HR Partner

POSITION PURPOSE The Human Resources Partner serves as the primary HR resource for assigned departments, providing both strategic and day-to-day support across the employee lifecycle. This role partners with leaders and employees to support talent acquisition, employee relations, engagement, performance management, and organizational effectiveness while ensuring compliance with company policies and employment laws. The Human Resources Partner builds strong relationships across the organization, identifies workforce needs, and delivers HR solutions that support employee success and business objectives. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Serve as the primary Human Resources partner for assigned departments, providing strategic and day-to-day support across the employee lifecycle. Build strong partnerships with leaders and employees to understand workforce needs, enhance employee experience, and support business objectives. Provide coaching and guidance to managers on employee relations, performance management, employee development, and policy interpretation. Manage employee relations matters, including investigations, conflict resolution, corrective action, and workplace concerns. Lead full-cycle recruiting activities, including candidate sourcing, screening, interview coordination, selection, and hiring recommendations. Facilitate performance management processes and support leaders in driving accountability, employee growth, and organizational performance. Support employee engagement, talent development, retention, and organizational effectiveness initiatives. Analyze workforce trends and HR metrics to identify opportunities and recommend solutions that improve employee and business outcomes. Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable employment laws while escalating complex or high-risk matters as appropriate. Maintain accurate HR data and employee records, process HR transactions, and support the implementation of HR programs and organizational initiatives. QUALIFICATIONS Education and Experience Required: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field from an accredited institution. Minimum of 3 years of progressive Human Resources experience. Experience in employee relations, recruiting, performance management, and HR program administration. Working knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices. Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships and influence leaders and employees. Preferred: Manufacturing or operations environment experience. Professional HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP). Experience conducting workplace investigations. Experience with workforce planning, succession planning, or talent management programs. Experience using HR metrics and analytics to drive decision-making. WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is constantly required to: Sit and work at a desk The employee is frequently required to: Stand and walk, and may alternate sitting and standing as needed Balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb Twist at waist level Reach above shoulder level, at waist/desk level, and below waist/desk level The employee is occasionally required to: Push, pull, lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds The employee is required to: Talk person to person, on the phone, and in group settings as needed Hear in person, on the phone, and in group settings as needed Possess near, midrange, far, peripheral, and depth perception vision POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK/TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS Position is full time, exempt. Travel is less than 10%. OTHER DUTIES Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. #J-18808-Ljbffr SSAB