Senior HR Business Partner

About the role

This role is responsible for delivering key result areas as a strategic and trusted business partner in the Pennex organization. The Senior HR Business Partner designs, implements, and manages innovative people and business programs and policies to foster an engaged workforce while also “modeling the way” for our leaders as an example of our core values.

Responsibilities

• Employee Relations
• Manages employee relations providing an open-door environment to have issues/concerns addressed.
• Spending time in production facilities engaging employees and providing opportunity to express concerns/issues, ask questions and provide general assistance.
• Functions as a coach to supervisors and managers regarding employee issues/concerns.
• Aids managers/supervisors developing employee corrective actions and performance management counseling.
• Supports supervisors and managers with outlining employee goals/objectives and creation and development plans.
• Provides support for the Wellness initiatives to ensure there is participation and employee engagement.
• Assists employees in establishing an employee driven team on Wellness and participates in the committee meetings.
• Performs duties relating to preferred employer initiatives by assisting in the coordination and follow-up on employee roundtables, scheduling and organizing company activities and events such as picnics and other family events.
• Strategic Direction: Planning and Processes
• Creates organizational strategies to support growth and change, working with key leadership to manage change and facilitate growth opportunities.
• Identifies high potential performers to engage for the alignment of business succession plans.
• Partners with the Director of HR and Business Partnerships to develop policies and create a culture of consistency and fairness, providing guidance to management and employees, and assisting in the revisions and development of new policies.
• Ensures policies are administered accurately and fairly, providing guidance to supervisors/managers and employees, and assisting in the revisions and development of new policies.
• Manages site talent acquisition activities, including participating in field marketing events, identifying openings, interviewing/selecting candidates, processing employment applications, background checks, and scheduling post offer physicals and drug testing.
• Manages the onboarding process, schedules safety orientations, introduces the Pennex culture, reviews employment documentation and policies.
• Performs 15, 45, and 90 day stay interviews to ensure new employee onboarding processes are being managed in the effective manner and providing oversight to retention.
• Collaborates with Talent Acquisition and Operations on all temporary staffing needs by ordering and terminating temporary employees.
• Tracks changes and monitors temporary workers performance, attendance, and length of service for hiring purposes.
• Coordinates and oversees all aspects of project execution; ensuring timelines and deliverables are met, using proven project management methodologies to ensure successful project completed.
• Pairs with the performance review cycles.
• Works independently with supervisors and managers to calibrate performance across operations and manages timing and execution of performance reviews and compensation events.
• Compliance and Systems
• Develops and maintains a human resources system that meets management information needs.
• Oversees the analysis, maintenance, and communication of records required by law or local governing bodies, or other departments in the organization.
• Studies legislation, arbitration decisions, and other legal and/or reference sources to assess industry trends.
• Partners with the Director of HR and Business Partnerships and Total Rewards Team to ensure competitive wages align with business plans.
• Provides support to the Total Rewards team by following up on enrollment paperwork, assisting in the administering of changes to the plans and acting as a funnel for health insurance claims issues resolution.
• Administers quarterly random testing for all employees in accordance the substance abuse policy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in a related field from a four-year college or university or equivalent experience is required.
• Ten or more years of Human Resources experience is required.
• Five or more years of experience in a HR leadership role is required.
• HR Certification preferred: SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, SPHR, or PHR.
• Experience growing a manufacturing facility is required.