The Role
The HR Business Partner will focus on employee relations, compliance with labor laws, mentoring leaders, and improving employee engagement in various regions.
Summary Generated by Built In
As part of our continued focus on future growth, we’re looking for a passionate and strategic HR Business Partner to join our team—This role will primarily focus on partnering with hourly field service and operations employees and their leadership teams in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. Ensuring compliance with labor laws, driving employee engagement, and fostering proactive people management practices. This is a HYBRID role- 3-4 days onsite and will involve travel with overnights stays.
Your role will involve:
- Providing expert guidance on Employee Relations and Industrial Relations, with a strong focus on compliance with labor laws and wage and hour regulations
- Supporting onboarding and exit processes, including new hire orientation and benefits communication tailored to a primarily hourly workforce
- Mentoring and coaching department leaders and supervisors on employee engagement, retention strategies, and effective people management practices
- Delivering training sessions to managers, particularly on labor law compliance and people processes, to foster proactive leadership and reduce turnover
- Collaborating with the Director of People & Culture and stakeholders to implement effective workforce planning and organizational development initiatives
- Assisting in the administration of compensation programs and monitoring performance appraisal processes to ensure fairness and consistency
- Leading project management efforts to analyze turnover and attendance data, developing actionable retention strategies and improving recruitment practices
- Ensuring adherence to all federal, state, and local regulatory standards governing employment practices
- Providing occasional support to other functions as needed, including participation in team-building activities and cross-regional collaboration
Who you are:
- 4+ years’ experience as a proactive HR Business Partner or in a similar HR role, with demonstrated ability to resolve complex employee relations issues and support frontline and hourly employee populations.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business, Law, Psychology, or Organizational Development.
- Preferred experience with Workday or similar HRIS systems; willingness to learn if not currently proficient.
- Strong knowledge of labor laws, wage and hour compliance, and employment regulations relevant to hourly and non-exempt employees.
- Experience partnering with operations and field service leadership to provide proactive HR guidance and workforce planning.
- Skilled in coaching managers on people processes, employee relations, and difficult situations to foster positive workplace culture and prevent unionization.
- Ability to analyze turnover and attendance data to develop and implement retention strategies.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple levels of leadership.
- Well organized with the ability to manage competing priorities, work independently, and meet deadlines.
- Self-confident, energetic, and a creative problem solver with a sense of humor.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.
- Strong customer service orientation and a collaborative team player.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Why Daniels?
- Be part of a mission-driven company focused on growth and innovation in the healthcare and environmental services sector
- Work with a collaborative and supportive team that values your input and professional development
- Enjoy opportunities for career advancement and skill-building through ongoing training and mentorship
- Make a real impact by supporting essential services and helping to create safer, healthier communities
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Inclusive, diverse, and engaging workplace culture
Learn more about us and our mission!
Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
Daniels Health conducts background checks and drug testing as part of the post‑offer hiring process.
Skills Required
- 4+ years' experience as an HR Business Partner
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Law, Psychology, or Organizational Development
- Strong knowledge of labor laws and employment regulations
- Experience with Workday or similar HRIS systems
- Skilled in coaching managers on employee relations
- Excellent communication skills
Daniels Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Daniels Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Daniels Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials indicate medical, dental, and vision coverage are available on day one. Early eligibility is cited as a contributor to overall compensation value in some roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and sick time are advertised as starting on the first day. Predictable schedules in certain teams are highlighted as supporting the practical use of time off.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Sales and account roles highlight base pay plus uncapped commission and mileage reimbursement. These structures are portrayed as making total compensation competitive for those positions.
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The Company
What We Do
MAKING HEALTHCARE SAFER The philosophy that guides Daniels - striving to make a safer environment for everyone involved in healthcare. Daniels has operations in Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Europe and South Africa and is widely regarded as a leader of innovation in the medical waste space. Daniels' flagship product - the Sharpsmart collector, was launched in 1999 and is now used in thousands of healthcare facilities around the globe. It has been peer reviewed in numerous medical journals with findings that indisputably assert it as the safest sharps collector in the world. Through education, innovation and service, we are committed to make the healthcare industry safer for the people who work in it and continually drive the development of ecologically sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental impact of medical waste.
