Employee Relations Business Partner

Employee Relations Partner

Millburn, NJ

$100,000-$112,500 ($100k base 12.5% bonus) Fleet car

Field based, 3 days visiting stores, 1 Office based, 1 day WFH

Full time, permanent

HR Recruit are currently seeking an experienced Employee Relations Partner for our fast growing organization based in Millburn, NJ. The organisation is a service company that has a few sites serving the Northeast. Their vision is to be the premier organization in their field.

The company seeking an experienced Employee Relations Partner in supporting and enhancing employee relations, culture, and engagement across a multi-site workforce. This role is essential to fostering a positive employee experience, ensuring consistent application of HR practices, and working closely with field leadership to address employee concerns and performance issues.

The ideal candidate has strong employee relations experience in customer-facing, operational settings with hourly workforces and excels in a hands-on, people-centered role. They will serve as a trusted advisor to managers, advocate for employees, and help drive culture and engagement across all locations.

This role is primarily field-based, with regular travel to store locations across the Northeast (3 days per week), one day per week in the corporate office, and one day per week remote.

Role Responsibilities

• Partner with managers to address employee relations matters, offering guidance on performance management, disciplinary actions, and conflict resolution
• Act as a trusted advocate for employees, ensuring concerns are heard, addressed, and resolved appropriately
• Conduct regular site visits to evaluate culture, engagement, and overall employee experience
• Assess workplace conditions, including engagement levels, team dynamics, and adherence to HR policies and procedures
• Identify trends and root causes of employee relations issues and recommend proactive solutions
• Lead and support employee investigations, ensuring fair, consistent, and compliant outcomes
• Oversee the disciplinary process, ensuring alignment with company policies and employment laws
• Ensure consistent application of HR policies and procedures across all locations
• Escalate and collaborate on complex or high-risk employee relations matters, including employment law issues
• Partner with leadership to strengthen culture and drive employee engagement initiatives
• Support the training and development of managers on HR best practices

Person Specification

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field
• 5–8 years of HR experience with a strong focus on employee relations
• Experience in multi-unit, customer-facing, or high-volume hourly workforce environments
• Proven experience conducting workplace investigations and managing disciplinary processes
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to build trust at all levels
• Ability to influence and coach managers in a constructive, solutions-oriented manner
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive and balanced approach
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable operating in field environments and engaging directly with frontline employees

In return you will receive a salary of up to $100,000 plus 12.5% bonus, fleet car and excellent benefits.

HR Recruit are a national HR focused recruitment agency. We have a team of focused, expert HR executives, proven amongst the leaders in the marketplace. HR Recruit work diligently and meticulously on behalf of a wide range of organisations to secure leading talent. With a proven track record of delivering outstanding results to industry-leading clients our extensive experience as an HR recruitment company means we possess the contacts, specialized knowledge, agility, tactfulness, motivation, trustworthiness and innovative approach to deliver for our clients.

We recruit for permanent, interim and part-time roles across the US.

www.hr-recruit.com