Site HR Partner - Performance & Care

Syensqo • Spartanburg, GA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Site HR Partner manages human resources for nearly 300 union and non-union employees at our Winder, GA and Spartanburg, SC sites. This role collaborates with employees, leaders, union representatives, and members of the HR team to support a broad range of HR activities, including talent management and development, employee engagement, performance management, diversity and inclusion, recruitment and selection, HR compliance, training, policy development, labor relations and contract interpretation, and compensation planning. This role reports to the Regional Human Resources Manager – North America.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field and 7+ years of human resources experience.
• Thorough knowledge of State and Federal regulations regarding human resources.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and HRIS.
• Strong verbal and written communications, presentation, facilitation, and customer service skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and project management skills.
• Effective coaching skills.
• Strong technical/functional knowledge of HR practices and alignment with business strategy.
• Live in close proximity to one of the sites in scope.
• In addition, live in close proximity to an airport to have the ability to travel to other sites in scope up to 20% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• SPHR, PHR, SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP Certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Center work around our three cultural pillars: We Explore, We Advance, and We Impact.
• Provide leadership, guidance and/or training to leaders and employees in areas such as talent development, succession, labor relations and organizational planning, team effectiveness, diversity and inclusion and interpretation of policies
• Foster an environment of employee engagement and promote effective human resources practices to minimize potential liability and risk and further a positive environment.
• Provide counsel to employees and leadership on conflict resolution, discipline and terminations.
• Investigate causes of disputes and recommend resolutions and/or corrective action
• Collaborate with senior management on significant employee relations problems that jeopardize the achievement of company objectives
• Direct labor relations activities. Participate in Union/Management meetings, grievance discussions, and negotiating contracts and policies, and resolving employee concerns.
• Protect interests of employees in accordance with human resources policies and appropriate governmental laws and regulations to ensure compliance.
• Make the business case, gain support for and lead specific HR Programs or initiatives
• Assist in the development of HR philosophies, approaches and policies to ensure consistent application and equitable implementation
• Initiate and recommend policies and procedures necessary to achieve the objectives of the organization and ensure maximum utilization and retention of talent
• Direct annual compensation processes for salaried merit and hourly pay increases by measuring and establishing competitive pay rates
• Remain aware of the latest trends and legal/regulatory changes affecting HR practices
• Act as a resource for employees on all Human Resource related topics.
• Building Effective Teams. Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
• Business Acumen. Understands the company's business goals and objectives, the business process, and impact of individual actions on business performance. Applies cost-effectiveness, competitiveness and profitability to business decisions and initiatives.
• Developing Others. Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person’s career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes direct reports to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental systems in the organization; is a people builder.
• Drive for Results. Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy. Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
• Managerial Courage. Does not hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and actionable positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Motivating Others. Creates a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of direct reports and team or project members; can assess each person’s hot button and use it to get the best out of him/her; pushes tasks and decisions down; empowers others; invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility; makes each individual feel his/her work is important; is someone people like working for and with.
• Problem Solving. Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and does not stop at the first answers.
• Strategic Agility. Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive breakthrough strategies and plans.

Benefits

• A full range of benefits as expected of a successful company
• Opportunities for growth and learning
• Encouraging a diverse and inclusive workplace culture that values and respects individual differences and backgrounds
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

What This Job Offers

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