People Business Partner

HWI has an exciting opportunity to to join our dynamic People team as a People Business Partner.

Summary

The People Business Partner (BP) serves as a trusted and collaborative advisor in providing proactive, practical and valued People thought partnership to field leadership while ensuring alignment with HarbisonWalker’s corporate culture and business initiatives. The BP is responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management in designated geographic areas. Strong skills in building relationships, diagnosing, advising, influencing and guiding all levels of management on the People implications of business decisions and on all aspects of people-management and leadership. The BP formulates partnerships across the People group to deliver value-added service to management and employees that reflect the business objectives of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention; Driving change as a proactive and valued member of the function’s management team driving strategic plans and objectives across their geographic area; Being a trusted partner and initiating and maintaining effective communications with management and employees; providing coaching and guidance on matters related to performance management, offer feedback on style and behaviors to improve employee productivity and engagement; Providing day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g. coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
• Manages and resolves complex employee relation issues. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations. Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation Providing day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g. coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
• Providing guidance and input on organizational design, workforce planning and succession planning. Providing organizational development interventions and support including organization design, leadership transitions, enhancing communication processes and reward/recognition programs; Assessing organization capabilities; identify competency and talent gaps, ensuring development of people resources; supporting talent assessment and succession planning; participating in evaluation and monitoring of success of training programs. Following-up to ensure training objectives are met.
• Assisting in the recruiting process in the assigned geographic areas by working with hiring managers to developing an understanding of open positions, screening resumes, conducting interviews and assisting with on-boarding on new employees.
• Ensuring and maintaining the alignment of all corporate HR initiatives and programs, implement and deliver HR programs within the assigned geographic area.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, Management or related field
• 10 years’ experience in human resources with at least 7 years of overall Human Resource Management operating as an HR Business Partner or HR Manager supporting multiple lines of business/locations.
• Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, talent management, employee and labor relations, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws.
• Strong influencing skills with people and teams with experience operating successfully in a complex organization with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. Relationship building, and change management skills will be essential.
• Demonstrated ability to impact organizational effectiveness and excel on high performing teams capable of delivering strategic results.
• Significant experience with workforce analytics plus the ability to use data and reporting to drive strategic decisions.
• Demonstrated strong business knowledge and capability to assess HR implications of business priorities.
• Ability to travel to assigned locations at least 60% of the time.

Physical and Environmental Requirements

• Physical Activity: Requires 1/3 to 2/3 of the time sitting and less than 1/3 of the time standing, walking, using hands and fingers, reaching, and speaking/hearing.
• Lifting: Requires lifting up to 25 pounds less than 1/3 of time.
• Vision: Requires accurate close and distance vision.
• Environment: Requires more than 2/3 of the time working in an office setting with very limited exposure.
• Noise: Requires exposure to moderate noise