Field Hr Business Partner

We are seeking a dedicated Field HR Business Partner to provide essential support to front-line employees and management across our organization. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional collaboration and mediation skills, enabling effective communication and conflict resolution at all levels of the organization. They will be adept at forming strategic partnerships within the HR function to align initiatives with business objectives. Additionally, they must demonstrate a commitment to implementing innovative solutions, navigating change management processes, fostering employee engagement, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, properly documenting personnel actions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining a strong focus on metrics to drive business success.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Visit company sites to offer day-to-day performance management guidance to site management, including coaching, counseling, and providing guidance on employee development, developmental plans, and promotions, as well as interpreting and implementing company policies.
2. Recommend final resolutions for involuntary terminations to HR Leadership in adherence to company best practices and guidelines.
3. Provide HR support and guidance to Site Leaders and employees during Mid-year and Annual Reviews.
4. Formulate strategies to improve work relationships, boost morale, and enhance productivity and retention at assigned site locations, working closely with the operations team and employees.
5. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legal requirements related to employee management to minimize legal risks and ensure regulatory compliance.
6. Document, manage, and resolve complex employee relations issues, ensuring timely notification to HR leadership on all personnel issues.
7. Conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations, providing final recommendations for resolutions where necessary.
8. Review all employee complaints and investigations, ensuring thorough documentation and adherence to HR department processes and procedures.
9. Assist with the pre-employment process and help facilitate the onboarding transition for new hires at site locations.
10. Provide support to employees with employment-related questions or concerns as needed.
11. Provide regular and timely updates to HR Leadership on all HR issues, employee relations investigations, resignations, and terminations.
12. Perform detailed HR audits at visited sites to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement.
13. Maintain strict confidentiality regarding sensitive employee information, company policies, and internal discussions, adhering to legal and ethical standards at all times.
14. Perform any other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management or a related field, preferred. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 7+ years of relevant HR experience is required.
• 5 years of experience in an HR Generalist or HR Business Partner role.

• Proficiency in English and Spanish (verbal and written), preferred.

• Preferred experience working with a large hourly and distributed workforce.
• Preferred experience working with both unionized and non-unionized employees.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and other relevant software applications.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personnel services.
• Familiarity with HRIS (Human Resources Information Systems) software for data management and reporting.
• Understanding of performance management systems and methodologies.
• Understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion principles and practices.
• Knowledge of best practices in employee relations and conflict resolution.
• Understanding of organizational development principles and change management processes.
• Familiarity with HR analytics and data-driven decision-making.
• Familiarity with employee benefits administration and compliance.
• Understanding of workplace health and safety regulations and practices.

Skills & Abilities:

• Strong consultation and communication skills.
• Ability to challenge, influence, and develop productive relationships.
• Intellectual agility, interpersonal flexibility, and a curiosity to learn.
• Strong project management skills.
• Knowledge of California employment law is essential.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with colleagues, supervisors, and management.
• Ability to identify issues and exercise discretion and judgment in making necessary corrections effectively.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position with a flexible schedule, including mornings, evenings, and weekends, as needed.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Supervisory Responsibility:  None

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets. While performing some duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.  The employee must frequently lift and move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Travel:

Frequent travel (50% or more); overnight stays may be expected.