delivering every form of salt that enhances everyday life.

Job Summary

This position will play a key role in driving effective communication and employee engagement across the organization’s North America locations. This role will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement innovative strategies supporting employee engagement at the site and company-wide levels. This role is responsible for creating internal communications as well as providing tools to other employees for communications at various levels of the organization. This position will manage employee engagement and pulse surveys, partnering closely with other HR team members to ensure surveys are effectively communicated to the entire employee population, results are analyzed appropriately, and action plans are implemented to continuously improve engagement company-wide. In addition, this position will assess the organization’s current recognition and service award programs and will develop and enhance these programs to help foster a culture of recognition and engagement.

Duties and Responsibilities

Create internal communications in alignment with cultural expectations and employment branding. Develop and implement internal communication plans and annual calendar with emphasis on increasing employee engagement. Proactively identify, write, and publish stories for the company intranet with broad representation of the business and employee populations. Manage overall intranet content; collaborate across departments and locations to ensure published materials are comprehensive and up to date. Partner with HR team to effectively market applicable programs, processes, and opportunities to employees. Modernize and improve employee perception through use of various communication tools. Lead headquarters employee engagement / activity committees as well as provide guidance to all locations throughout the organization. Develop templates for organization, business unit, and site communications. Ensure internal communications are adapted and shared externally when appropriate. Develop and implement employee engagement and pulse surveys. Ensure surveys are effectively communicated to all employees, thus optimizing participation rates. Analyze survey results to develop and implement meaningful, measurable action plans. Establish company-wide approach to local activities committees; partner with HR team to ensure implementation across all sites and measure effectiveness. Assess the current state of existing recognition programs; analyze gaps and needs. Research best practices for recognition programs. Develop recognition program proposals with emphasis on driving behaviors aligned with company values and cultural expectations. Develop, implement, internally communicate, and measure the effectiveness of recognition programs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Bachelor’s degree required. Minimum of 3 years of progressive HR experience, including experience in employee communications and engagement.   Adept at communicating in innovative ways and across a wide range of channels and mediums, including print, video, web, and social media. Passion to learn and adopt the latest communications trends, strategies, platforms, technologies, tools and techniques to improve communications effectiveness. Exceptional, articulate communicator with superior business writing skills, as well as strong verbal and presentation skills. Self-starter who is able to manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively and consistently execute with excellence. Thrives in a fast-paced environment and operates with a sense of purpose and urgency. Ability to travel to plant and/or mine locations throughout North America. 

At Morton Salt, we work best when we work as a team, when we treat one another with dignity and respect, and value the unique contributions of others. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, sex, religion, color, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.