Associate HR Business Partner

About the role

The Associate Human Resources Business Partner supports key projects and initiatives within the facility/group, collaborating with the HR Manager or Director. They are responsible for executing human resources strategies in areas such as Talent Development, Workforce Planning, Talent Selection, Engagement, Recognition, Performance Management, Organizational Development, Training, Associate Relations, Compensation, Benefits, Wellness, Risk Safety, Labor Relations, Sustainability, and Philanthropy.

Responsibilities

• Buils effective working relationships with business leaders.
• Focuses on growing business acumen to better understand business needs.
• Pairs with supervisor to develop coaching skills and techniques.
• Provides coaching to individual contributors to make them successful.
• Participates and collaborates in supervisor, management, and staff meetings.
• Identifies training needs in the DC through collaboration with other departments.
• Suggests new HR strategies.
• Responsible for working with the HR team to execute the workforce and talent agenda.
• Implements effective onboarding plans for the successful assimilation of new hires.
• Conducts new hire orientation and ensures associates are well-informed of HR benefits, policies, and programs.
• Delivers training programs as assigned.
• Ensures they are a steward of the company culture.
• Ensures associate questions are promptly and courteously resolved.
• Implements associate engagement events and activities as assigned.
• Addresses associate concerns with open communication techniques.
• Communicates with associates in a timely and courteous manner.
• Handles basic employment relations issues, including reviewing recommendations with HR Director, HR Manager, or Sr. HR Business Partner and escalating, as appropriate.
• Applies and builds effective working relationships with the HR team.
• Completes personnel actions, including partnering with Total Rewards or HR Shared Services to obtain recommendations and approvals, ensuring the transaction is appropriately processed, and that associate data is accurate.
• Supports peer networks across the company.
• Executes tactics to support core annual programs.
• Executes tactics to support local/department-level programs for areas such as workforce planning, engagement, recognition, training, wellness, and labor relations.
• Possesses knowledge of HR policies and procedures as well as federal, state/provincial, and local laws.
• Executes human resources tactics, including talent development, promotions, employee relations, terminations, exit interviews, recordkeeping, etc., in accordance with Company procedures and applicable legal requirements.
• Leverages the network for learning when encountering a new challenge.
• Manages personal development following changes to the company, business, and/or HR.
• Maintains and updates HRIS records and associate files, ensuring they are complete and compliant.
• Manages and tracks leaves of absence.
• Maintains high level of confidentiality with consistency.
• Best practices and participates in collaboration within the region/group, and nationally on all HR programs.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred
• PHR/SPHR/CHRL/CPHR Certification preferred
• 1+ years of HR experience, or related field required
• Working knowledge of Federal, state/provincial and local employment laws.
• Basic understanding of talent acquisition techniques, including recruitment, interviewing skills, and selection.
• Basic understanding of compensation and benefit policies and programs, employee relations practices.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Analytical skills.
• Action-oriented.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available.

Qualifications

• Education/Certification: Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred; PHR/SPHR/CHRL/CPHR Certification preferred.
• Experience: 1+ years of HR experience, or related field required.
• Knowledge: Working knowledge of Federal, state/provincial and local employment laws; basic understanding of talent acquisition techniques, compensation and benefit policies and programs, employee relations practices.
• Skills/Abilities: Excellent communication skills, written and verbal; analytical skills; action-oriented; problem-solving skills; good judgment.