Human Resources Business Partner

Planet Fitness prides itself on creating a unique environment where anyone and we mean anyone can be comfortable. A diverse, Judgement Free Zone where a lasting, active lifestyle can be built. This product is a tool, a means to an end; not a brand name or a mold-maker, but a tool that can be used by anyone. As we evolve and educate ourselves, we will seek to perfect this safe, energetic environment, where everyone feels accepted and respected.

Position Description

The HR Business Partner provides HR leadership for a geographical market. The positions focus is on building relationships with field employees and management while driving and executing key HR and Operational initiatives and programs throughout their assigned market. This position works directly with market leadership to build a business partnership to ensure alignment between HR and Operations initiatives. This position also partners closely with the Flynn Support Center, serving as an operations liaison for various functional departments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Creates a partnership with the ATL Operations team; in particularly with the Director of Operations to ensure proper staffing and strategy is implemented to keep gyms at full staff.
• Participates in or conducts regular Manager Training classes for new and current managers focusing on manager administrative duties and HR related topics. Shift focus over time to add people centric training modules to the portfolio, while building the Regional Manager training capabilities.
• Conducts regular gym visits building relationships with managers and team members while assessing the employee engagement and PF culture.
• Manages employee relations, field employee phone calls and emails. Answer questions directly and/or route to appropriate HR or Support Center contact.
• Assist with succession planning, sourcing, and recruitment (internal and external sourcing).
• Partners, reviews, and provides guidance to Regional Managers and Director of Operations regarding terminations and disciplinary actions. Ensures the performance management process and supporting documentation of that process is executed per company standards.
• Directs the investigation and resolution of employee relations issues and EEOC charge responses. Acts as a consultant to managers for employee relations activities, including complaints and documentation.
• Partners with Director of Operations with the onboarding for new Management (Welcome, Benefits, Orientation, Training Calendar).
• Ensures the market is up to date on all labor-related compliance. (posters, files, I-9s, minor work permits, payroll edits, breaks, etc.)
• Keeps abreast of upcoming or pending legislation with their area(s) and works with HR leadership/legal to implement process or policy changes. Partners with Director of Operations, Areas Directors, and others with bench plan tracking and review.
• Ensures all annual and State Specific required training is completed
• Main point of contact for HRIS process from field management. Ensures correct process has been followed (transfers, LOA, background check, documentation, etc.) and approvals have been granted. Tracks changes for reporting purposes.
• Partners with Regional Management to manage execution of offer letter process for internal promotions or external hires
• Manages background check process. Consults with management when necessary.
• Review and monitor Driver compliance.
• Ensures Employee performance reviews occur at all levels per company timelines and standards

• Requires regular travel and an active presence across the Virginia market to build and maintain key relationships.

  
  

Education and Experience

• Minimum 5 years related HR experience, preferably in similar role/environment with multi-units
• Bachelors degree preferred and Professional HRCI or SHRM certification a plus.
• Demonstrates high integrity and high level of HR professionalism and expertise
• Ability to work in a fast paced, changing environment with multiple priorities. Demonstrates adaptability handles day-to-day work challenges confidently; is willing and able to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change; shows resilience in the face of constraints, frustrations, or adversity, demonstrates flexibility.
• High standards and a drive for excellence. Committed to quality and has a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively work and communicate (written and verbal) with people at all levels within the organization.
• Ability to lead and influence others in non-reporting relationships.
• Strong organizational, problem solving, and analytical skills with a demonstrated history of managing priorities, workflow, and multiple processes simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal skills: proven ability to understand and respond to a diverse workforce population
• Strategic thinker, ability to partner with others to move strategy into action; strong ability to execute.
• Team player - shows commitment to team objectives; values each persons contribution to the team; encourages the participation and involvement of everyone on the team; contributes own fair share of effort to the teams work.
• Demonstrates excellent change leadership skills; able to guide organizations through change to achieve business results.

Physical Standards:

The employee is responsible for performing the essential responsibilities of this position with or without reasonable accommodation. The employee should notify Flynn Planet Fitness of any reasonable accommodation requests and may need to provide supporting medical documentation. This job description may not list all duties for this position and the employee in this position may be required to perform other duties to meet business needs Flynn Planet Fitness reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either the associate or Flynn Planet Fitness may terminate employment at any time.

About Flynn Fitness Group LLC

As the most innovative health club brand in the United States, Planet Fitness is known for a lot of things our absurdly low prices, our Lunk Alarm, and most of all perhaps, for our Judgement Free Zone philosophy, which means members can relax, get in shape, and have fun without being subjected to the hard-core, look-at-me attitude that exists in too many gyms.

Planet Fitness is a franchise of fitness centers. The particular Planet Fitness health clubs to which this position supports, located in Massachusetts and Georgia, are independently owned and operated by Flynn Fitness Group. As an independent franchise we have built our company by staying true to our core values. Those values include: Accountability, Family, Communication, Consistency, Passion and Having Fun.

Flynn Fitness mission statement : Our family thrives on providing a passionate, fun environment that consistently has an open line of communication between members and staff which ultimately creates maximum accountability.

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