Employee Relations Partner

About the role

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. The Employee Relations Partner plays a key role in promoting a fair, consistent, and positive workplace at our Clayton, OH Distribution Center. This position is responsible for managing a variety of employee matters to drive a positive employee experience. The role requires strong judgment, discretion and organization to foster an environment where employees feel valued, respected and supported. Working closely with operations and Human Resources partners, the Employee Relations Partner serves as a trusted advisor who helps strengthen leadership effectiveness, promote employee engagement, and ensure workplace practices are applied fairly, consistently, and in support of business objectives. The ideal candidate will bring strong written and verbal communication skills, sound investigative capabilities, practical problem-solving judgment, and the ability to build positive working relationships with both employees and management. The Employee Relations Partner will balance proactive culture-building initiatives with effective resolution of employee matters, helping leaders navigate challenges while promoting trust, accountability, and a positive employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted resource and advisor to leaders and employees on workplace concerns, employee experience initiatives, leadership effectiveness, and organizational culture.
• Build strong partnerships with supervisors, managers, and team leaders to promote employee engagement, accountability and positive working relationships.
• Coach leaders on effective communication, performance management, conflict resolution, employee development and workplace best practices.
• Conduct timely, thorough, objective, and well-documented investigations, and recommended action planning.
• Advise and coach