Human Resources Business Partner

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is a hands on, individual contributor role that serves as the HR functional lead for a fast paced, high growth industrial manufacturing environment. This role manages day to day HR operations, ensures strong HR compliance, and drives strategic talent management initiatives that support employee development and business success. The HRBP must be highly experienced in high volume hourly recruiting, technical/engineering recruiting, onboarding, payroll and benefits support, employee relations and investigations, leave management, safety, and employee engagement.

The ideal candidate brings a high touch, highly visible HR presence, a continuous improvement mindset, strong technology/HRIS proficiency and a data driven approach—while demonstrating high integrity, trusted relationship building, and collaborative change leadership.

• Serve as the subject matter expert on HR compliance, employment law, and internal HR policies.
• Maintain, update, and govern HR policies, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Develop and deliver compliance training for leaders and employees (e.g., harassment prevention, safety, policy updates).
• Ensure accurate, complete documentation for investigations, leaves, payroll changes, and personnel actions.

• Act as the primary HR contact for employee relations issues, providing guidance to employees and leaders.
• Conduct thorough, unbiased investigations with clear documentation and consistent corrective actions.
• Coach and mentor managers on performance management, conflict resolution, and effective leadership practices.
• Build trusted relationships at all levels by demonstrating fairness, confidentiality, and high integrity.

• Manage daily HR activities including onboarding, offboarding, job changes, HRIS updates, personnel file compliance, and employee inquiries.
• Support payroll processing by ensuring accurate timekeeping, reviewing hours, resolving discrepancies, and partnering with payroll teams for timely, error free pay.
• Support benefits administration, including enrollments, eligibility, employee questions, and issue resolution.
• Prepare and analyze HR metrics (turnover, attendance, staffing, safety trends) to support operational decision making.

• Own the end to end onboarding process for hourly, technical, and salaried employees, ensuring a smooth, compliant, and engaging new hire experience.
• Coordinate pre employment requirements, orientation sessions, safety training, and new hire documentation.
• Partner with supervisors to ensure new employees are properly trained, integrated, and supported during their first 90 days.
• Continuously improve onboarding workflows to reduce early turnover and accelerate new hire productivity.

• Lead full cycle recruiting for high volume hourly manufacturing roles and technical/engineering positions.
• Source, screen, and select candidates for skilled trades, production, maintenance, engineering, and technical roles.
• Build strong pipelines to support rapid growth, fluctuating production demands, and specialized technical needs.
• Partner with plant leadership to forecast staffing needs and develop proactive workforce plans.

• Maintain a highly visible, approachable HR presence on the production floor.
• Build strong relationships with employees through regular interaction, listening, and proactive support.
• Develop and execute engagement initiatives that strengthen culture, morale, and retention across all shifts.
• Conduct stay interviews, pulse surveys, and focus groups to understand workforce needs and drive action plans.
• Support recognition programs, communication strategies, and events that reinforce a positive employee experience.

• Manage all leave programs (FMLA, ADA, personal leaves, workers’ compensation) with accuracy and compliance.
• Coordinate return to work processes, modified duty, and accommodations…