Associate Human Resources Business Partner - Riverside, CA - Onsite - Bilingual - Spanish

About the role

The Associate Human Resources Business Partner supports key projects and initiatives within the facility/group, collaborating with HR Managers or Directors. They are responsible for executing human resources strategies in various areas including 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

• Builds effective working relationships with business leaders and focuses on growing business acumen.
• Partners with supervisor to develop coaching skills and techniques.
• Provides coaching to individual contributors to make them successful.
• Identifies training needs in the DC through collaboration with other departments and suggests new HR strategies.
• Works with the HR team to execute the workforce and talent agenda, attracting the right people in a competitive market and driving enterprise productivity, in partnership with Talent Acquisition.
• Implements effective onboarding plans for new hires and conducts new hire orientation.
• Delivers training programs as assigned.
• Stays as a steward of the company culture, resolves associate questions promptly and courteously, implements engagement events and activities, addresses associate concerns with open communication, communicates with associates in a timely and courteous manner, handles basic employment relations issues, and escalates as appropriate.
• Executes HR activities and programs, applies and builds effective working relationships with the HR team, completes personnel actions, supports peer networks, executes tactics for core and local/department-level programs, and maintains HRIS records and associate files.
• Maintains high levels of confidentiality, manages leaves of absence, and participates in collaboration within the region/group and nationally on all HR programs.

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.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, both 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.

Skills

• Communicating effectively.
• Demonstrating initiative.
• Displaying confidence and composure.
• Assessing and understanding people.
• Delivering high quality work.

Physical Environment/Demands

• Some travel may be required (up to 10%).
• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at the desk or computer terminal.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Uses calculators, keyboards, telephones, and other office equipment during the normal workday.
• May stoop, bend, twist, and reach may be required in the completion of job duties.