HR Business Partner, Lexington

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Georgia-Pacific is looking for a Human Resources Business Partner to support our Consumer Products Group's Dixie Operations. This role will be located at GP's Lexington, KY facility and will be part of the HR Team that supports the local facility but is also expected to be connected with the wider Dixie Operations HR Capability team. This role will work as a strategic partner with all levels of the organization, helping to drive human resource initiatives and advance operational performance.

This is a great opportunity to engage in multiple areas of human resources, including employee relations, recruiting, compliance, compensation, organizational development, and workforce strategies.

Dixie is a brand of choice and is widely used in homes and businesses across the country. The Lexington facility is GP's Dixie brand cups and lids paper products manufacturing operation. We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace. We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people.

Our employees help others, and the business reach their full potential, promoting our Principle-Based Management culture in the work they do every day. Our technology is state-of-the-art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia‑Pacific, and the Lexington community.

• Quickly build effective working relationships centered on trust by way of practical and strategic guidance across functions and on‑site team members.
• Provide guidance and serve as the subject matter expert at the site level for all HR related matters.
• Understand, develop, apply, and coach employees on our culture of Principle‑Based Management.
• Be an influential leader to support the organization while advancing our Principle‑Based Management (PBM) culture.
• Develop business acumen to understand key drivers of business performance and support delivering results.
• Leverage data‑driven solutions to support business and advance results.
• Develop positive employee relations and employee experiences, assist with resolving various employee relations issues in partnership with supervisors and our leveraged capability teams.
• Constructively challenge situations and behaviors that are not consistent with Georgia‑Pacific's Values and Code of Conduct.
• Drive innovation in HR functions and processes to include continued automation of transaction work and leveraging shared capabilities across the business.
• Partner with various capabilities teams to improve our talent position - selection, attraction, and retention.
• Identify HR Compliance risks and develop gap closure plans to address risks while implementing a systematic approach to maintaining compliance.
• Optimize risk to the Company by effectively interpreting current policies and practices while identifying opportunities to drive standardization and eliminate waste.
• Foster a knowledge sharing culture to profitably improve efficiency and consistency for GP and to discover untapped value, while partnering with other HR Business Partners across GP to share information and best practices.
• Be forward thinking to anticipate needs and issues before they arise.
  * Serve as a primary contact for leave questions (FMLA, Disability, etc.) and manage return‑to‑work processes.
• Compile information from multiple sources to understand key performance indicators and maintain HR dashboards; pull reports from HRIS to provide recurring reports and ad hoc requests related to a variety of HR functions.
• Participate in the development of staffing forecasts, recruitment plans, and other talent strategies.
• Conduct training and assist departments in the execution of HR processes.
• Support the broader HR Capability team on initiatives and project‑based assignments in the HR space.

• Minimum of 2 or more years in an HRBP, HR Generalist, or HR Manager role
• Experience partnering with plant leadership to drive initiatives
• Experience developing and partnering with front‑line supervisors
• Knowledge of employment laws and practices
• Intermediate to advanced user of HRIS systems and Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint).

• Experience working in a manufacturing / industrial environment with significant hourly employee populations.
• Experience with project management

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