Human Resources Plant Business Partner Specialist (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who use new technologies, dynamic insights and over 157 years of experience to connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive.
location
The Role is based in Cedar rapids, Iowa.
Job Purpose and Impact
The HR Business Partner for Food & Bio Plants will execute and deliver processes focused on people and culture strategy, implementation of solutions to improve performance and engagement, workforce plans, learning programs and talent activities. The HRBP maintains an effective level of business literacy of the plant(s) strategic plans, and the external environment. In this role, you will provide support to key stakeholders and analyze metrics at plant locations.
Key Accountabilities

• Partner with key leaders on the execution of moderately complex local people and culture plans.
• Support the identification and implementation of solutions to improve performance, engagement, recruiting and retention to increase productivity and mitigate people risks for the plant while also building an inclusive culture.
• Lead and deploy workforce plans, learning programs, talent acquisition activities and other talent programs and projects at the location.
• Communicate and champion diversity, equity and inclusion policies and practices in plant locations.
• Leverage multiple reports and dashboards to measure and analyze Human Resources and business performance metrics at plant locations.
• Respond to employee and manager inquiries, triage everyday grievance or workforce matters, support leave management, medical/religious accommodations and manage on site audits.
• Independently solve issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of two years of related work experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to travel to other plant locations as needed.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in labor relations and contract negotiations
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, and policies.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.