Employee Relations Business Partner

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Full Time Professionals Ankeny, IA, US

Are you a trusted advisor, thoughtful problem-solver, and confident coach who can help leaders navigate challenging workplace situations? Join our team as an Employee Relations Business Partner and make a meaningful impact through fact-based investigations, practical guidance, engaging training, and solutions that strengthen our workplace culture. With five or more years of employee relations experience in a union environment, as well construction industry experience preferred, you’ll partner with team members, leaders, legal counsel and the HR team to support a respectful, accountable, and high-performing organization.

PURPOSE STATEMENT

The Employee Relations Business Partner serves as a trusted investigator and advisor on union and non-union employee relations matters. This role conducts workplace investigations, facilitates case management, provides guidance on workplace concerns, analyzes data, supports policy and procedure development, and helps leaders address performance, conduct, and workplace relationship issues effectively and consistently. The Employee Relations Business Partner works closely with others to promote a respectful, compliant, and high-performing workplace.

The role also performs related work as required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following duties are typical for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Conduct timely, thorough, objective, and well-documented employee relations investigations.
• Coach managers and leaders through difficult, sensitive, or high-impact conversations.
• Advise leaders on performance management, workplace conduct, conflict resolution, and employee concerns.
• Provide corrective action advice, including recommendations, documentation, and tracking.
• Collaborate with Operations leadership and other key stakeholders to navigate and coordinate relevant union policies, agreements and communications, as well other industry relationships as it relates to active investigations or related matters.
• Manage inquiries to the compliance hotline and email, processing and responding to matters as deemed appropriate in partnership with other compliance hotline managers.
• Works with General Counsel and CHRO on complex cases, employee relations strategies, and to elevate appropriate matters to senior leadership, outside legal counsel, etc.
• Partner with HR Manager and/or Safety Director to assist with reasonable accommodation investigations, interactive processes and other relevant matters, as well HIPAA training as needed.
• Maintain confidential and accurate case documentation and summaries, metrics, reports, records, and follow-up actions.
• Partner with others as appropriate to address union grievances, manage active agency complaints, assist with litigation discovery and processes, as well as other claims.
• Provide input on HR policies, procedures, and practices to improve clarity, consistency, compliance, and employee experience.
• Assist with the development and delivery of employee relations-related training and other annual required trainings (i.e. respectful workplace, anti-harassment expectations, drug policy, etc.).
• Analyze available data, trends and best practices to identify, recommend and help implement useful communications, training, coaching, process improvement, projects and other organizational initiatives and proactive solutions to facilitate a compliant and respectful workplace.
• Partner with the HR Compliance Analyst to assist with unemployment…