People & Organization (HR) Business Partner

Siemens • Roebuck, SC

7h • $94,207 - $161,498 • Onsite

About The Position

The People & Organization (HR) People Partner joins Siemens’ US People & Organization team and partners directly with the Spartanburg, South Carolina manufacturing plant leadership team. This on-site role supports a fast-paced production environment, providing practical, hands-on support and an enterprise-level perspective on people and organizational topics. The People Partner is a trusted, highly visible contact for employees and leaders dealing with matters that require human judgment, empathy, and direct interaction.

Working closely with manufacturing leaders and frontline supervisors, the role translates operational goals into people experience strategies that support safety, productivity, engagement, and performance. It safeguards a consistent, high-quality people experience; manages complex and sensitive employee relations matters; senses local workforce needs; and connects leaders and employees to standard People & Organization solutions and appropriate ecosystem partners. The role emphasizes local compliance, sound judgment in escalated employee situations, digital fluency, and trust-building through consistent shop-floor presence.

The People Partner translates business strategy into local people experience priorities, including leadership development, workforce development, and talent planning, while working within established standards rather than independently creating customized programs. The role partners across Siemens’ People & Organization ecosystem to support local operations, organizational changes, and scalable, compliant, employee-centered solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Five years of experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Eight to ten years of HR experience, including knowledge of talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, and management consultation and coaching.
• Eight to ten years of experience in leadership coaching, collaboration and networking, persuasion and influence, and stakeholder management.
• Five or more years of workforce transformation, discussion, and workshop facilitation experience.
• Eight to ten years of experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment and working with hourly teams in a multi-shift operation.
• Eight to ten years of experience in a matrixed environment and successfully managing multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability and willingness to travel, estimated at 10–20%.
• Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.
• Demonstrated experience handling complex, escalated, or sensitive employee matters with sound judgment, empathy, confidentiality, and appropriate specialist-team partnership.
• Working knowledge of labor and employment compliance in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build credibility through high-touch engagement with employees, frontline leaders, and plant leadership across multiple shifts.
• Digital fluency and willingness to promote standard, self-service, AI-enabled, and automated P&O solutions while recognizing when direct human support is needed.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field.
• Experience partnering with employee representatives or unions; the posting notes that the factories are currently non-represented.
• Experience with agile practice foundations and applying people frameworks in operational environments.
• Strong data storytelling, analysis, and digital fluency, with the ability to translate insights into practical applications.
• Self-directed and adaptable, able to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• Trusted-advisor communication and coaching skills, with the ability to influence, partner, and navigate complex people issues with sound judgment.
• Visible leadership that builds credibility and trust on the plant floor through consistent presence, practical problem-solving, sound judgment, and effective influence.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute local people experience priorities—including leadership development, workforce development, and talent planning—derived from business strategy and aligned with established P&O standards.
• Serve as an accessible point of contact for employees and leaders on complex people topics requiring direct interaction and thoughtful resolution.
• Manage complex, escalated, and sensitive employee relations matters, including conflict resolution, investigations, policy interpretation, and employee concerns.
• Ensure local compliance with labor laws, regulatory requirements, and P&O policies, partnering with employee representatives where required.
• Partner with business leaders to develop actionable data insights, consider workforce trends and market changes, assess workforce impacts, and consult on risk mitigation.
• Use workforce data, metrics, and clear data storytelling to improve factory efficiency and productivity; contribute to data and knowledge management that strengthens decision quality and AI readiness.
• Lead critical conversations with local leaders and teams to address complex challenges, improve leadership and team effectiveness, and guide local organizational change.
• Support development of local leaders, particularly frontline and mid-level manufacturing leaders.
• Maintain a consistent, high-quality people experience across employee and leader interactions, shifts, functions, and business groups.
• Sense local organizational needs, identify recurring issues, and share practical insights with the P&O ecosystem to improve standard offerings.
• Build relationships and coordinate across internal partners, including GBS/shared services, EHS, Talent Acquisition, Talent & Organization, Compensation & Benefits, People Relations, Labor Relations, and Governance & Compliance.
• Coordinate complex local activities such as factory ramp-ups, reorganizations, workforce transitions, and other changes affecting leaders, employees, and employee experience.
• Support simplification, harmonization, and adoption of standard P&O policies, processes, digital tools, AI-enabled solutions, and self-service resources; route suitable recurring transactional topics for automation through appropriate channels.
• Bridge digital and human interaction models by directing routine needs to standard or self-service solutions and providing personal support where human interaction adds value.
• Challenge the status quo while avoiding unnecessary local customization and promoting scalable, compliant, employee-centered solutions.
• Travel as needed; estimated travel is 10–20%.

Benefits

• Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits; further details are available through the benefits website.
• Target incentive of 10% of base salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior