Sr. HR Business Partner

Binks US LLC•Shoreview, MN

4d•$103,000 - $118,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. HR Business Partner owns HR for Binks’s Shoreview site, including the plant floor, engineering and lab teams, and local corporate functions. As the on-site HR leader, the role advises and holds managers and senior leaders accountable, with a focus on implementing a performance-based culture through clear goals, honest ratings, pay aligned with results, and timely action on performance and conduct issues. The role partners with site and functional leaders on organization design, talent and succession planning, and quarterly talent reviews. It leads employee relations, investigations, progressive discipline, leave and accommodation administration, workers’ compensation, OSHA recordkeeping support, employee records, onboarding, benefits and HR systems support, and coordination with payroll and talent acquisition. The position is based on site at Binks’s Shoreview, Minnesota headquarters, manufacturing plant and Shoreview Lab. Success in the first year is measured by manager training and timely employee reviews, calibrated ratings aligned with results, timely action on low performance, well-resolved employee-relations cases, and leaders seeking the role’s advice.

Requirements

At least 8 years of HR experience, including at least 4 years as an HR business partner or site HR lead in manufacturing.
Hands-on experience running a performance and calibration cycle and moving out low performers.
Strong employee-relations judgment, including investigations, documentation and discipline in a plant environment.
Working knowledge of FMLA, ADA, Minnesota employment law, workers’ compensation and OSHA recordkeeping.
Ability to challenge senior leaders directly and professionally, with judgment about when to do so.
Comfort and credibility on both the production floor and in the boardroom.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a private-equity-backed or high-growth company.
SHRM-SCP, SPHR or similar certification.

Responsibilities

Implement Shoreview’s performance management program, including cascading goals from Binks’s five pillars and rating employees on results and how they achieve them.
Coach managers on setting goals, providing direct feedback and documenting it; hold managers accountable for completing these activities on time.
Lead Shoreview performance calibration and challenge ratings unsupported by results.
Help connect performance ratings to merit decisions as Binks develops its pay-for-performance approach.
Address low performance with dated improvement plans and respectful, documented exits when plans fail.
Advise site and functional leaders on organization design, talent and succession planning for business priorities.
Participate in the MDI walk to stay current on Shoreview Operations KPIs and related people issues.
Raise and support fact-based challenges to people decisions that are not right for the business.
Run quarterly Shoreview talent reviews, identifying top performers, employees at risk and employees ready for more.
Maintain a regular, visible presence on the production floor and encourage employees to raise issues early.
Investigate complaints promptly and fairly, document findings and recommend action.
Represent employee concerns fairly while upholding business needs and company policy.
Apply progressive discipline consistently for conduct, attendance and safety issues.
Handle leaves and accommodations under FMLA, ADA and Minnesota law in partnership with HR leadership.
Conduct exit interviews and complete offboarding.
Manage workers’ compensation claims from first report through return to work.
Maintain OSHA recordkeeping and support plant safety and OSHA training with Operations.
Maintain accurate employee records in personnel files and the HRIS in compliance with EEO and related requirements.
Provide payroll with supporting documentation for employee pay changes.
Lead new-hire orientation and onboarding for hourly and salaried employees.
Provide frontline support to Shoreview employees on benefits, policies and HR systems, including benefits open enrollment.
Partner with the Senior Talent Acquisition Partner on Shoreview hiring and scorecards.
Use data and AI tools to report turnover, open roles, overtime drivers and performance-cycle completion.
Perform other duties as assigned.