HR Business Partner Lead - Manufacturing Operations (Centennial, CO

HR Business Partner Lead - Manufacturing Operations (Centennial, CO)

HR Business Partner Lead – Manufacturing Operations Centennial, CO | Hybrid (3 Days In Office) | Senior Business Partnership Role Are you a senior HR leader who thrives on influencing business strategy, coaching leaders, and driving organizational performance? At Orica, we're looking for a Lead HR Business Partner to partner directly with business leaders across our Specialty Mining Chemicals manufacturing operations.

This is a high-impact role where you'll help shape workforce strategy, build leadership capability, navigate organizational change, and influence decisions that drive business success. Based in Centennial and supporting our manufacturing operations in Winnemucca, Nevada, you will partner closely with leaders and employees to deliver practical and business focused HR solutions that strengthen business performance, workforce capability, and employee engagement As the primary HR Business Partner for the site, you will balance strategic business partnering with hands-on support across a range of people matters in a complex manufacturing environment.

This role also partners with a small number of leaders across other functions within Speciality Mining Chemicals. You'll join a global organization undergoing transformation and growth, with the opportunity to make a visible impact while partnering with leaders across North America.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Partner directly with senior operational and manufacturing leaders.
• Influence workforce strategy across a critical business segment.
• Lead employee relations and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Drive leadership development, succession planning, and talent strategies.
• Be the trusted on-the-ground HR partner for a manufacturing workforce, solving real-time people challenges and supporting operational success.
• Work for a global industry leader with more than 13,000 employees worldwide.
• Join a company recognized as a Top Company for Women to Work For in Transportation for three consecutive years.
• Enjoy a hybrid work environment with career growth opportunities across North America and globally.

In This Role You Will

• Serve as the primary HR Business Partner for the Winnemucca manufacturing operation, providing practical, day-to-day support to leaders and employees across a broad range of people matters.
• Build strong relationships with leaders and employees through onsite presence and regular engagement with the workforce.
• Partner with leaders to solve business challenges through people solutions.
• Shape workforce plans that support growth, productivity, and operational excellence.
• Coach leaders through employee relations matters, performance challenges, and organizational change.
• Build leadership capability and strengthen succession pipelines for critical roles.
• Influence talent acquisition strategies and workforce planning initiatives.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performance culture where employees can thrive.
• Collaborate across HR Centers of Excellence to deliver impactful people solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor helping leaders navigate complex workforce decisions.

What Success Looks Like

You are a senior HR professional who combines strong business acumen with a passion for people. You enjoy building trusted partnerships, influencing leaders, solving complex workforce challenges, and balancing operational priorities with long-term organizational goals. You are equally comfortable working through day-to-day employee and operational challenges in a manufacturing environment. You thrive in roles where visible, practical HR support is highly valued by leaders and employees alike.

You likely bring:

• 7+ years of HR Business Partner, Employee Relations, or People & Capability experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, operations, energy, mining, chemicals, or similarly complex environments.
• Strong employee relations and workplace investigation expertise.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change and talent initiatives.
• Exceptional coaching, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to navigate ambiguity and build credibility at all levels of…