HR Business Partner

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Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table.

We are the leading global independent beverage solutions provider. We serve a broad range of national and international retailers as well as Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe, North America, and Australia. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks.

Our ambition is to continually improve and it’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative. We seek out new challenges and conquer them. This is our company ethos, but it’s our people’s too:
Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what’s best.

Stop and think: how would YOU put our drinks on every table?

Position Description

The Human Resources Business Partner is responsible for providing effective and efficient Human Resource management at their production location. The job holder supports the plant leadership team to recruit, retain, develop and motivate high quality employees to enable the plant to achieve organizational objectives. This position reports to the Regional Director of HR.

Essential Job Functions:

• Daily management of all HR related issues at the production location.
• Ensure comprehensive understanding of and adherence to all HR policies and procedures as well as external influences such as employment State/Provincial legislation and political inference.
• Provides a progressive, best practice service to all Managers at the production location covering areas such as, but not limited to recruitment and selection, employee onboarding, performance management, training and development, organizational change, communication programs, industrial relations and workforce planning.
• Develops and implements consistent framework of employment standards which ensure competitiveness in the communities in which we operate and which position Refresco as an employer of choice.
• Establishment of departmental performance standards and objectives ensuring the monitoring and delivery of these.
• Source and develop external partnerships with vendors such as recruitment agencies and maximize the quality of service and return on investment.
• Establishment of departmental performance standards and objectives ensuring that these support the overall business plan.
• Work with and networks with HR colleagues across all locations to ensure sharing of best practices.
• Actively involved in activities in the local communities that will build the Refresco employer brand.
• Work with the Talent Acquisition team to ensure effective hiring and onboarding of hourly and salaried employees at their location.
• Manage the plants payroll functions and ensure timely and complete delivery of all necessary payroll related files to the central payroll team.
• Delivers direction to the Human Resources admin and ensures HR administrative tasks get executed in a timely and complete manor.
• Trains supervisors and managers on the Manager Self Service features in our Payroll and Time & Attendance system.
• Act as a first point of contact for all benefits related questions at the location, actively supports employees during open enrollment and ensures all benefits related information is being entered into the system in a timely and complete manner.
• Encourage a safe working environment by actively participating in safety related activities and by facilitating and or participating in safety committee meetings at the location.
• Ensures a timely and complete delivery of Human Resources data and metrics for either standardized reports or ad hoc information requests.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and…