Human Resources Business Partner

Location: Chesterfield, MO •
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer FLSA Status: Exempt

American Piping Products Inc. is a leading provider of high-quality piping solutions serving industrial, commercial, and municipal markets across the United States. We’re committed to excellence, innovation, and supporting our customers and employees with integrity, inclusivity, and professionalism. The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a strategic partner to designated business units and leadership teams. This role provides HR expertise and guidance to support organizational goals, drive employee engagement, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.

The HRBP balances proactive HR strategy with responsive solutions, fostering a culture of performance, accountability, and respect.

• Collaborate with business leaders to understand unit goals, challenges, and workforce planning needs.
• Translate organizational objectives into HR initiatives that support performance, engagement, and growth.
• Provide consultative support on organizational design, resource allocation, and change management.

• Counsel managers and employees on employee relations issues, including performance concerns, conflict resolution, and disciplinary processes.
• Conduct investigations when necessary, ensuring thoroughness, confidentiality, and consistency with company policy and applicable laws (e.g., Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, ADEA, OSHA).
• Support compliance with workplace laws and regulations; partner with legal or external counsel when appropriate.

• Assist in recruitment planning, interviewing strategies, and selection processes to attract diverse and qualified talent.
• Support onboarding, orientation, and integration of new hires.
• Partner with leadership to implement performance management programs that reinforce growth and accountability.

• Identify training needs and coordinate the delivery of leadership development, employee skills training, and compliance education.
• Champion initiatives that build leadership capacity and enhance organizational culture.

• Track and analyze HR metrics to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Prepare HR reports, dashboards, or presentations for leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3+ years of HR experience with demonstrated expertise in employee relations, performance management, and strategic partnership.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. employment laws and HR best practices.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities.
• Proficiency with HRIS systems and Microsoft Office.

• Professional HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR).
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or industrial sectors.
• Change management or project leadership experience.

• Typical office environment with periodic travel to company sites as needed.
• May require occasional evening or weekend availability.

American Piping Products, Inc. headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is primarily engaged in the distribution of carbon, stainless steel and chrome moly pipe, tubing, fitting, valves, and flanges used in the processing, energy, manufacturing, fabrication and construction industries. As one of the leading steel pipe suppliers in the world, American Piping Products utilizes steel processing facilities and sales offices in Houston, St.

Louis, Philadelphia and Chicago that stock over 50,000 tons of material and offers immediate shipment of steel pipe, flanges and fittings to customers across the globe. American Piping Products Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.