Associate Human Resources Business Partner

About the role

Job Purpose: The Associate Human Resources Business Partner is a trusted partner to leaders and employees, helping create a positive, productive, and people-first workplace. In this role, you’ll be a visible HR presence supporting frontline teams, building strong relationships, and providing guidance on employee relations, performance management, workplace concerns, and investigations. You’ll partner with both union and non-union employees and leaders, identify trends and opportunities to strengthen the employee experience, and help turn HR strategies into meaningful solutions that support our people and organization.

We Make it Easy Founded in 1901, MRA is a nonprofit employer association that serves more than 4,000 employers, covering more than one million employees. As one of the largest employer associations in the nation, MRA helps its member organizations thrive by offering the most comprehensive assortment of HR services, information, education, and resources to help build successful workplaces and a powerful workforce. We partner with these companies working directly with their HR department and leadership to hire their talent. We are a direct line to the company, not an agency recruiter.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary point of contact for employee relations matters, providing guidance and support to employees and leaders on workplace concerns, policy interpretation, performance issues, and conflict resolution in both union and non-union teams.
• Leads employee relations activities including coaching, performance management, disciplinary actions, documentation, workplace investigations, and terminations while ensuring consistency and compliance
• Builds strong relationships with employees and leaders through regular site visits and engagement, with a focus on supporting frontline staff and understanding workforce needs
• Supports the HR Business Partner and HR leadership team in the planning and execution of strategic HR projects and organizational initiatives
• Identifies trends, recurring issues, training gaps, and engagement opportunities through employee interactions, investigations, feedback, and workforce data analysis, making recommendations for improvement
• Documents and maintains records, including employee files, discussions, unemployment, etc
• Collaborates on the design, administration, collection, analysis, and reporting of employee feedback and engagement programs to drive organizational effectiveness and employee experience improvements
• Partners with HR functions, including Talent Acquisition, Organizational Learning & Development, HRIS, and other HR areas, while supporting strategic HR projects and ensuring compliance with employment laws, policies, and collective