Human Resources Business Partner

HR Business Partner (Contract to Hire, Direct Hire)

Our client is a specialized, international engineering and manufacturing company. Reporting to the V.P., Human Resources, this position will support all functions of Human Resources for employees of their Lindsey, CA manufacturing plant. Responsibilities include providing HR guidance, analyzing metrics, resolving employee relations issues, working with management to improve work relationships and productivity, and ensuring compliance with all applicable labor laws.

RESPONSIBILITIES

· Strategy: Contribute to the development, execution, and communication of winning strategies. Use foundation in business knowledge to facilitate strategy discussions for the future of the business. Work with management team to formulate unique business strategies and develop the organizational capabilities that serve as a competitive advantage.

· Innovate: Continually develop HR practices, policies and processes that link directly to the business strategy and create measurable business results.

· Achieve Costs and Efficiencies: Improve the efficiency of HR administrative work. Facilitate greater transaction processing at lower costs. Promote efficiencies by transferring transactional work out. Eliminates nice-to-have but unnecessary activities.

· Create Value: With focus on internal and external customers, creates value. Involve customers in the design of HR practices (i.e., performance management, rewards, training, recruitment, etc.).

· Community Representation: Represent company in our communities and accounts for community requirements in our value proposition. Lead issues of corporate social responsibility (CSR) including Compliance.

· Culture and Change Steward: Support company in identifying and facilitating important change that improves capabilities of the plant. Turn what is known (data or information) into action.

· Credible Activist: Acts as voice for the plant to Business, Region, and HQ HR. Builds relationships of trust based on business knowledge. Offers point-of-view not just about HR issues, but business issues.

· Manage Talent: Provide support and counsel in building individual and organization capability. Creates human abilities and organizational capabilities that are better than those of the competitors.

· Achieve Results: Measures and is transparent about HR activities.

· Execute HR Programs, Processes, and Procedures: In alignment with Business, Region, and HQ, these include Employee relations, employment, compensation administration, training and development, benefits, safety and health, records administration, and compliance.

REQUIREMENTS

· Bachelor’s degree in HR, labor relations, business or related field is required. Master’s degree in HR, labor relations, related preferred.

· Eight (8)+ years of generalist manufacturing experience (of which at least five (5) years in a management capacity).

· Lead HR roles in manufacturing; including positions at more than one manufacturing plant.

· Expertise in recruiting, labor & employee relations, organization, and employee development.

· Ability to connect HR work directly to the business.

· Adaptability and versatility to recognize business situations that require different HR interventions.

· Ability to build and sustain relationships with line managers as contributors to the business agenda.

· Ability to conduct talent and organization audits to facilitate or drive change.

· Expert knowledge in one or two functional HR areas.

· Ability to work in a virtual, global organization in terms of HR practices.

· Skilled in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word). SharePoint skills preferred.

· Ability to relocate necessary for career growth. Ability to participate in temporary assignments at other facilities.

· Spanish (Preferred).

EOE