What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior People Operations Business Partner (Manufacturing) position at Bingham & Taylor?
Role Overview
Location: Culpeper/Fredericksburg (supporting Jamison and Fredericksburg sites)
Reports To: Sr. HR Manager
Picture your day in a high-energy, heavy industrial manufacturing setting where you are the go-to advisor for people matters. You’ll split your time between the production floor and partnering with leaders, resolving employee relations issues, hiring great talent, and ensuring every new hire has a smooth, engaging start.
What You’ll Do
Our values guide every decision we make: collaborative, creative, accountable, respectful, excellent, and sustainable. You’ll bring a solutions-first mindset, a drive for continuous improvement, and the ability to build strong relationships at every level.
Proficiencies
Location: Culpeper/Fredericksburg (supporting Jamison and Fredericksburg sites)
Reports To: Sr. HR Manager
Picture your day in a high-energy, heavy industrial manufacturing setting where you are the go-to advisor for people matters. You’ll split your time between the production floor and partnering with leaders, resolving employee relations issues, hiring great talent, and ensuring every new hire has a smooth, engaging start.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as a trusted advisor to employees and supervisors, elevating workplace culture and handling employee relations with fairness and care.
- Own full-cycle recruiting and onboarding for hourly production and salaried roles, ensuring an excellent candidate and new-hire experience.
- Coach managers on performance management, conflict resolution, and consistent policy application.
- Draft, update, and implement policies and procedures aligned with employment law and business goals.
- Safeguard compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations and company standards.
- Design and deliver orientations and onboarding programs that reflect a collaborative and respectful culture.
- Partner with operations leadership to strengthen engagement, retention, and recognition programs.
- Administer leaves of absence, benefits, attendance, and related HR processes with accuracy and confidentiality.
- Drive continuous improvement in HR practices using Lean tools and a creative mindset to simplify and enhance processes.
- Maintain precise, confidential employee records.
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5 years of progressive HR experience in manufacturing or heavy industrial environments preferred.
- Comfort traveling between Fredericksburg and Culpeper, VA.
- Strong command of employment laws and HR best practices.
- Proven success in employee relations, recruitment, and onboarding.
- Experience developing and implementing policy.
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills that foster a respectful workplace.
- Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.
- UKG familiarity is a plus.
- Experience with Lean manufacturing principles is a plus.
- Thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment while maintaining a sustainable approach.
Our values guide every decision we make: collaborative, creative, accountable, respectful, excellent, and sustainable. You’ll bring a solutions-first mindset, a drive for continuous improvement, and the ability to build strong relationships at every level.
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
Salary : $90,000 - $105,000
