Human Resources Business Partner, Plant Operations

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Location: Culpeper/Fredericksburg (supporting Jamison and Fredericksburg)

Reports To: Sr. HR Manager

Imagine this: a production supervisor flags a brewing conflict on the floor, a candidate is ready for an offer, and a new hire class starts at noon. You bring calm, structure, and momentum—balancing people advocacy with operational needs in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.

Core Responsibilities

• Be the frontline HR partner for employees and leaders, ensuring a positive, compliant, and inclusive workplace.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment and onboarding for hourly and salaried roles, from sourcing to day-one readiness.
• Advise and coach managers on performance management, conflict resolution, and consistent application of policy.
• Build, refine, and implement policies and procedures that meet legal requirements and business goals.
• Oversee compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and internal policies.
• Design and run orientation and onboarding programs that highlight a collaborative and respectful culture.
• Collaborate with operations leadership on engagement, retention, and recognition initiatives.
• Administer HR processes: leaves of absence, benefits, attendance—executed with accuracy and confidentiality.
• Lead continuous improvement in HR using Lean principles and a creative, solutions-first mindset.
• Maintain meticulous, confidential employee records.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5 years of progressive HR experience; manufacturing or heavy industrial strongly preferred.
• Willingness to travel between Fredericksburg and Culpeper, VA.
• Expert knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
• Demonstrated success in employee relations, recruiting, and onboarding.
• Experience creating and implementing policy.
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills to foster a respectful environment.
• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.
• UKG experience is a plus.
• Lean manufacturing exposure is a plus.
• Ability to thrive in a high-volume production environment while staying sustainable in approach.
  
  

What Guides Us

Our values—collaborative, creative, accountable, respectful, excellent, and sustainable—shape decisions and behaviors. You’ll model them daily and help others do the same.

Proficiencies

• Leadership / People Management
• Bachelor's Degree
• Labor Management Systems Knowledge
• Language: Spanish
• Workers’ Compensation
• Recruiting
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Recruiting and Training Experience