Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a thriving, values-driven company focused on doing the right things. We’re a fast growing, publicly traded company (NYSE: ZWS), with an enduring reputation for integrity, giving back, and providing an engaging, inclusive environment where careers flourish and grow.
Named by Newsweek as One of America’s Most Responsible Companies and an Energage USA Top Workplace, at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation, we never forget that our people are at the center of what makes us successful. They are the driving force behind our superior quality, product ingenuity, and exceptional customer experience. Our commitment to our people and their professional development is a recipe for success that has fueled our growth for over 100 years, as one of today’s leading international suppliers of plumbing and water delivery solutions.
Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation employs over 2800 employees worldwide, working from 24 locations across the U.S., China, Canada, Dubai, and Mexico, with sales offices available around the globe. We hope you’ll visit our website and learn more about Zurn Elkay at zurnelkay.com.
If you’re ready to join a company where what you do makes a difference and you have pride in the work you are doing, talk to us about joining the Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation family!
If you are a current employee, please navigate here to apply internally.The HR Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a hands-on partner to site leadership, supporting both union and non-union associates. This role drives the execution of people strategies aligned with business objectives, ensuring compliance, workforce effectiveness, and a positive employee experience. The HRBP provides guidance across employee relations, labor relations, talent management, performance ownership, and organizational effectiveness within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Key Accountabilities
- Collaborate with site leadership to align HR strategies with business goals.
- Provide coaching and guidance to supervisors and managers on leadership effectiveness, performance management, and employee engagement.
- Partner with leaders to drive talent processes including hiring, onboarding, development, and succession planning.
- Support the performance management process, including goal setting, performance reviews, and corrective action.
- Partner with hiring managers and talent acquisition team to strategize search approaches and assist in recruiting processes to include preparation of job descriptions, identifying key competencies, interviewing, and offer formulation.
- Identify skill gaps and support training and development initiatives to enhance workforce capability.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee relations, conducting investigations and resolving issues in a timely, fair, and compliant manner.
- Support labor relations activities including contract interpretation, grievance management, and participation in union discussions.
- Lead and support change management initiatives, including organizational changes, workforce transitions, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Partner with leadership to drive employee engagement initiatives.
- Serve as a critical liaison between local operations, functional partners, and corporate HR/Shared Services, driving alignment and collaboration.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws as well as company policies.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field preferred.
- 3+ years of HR partner/generalist experience, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Experience supporting a unionized population, including grievance handling and contract interpretation.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with others authentically, establish trust, and influence at all levels.
- Knowledge of employment laws and practices.
- Strong oral and written communication.
- Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to be onsite 5 days a week.
- Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance
- Matching 401(k) Contribution
- Health Savings Account
- Up to 3 weeks starting Vacation (may increase with tenure)
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Annual Bonus Eligibility
- Educational Reimbursement
- Matching Gift Program
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan – purchase company stock at a discount!
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Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
Skills Required
- 3+ years of HR partner/generalist experience, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Experience supporting a unionized population, including grievance handling and contract interpretation
- Knowledge of employment laws and practices
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to establish trust and influence at all levels
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Zurn Elkay Water Solutions and has not been reviewed or approved by Zurn Elkay Water Solutions.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for many professional and technical roles, with role-specific ranges and clear bands visible in external postings. Market-aligned base pay combined with bonuses and recognition programs strengthens perceived fairness.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a generous company match, plus access to equity through stock grants and an employee stock purchase plan, enhances long-term rewards. These elements are consistently highlighted alongside the core benefits package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A broad mix—wellness programs, paid volunteer time, charitable gift matching, tuition reimbursement, and development opportunities—expands total rewards beyond base pay. This breadth provides lifestyle value across health, community, and learning.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Insights
What We Do
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions supplies the industry’s widest range of clean water solutions for drinking water, hygiene and sustainable water management. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Zurn Elkay works with customers around the globe to deliver products and systems that enhance and ensure water quality, safety, hygiene, flow control and conservation. From healthcare to hospitality, education to retail and residential to office facilities, we pride ourselves on meeting specialized needs for every market, focusing on quality, reliability, quick installation and easy maintenance. Our values of Continuous Improvement, Integrity in Everything We Do, Customer First, Culture of Winning, and Total Associate Engagement serve as our drive to achieve world-class safety, quality, delivery, cost and growth now and in the future. In everything we do, we are sustainably inspired. We work to make our communities better with volunteerism and philanthropy, and support diversity, equity and inclusion inside and outside our walls. We seek to uphold our promise to the planet every day by providing sustainable water management solutions
