Shift:

Day Shift

Summary:

Panasonic Energy is seeking a highly motivated and passionate HR professional to join our team as a HR Business Partner, reporting to the HR Manager. The HR Business Partner role is responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management in designated business units and serves as a consultant to management on human resources related issues. This role will serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders fostering a positive and inclusive work environment.

Essential Duties:

• Provides day to day guidance to employees, including coaching, counseling, career development and disciplinary actions including HR policy guidance and interpretation.
• Acts as the primary consultant to assigned operational groups for all Human Resources business matters
• Serves as a trusted advisor to employees and managers on HR-related matters, fostering a positive and inclusive work environment.
• Participates in HR internal audits and recommends necessary adjustments.
• Ensures effective and efficient onboarding of talent including induction plans and onboarding plans
• Addresses and resolve employee relations issues, conducting investigations when necessary and providing guidance on conflict resolution.
• Identifies trends, risks, and opportunities within the organization and develop solutions in partnership with programs
• Understands business goals and recommend new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in business objectives, productivity and development of HR within the company
• Utilizes KPIs and metrics to measure progress and keep up to date on external market trends
• Partners with leadership to promote a culture of open communication and proactive employee engagement.
• Complete special projects and other duties as assigned.

Essential Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a HR capacity
• Manufacturing or related HR experience
• Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.

• 5 years HR leadership experience, with a majority in a manufacturing environment, preferably in both union and non-union environments. Multi-site HR leadership preferred.
• Humility and high self-confidence to listen without ego, and advocacy for the important things. Positive energy.
• Demonstrated comfort in multi-national environments.
• Superb written and spoken communication. This role is a critical leadership role, with communications affecting a large organization.
• Demonstrated excellence in investigatory elements of employee relations including having addressed concerns related to discrimination, compliance, safety, etc.
• Flexibility - critical for a start-up environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word
• Alignment to Panasonic's seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude)