Senior, HR Business Partner

Job Summary

The Senior Human Resources Business Partner serves as the strategic HR leader for a high-volume manufacturing facility, partnering closely with plant leadership to align people strategies with business objectives. This hands-on role drives workforce planning, talent management, employee relations, organizational development, and HR compliance while fostering a high-performance, safety-focused culture.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary HR advisor to plant leadership, providing guidance on organizational design, workforce strategy, and talent planning.
• Translate business objectives into HR strategies that support operational excellence, safety, and productivity.
• Use data and analytics to identify trends, diagnose issues, and recommend solutions that improve workforce performance.
• Lead complex employee relations investigations and ensure consistent, fair resolution aligned with company policies and legal requirements.
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement across all shifts.
• Partner with leaders to reinforce a positive, inclusive, and safety-driven work environment.
• Oversee talent acquisition strategies for hourly and salaried roles, ensuring staffing levels support production demands.
• Lead performance management processes, including coaching leaders on feedback, development planning, and succession readiness.
• Identify skill gaps and partner with training teams to build technical and leadership capability.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, as well as company policies and safety standards.
• Support labor strategy, including workforce scheduling, attendance management, and hourly workforce engagement.
• Maintain strong documentation practices and audit readiness.
• Lead HR processes such as compensation reviews, benefits education, leave management, and policy implementation.
• Partner with corporate HR centers of excellence (COEs) to deploy enterprise programs at the plant level.
• Drive continuous improvement in HR processes, systems, and reporting.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in HR/Business or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in a Human Resources or similar role, preferably with exposure to manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Demonstrated experience in employee relations, talent management, and organizational development.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.

Nice to Have

• Experience in heavy manufacturing, automotive, rubber, or tire production.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.

Benefits

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be. We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

What We Offer

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.