HR Business Partner

Your Mission, Roles And Responsibilities

As an HR Business Partner, you will provide hands-on Human Resources support to employees and leaders within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will serve as a key point of contact for day-to-day HR needs while supporting employee relations, HR administration, onboarding, training, workforce processes, and the consistent application of company policies and procedures. Working closely with plant leadership and employees, you will help create a positive, productive workplace while ensuring HR processes are effectively executed across the facility.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary HR resource for plant employees and supervisors, providing guidance on HR policies, procedures, and employee-related matters.
• Support employee relations activities, including employee concerns, workplace issues, investigations, corrective actions, and policy interpretation.
• Coordinate onboarding activities and deliver new hire orientation to ensure an effective transition into the organization.
• Maintain employee records, HR systems, organizational information, and other required HR documentation.
• Support attendance, leave, disability, and other employee-related HR processes.
• Coordinate plant training activities and maintain required training records.
• Support employee development and performance management processes, including employee evaluations and annual review activities.
• Assist with employee engagement initiatives, employee communications, surveys, recognition activities, and plant events.
• Prepare and maintain HR reports, workforce metrics, organizational information, and related analyses.
• Support headcount and workforce planning activities in coordination with plant leadership.
• Support the administration of compensation and bonus processes as required.
• Participate in HR, quality, compliance, and internal control audits and ensure required HR documentation is maintained.
• Support the consistent application of company policies, procedures, and applicable employment requirements.
• Work collaboratively with union representatives and support labor relations activities in unionized facilities, where applicable.
• Coordinate with internal HR teams and external service providers as needed.
• Support broader HR initiatives, continuous improvement activities, and plant projects.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.

Experience

• 2–5 years of Human Resources experience, preferably within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Generalist experience supporting multiple HR functions, including employee relations, HR administration, onboarding, training, performance management, and employee programs.
• Working knowledge of applicable employment laws and HR compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting hourly and salaried employee populations preferred.
• Previous experience in a unionized manufacturing environment is beneficial where applicable.

Skills

• Strong employee relations and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of the plant.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with hourly employees, supervisors, and plant leadership.
• Ability to handle sensitive employee matters and confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Effective problem-solving skills and the ability to address day-to-day HR issues with sound judgment.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience with HR management systems such as SAP SuccessFactors or similar platforms is beneficial.

Benefits

• Engaging and dynamic environment with opportunities to contribute to sustainable mobility technologies.
• Global career development opportunities across more than 40 countries and 157,000 employees.
• Learning environment with an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training per year through FORVIA University (five campuses worldwide).
• Multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration, with gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Commitment to CO₂ Net Zero: first global automotive group certified with the SBTi Net-Zero Standard (June 2022), aligned with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal.
• Focus on circular economy principles: use less, use better, use longer, with emphasis on recyclability.

About the company

FORVIA, a global automotive technology supplier, comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA. With over 137,500 people, including more than 12,000 R&D engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow. Composed of 6 business groups and a strong IP portfolio of over 12,400 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMs worldwide. In 2025, the Group achieved a consolidated revenue of 26.2 billion euros prior to IFRS 5. FORVIA SE is listed on the Euronext Paris market under the FRVIA mnemonic code and is a component of the SBF 120 index. FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen.