Manufacturing HR Business Partner, Plant Operations

Day in the life

Reporting directly to the HRBP, you’ll serve as a strategic Plant HR partner for a high-volume manufacturing site. Your morning might start with a quick check of HR metrics and overnight safety reports, followed by coaching a supervisor through a complex employee-relations matter. Midday, you’ll review upcoming merit actions for compliance, partner with leaders on long-range staffing plans, and finalize payroll and benefits items as the plant’s process owner. In the afternoon, you could be facilitating a leadership development session, aligning department goals with corporate objectives, or advising on policy application. You are viewed across the plant as a trusted coach, catalyst for change, and resource for results.

What you’ll do

• Partner with plant leaders to improve business outcomes and achieve site objectives.
• Serve as the primary plant process owner for payroll and benefits support to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Co-create long-term workforce plans to hire the right talent for the right roles at the right time.
• Design and administer wage and salary programs that align with corporate HR strategy and external competitiveness.
• Provide subject-matter guidance on leadership development, performance management, change management, resource planning, and salary planning.
• Consult at every level—listening objectively and translating insights into practical, business-positive solutions.
• Contribute to the creation and alignment of corporate and departmental goals and objectives across supported functions.
• Educate and monitor leaders to ensure actions and decisions comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Anticipate shifts in demographics, legal frameworks, and technology; develop programs that meet evolving organizational needs.
• Champion Trivium values in everyday plant decisions; challenge and guide leaders to live those values.
• Embed Trivium’s Leadership standards into processes such as Performance Management, Succession Planning, and Selection.
• Review personnel actions (merit, promotions, transfers, discipline) to ensure adherence to internal and external controls.
• Ensure consistent, fair application of policies, procedures, and progressive discipline.
• Oversee safety training and track incidents/accidents and safety programs; manage workers’ compensation cases to support a safe workplace.
• Support sector HR leadership on special projects as needed.
• Report HR metrics to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Perform all other job duties as assigned.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5 years of progressive HR experience at the management level.
• Proven ability to independently identify, design, and lead strategic initiatives that advance business goals.
• Capability to direct plant-level HR efforts, uncover opportunities, and lead change.
• Hands-on knowledge of HRIS and payroll systems for accurate records, reporting, and administrative compliance; data-savvy with metrics and insights.
• Demonstrated approaches for elevating employee engagement—and the ability to further enhance those efforts.
• Strong problem-solving skills and dispute-resolution expertise.
• Success in a high-level, team-based matrix environment.
• Exceptional organization with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including comfort navigating difficult conversations across all levels.
• Knowledge of talent acquisition, performance management, and retention practices.
• Experience designing and delivering training on HR and policy topics.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Where you’ll work

You’ll spend most of your time in an office setting using a computer, phone, and printer, with regular presence on the manufacturing floor. The plant environment is very loud; hearing protection and assigned PPE are required. Temperatures can range from below 40°F to above 90°F, and the atmosphere may include fumes, dust, and odors.

Our purpose

At Trivium, people are the driving force in all our successes by bringing expertise and talent to help us stand out, achieving excellence through their commitment and drive and maintaining a focus on continuous improvement in everything they do. Together, our goal is to be the number one choice for customers seeking sustainable metal packaging solutions.

Equal Opportunity

Trivium Packaging is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.