HR Business Partner

Come join a leader in Protective Packaging Industry! At Alleguard, we’re built from the ground up to expand and shape our customer’s businesses. We understand the diversity of challenges that customers are facing across different industries, from confidence in their supply chain to needing the latest innovations at their fingertips. These challenges are also opportunities, and whether our customers are in construction, protective packaging, cold-chain or other industries, we are relentless in seeing around corners, and going the extra mile to help their business succeed.

Position: HR Business Partner

Job Summary

The HR Business Partner will support our plant under the direction of the VP of HR (not located on site) and Plant Manager. The HR Business Partner will provide professional support to Leaders, Managers, and individual plant contributors.  This position is 40% strategic/forward-thinking, 55% HR employee relations, investigations, recruiting and 5% misc.; requires skills beyond administration/managing existing programs. 

Responsibilities

• Understand core business objectives and how HR goals link to business priorities. 

• Daily point of contact for employees and people managers related to HR policies, procedures and programs. 

• Building relationships with all levels of staff at the facility, especially hourly employees.  

• On-site Culture champion in partnership with HR leadership and initiatives.  

• Develops and proposes improvements to policies, programs, systems and procedures to enhance the effectiveness of the Human Resources Department. 

• Advises management in appropriate resolution of employee relation issues, conducts investigations and handles employee relations counseling with related employee population. 

• Coordinates the recruiting and staffing initiatives required for the facility, including background checks and pre-employment drug testing in conjunction with the Manager, Talent Acquisition and corporate processes. 

• Coordinates new employee orientation/onboarding activities, employee development and training, and associated recordkeeping. 

• Coordinates documentation and communication of Worker’s Compensation-related issues with the Manager, EHS as well as with state agencies and/or insurance representatives as required or requested. 

• Maintains and secures sensitive employee records in accordance with company policy(ies) and all applicable local, state, and federal regulations regarding confidentiality. Performs exit interviews with employees who are separated from company employment either voluntarily or involuntarily. 

• Participates in plant management meeting(s) as requested or assigned in order to provide appropriate HR perspective to issues affecting the operation of the facility. 

• Communicates directly with the company’s Human Resources Manager, requesting assistance and/or guidance in all HR matters that are beyond the scope of knowledge or experience. 

• Flexible for 24/7 shift meetings for employee engagement and communication meetings. 

• Multi-site support of Lancaster, OH, Mishawaka, IN, and Greenville, MI

• Additional management, HR and compliance reporting 

• Serve as backup for various HR responsibilities. 

• Other related duties and projects as assigned. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degrees plus 4 years of Human Resources experience 

• Experience in a manufacturing environment required. 

• Proven ability to prioritize workload, multi-task and manage conflicting priorities of daily tasks, as well as those that support business leader. 

• Multi-Site HR support preferred;  

• Ability to travel 25-40% of the time to our Mishawaka, IN and Greenville, MI facilities - all within driving distance. Additional travel to our other facilities might be required if needed.

• Thrive in a high-pressure environment. 

• High level of comfort using data and attention to detail. 

• Experience working in a fast paced industrial/manufacturing environment, quickly changing and highly ambiguous environment. 
• Professional certification; PHR and/or SHRM-CP preferred  

Benefits 

We believe in taking care of the people who take care of our customers 

Our benefits package offers eligible team members access to:  

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Retirement Program (401k)
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Vacation and Holiday Pay

Alleguard Company Values 

• Safety - We care for our employees by creating and maintaining an environment with consistent actions, trusted processes, and courageous conversations.
• Trust - We build confidence with our employees and customers through dependability, respect, clear communication, and service.
• Integrity - We are consistent in always striving to do the right thing by accepting responsibility for our decisions and actions.
• Collaboration - Our diversity is the catalyst that drives our teamwork, creative problem-solving, and partnership.
• Growth - We invest, develop, and empower our people to build our company so our customers will experience outstanding success, in turn contributing to our own.
• Accountability - We achieve our success by holding ourselves and each other to high standards of behavior, commitment, and personal responsibility.

Come join us!  

• We’re a dynamic, high-growth business, invested in helping you grow with Alleguard. 
• Many of our colleagues have been with us for decades. That’s because we believe in collaborating as a team to serve and support each other as well as we serve and support our customers. 
• Alleguard’s employee-centric culture is designed to help you maximize your talents, learn new skills, and gain valuable experience on the way to achieving your professional goals.