Sr. Human Resources Business Partner

Sr. Human Resources Business Partner will provide HR expertise to business functions, departments, managers, and employees across people priorities, HR programs, and day-to-day HR support.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the HR Manager and the business to implement critical global and regional HR projects and key local initiatives.
• Manage recruitment and selection for all positions in coordination with the Talent Acquisition team (screening, interviews, aptitude tests, references, medicals, offers).
• Prepare contracts of employment for M1 level hires and below.
• Own employee induction and onboarding, ensuring robust induction and role-specific training plans for new hires.
• Support department managers with training for new hires via Connect 2 West and with promotions and talent development through the LMS.
• Support the monthly payroll and related employee queries.
• Liaise with the Payroll Specialist, managers, employees, and the payroll provider.
• Support the design of compensation and benefit arrangements.
• Provide HR support to employees, managers, and the Payroll Specialist.
• Ensure required employee briefings are delivered on company benefits.
• Guide managers in managing employee performance issues, supporting both handling and escalation for performance.
• Lead and deliver the monthly HR management review with SLT and next-level managers, supported by the HR Manager.
• Support the annual performance management process in WTG by assisting with employee queries and tracking and driving completion rates.
• Support identification and development of talent for succession planning and career path development.
• Design and run HR communication sessions aligned to the HR calendar (performance reviews, comp planning, succession planning, engagement, recognition, etc.).
• Support site training through the LMS, including established training curricula/matrix for each role.
• Support development of training material, competency-based assessments, and any required requalification processes to meet training deliverables and competency expectations.
• Drive employee engagement activities and initiatives, including key actions identified by the site.
• Schedule and facilitate quarterly focus groups with employee groups to identify and drive actions that support employee engagement.
• Design, develop, and continuously update key HR guides, including the Employee Handbook, Careers guide, Benefit booklet, and Manager Toolkit, plus other HR-owned guides.
• Conduct monthly meetings with managers to ensure HR addresses team needs and supports HR initiatives.
• Attend Tier 3 meetings and HR Tier meetings weekly.
• Maintain and continuously improve HR software systems, including liaison with relevant software suppliers and corporate IT (e.g., SAP HC, ADP, WTG, HR SharePoint).
• Coordinate and/or support HR and business initiatives (e.g., Employee Wellness, Investors in People, West without borders).
• Provide monthly reporting of key HR KPI data and employee metrics.
• Act as a change agent.
• Lead and demonstrate corporate social responsibility through corporate and local initiatives.
• Operate in line with the company’s Guiding Principles and adherence to the corporate Code of Conduct.
• Ensure compliance with local site Environmental, Health and Safety regulations.
• Ensure compliance with local site company policies, procedures, and corporate policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in human resource management, legal, or related field (required).
• 5+ years experience in an HR Generalist role with emphasis on employee engagement.
• Experience supporting employees and managers through engagement, communications, and front line/first line support.
• Experience in negotiating and influencing managers.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with staff at all organization levels.
• Stakeholder management experience.
• Experience operating in a continuous process improvement environment.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet tight deadlines with high quality output.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-starter with proactive, independent work style.
• Strong IT competence.
• SHRM-SCP preferred.

Tools & Systems

• Connect 2 West
• LMS
• SAP HC
• ADP
• WTG
• HR SharePoint

Travel

• 5%: up to 13 business days per year

Physical Requirements

• Sedentary work with occasional exertion up to 10 lbs / 4 kg force, and/or negligible force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects (including the human body).
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Location: Kinston, NC, US (onsite). Minimum experience: 5 years.