HR Business Partner

About the role

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a strategic and hands-on partner to plant leadership at Scherdel’s Muskegon facility, supporting operational excellence through effective people strategies. This role drives workforce performance, employee engagement, and organizational effectiveness in a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment, while ensuring alignment with Scherdel North America and global HR standards.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to Plant Manager and functional leaders (Production, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance)
• Align workforce strategies with plant KPIs including safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC)
• Provide coaching to front-line supervisors and managers
• Support a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• Lead investigations, corrective actions, and conflict resolution
• Ensure consistent application of policies and legal compliance
• Maintain a positive employee relations environment
• Mitigate risk proactively
• Drive talent reviews and succession planning
• Identify and develop high-potential employees
• Support recruitment for plant roles
• Ensure effective onboarding for retention
• Support headcount planning and organizational design
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Support plant changes, ramp-ups, and restructuring
• Analyze turnover, absenteeism, and workforce trends
• Provide insights to plant leadership
• Partner to improve productivity and cost outcomes
• Lead coordination of plant training programs
• Support onboarding and certification processes
• Develop leadership capabilities
• Ensure implementation of HR programs
• Drive engagement and culture initiatives
• Ensure compliance with policies and regulations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required
• HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP/SCP) preferred
• 3 – 5+ years of progressive HR experience, including HR Generalist or HRBP roles
• Experience in manufacturing or automotive environment strongly preferred
• Experience supporting plant operations and front-line leadership
• Strong knowledge of U.S. and Michigan employment laws (ESTA, FMLA, FLSA, etc.)
• Business Acumen (Manufacturing / Automotive)
• Leadership Coaching & Influence
• Employee Relations Expertise
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Change Management & Adaptability
• Results Orientation
• Integrity & Confidentiality

Qualifications

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Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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Contact Information

Please contact 1(231)777-7774 or email HR.MUS@SCHERDEL.com for all hiring inquiries.