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The Sr. Manager, HR Business Partner for Nordson’s Measurement and Control Solutions Division will partner closely with Division Leader and other members of the division leadership team to identify, develop, and implement HR solutions to meet business needs in areas such as organization and workforce effectiveness, talent and leadership development and employee engagement. The Business Partner creates and leads HR strategy, collaborates with the Communities of Expertise (CoE), and supports HR programs to enable the company to better attract, develop and retain high-caliber employees, and serves as an internal coach to leaders and consultant on HR issues.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic HR leadership to Division Leader as well as Managers and Supervisors in assigned Line of Business.
- Ensure HR strategy aligns with Nordson strategy and the strategic plans and operational objectives of the division.
- Drive, together with divisional leadership team, to build a deep and diverse team that adapts to deliver top tier results in a dynamic market landscape
- Guide and direct HR initiatives and global projects with HR colleagues and align goals.
- Partner with global division leadership to develop workforce and talent plans to meet business goals.
- Develop workforce and talent strategy as well as HR policy and programs at the division level in partnership with CoE
- Drive and implement global HR programs, initiatives, and solutions for the division.
- Lead Division specific HR solutions on leadership/talent development, succession planning, employee engagement and workforce effectiveness
- Advise senior leadership on HR issues including workforce planning, talent and performance management, and organizational issues, provide solutions and options to the management
- Coach Managers to develop capability in Talent Management and development, guide them in the right direction with action plans put in place
- Direct Managers and Employees to HR Services and coordinate with HR Services where required to ensure provision of high-quality HR services
- Handle escalated Issues from HR Services, escalated employee relations issues including discipline inquiries and terminations, support managers and HR service with bringing the cases to the final resolution
- Support M&A activities related to due diligence or integrations of acquisitions where required
- Promote and lead change, be change champions for Division and HR related initiatives and projects
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Global scope: US, EMEA, and APAC
Education and Experience Requirements:
- A Bachelor or typically in a business management and/or HR related field
- Approximately 5-7 years of progressive professional level human resources experience
- Prior people leader experience a plus
Preferred Skills and Abilities:
- Strategic and critical thinking skills are essential
- Ability to analyze and use data to inform decision-making and strategy development
- Ability to prioritize with a high degree of flexibility.
- Ability to demonstrate high energy and persistence in a fast-paced work environment
- Ability to engage with all levels of the organization, particularly at management and executive level
- Strong coaching, advising, and people skills and the ability to influence stakeholders.
- Current knowledge on applicable employment and labor regulations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills – detail oriented
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Familiarity with HRIS functions (particularly Workday)
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in business management, human resources, or a related field
- Approximately 5-7 years of progressive professional-level human resources experience
- Knowledge of applicable employment and labor regulations
- Strong strategic and critical thinking skills
- Ability to analyze and use data for decision-making and strategy development
- Strong coaching, advising, communication, organizational, and stakeholder-influencing skills
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Familiarity with HRIS functions, particularly Workday
- Prior people leader experience
Nordson Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nordson Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Nordson Corporation.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) features automatic enrollment at 6%, a 50% match on up to 6% of pay, and an additional 3% company contribution for eligible U.S. employees even without employee contributions. Feedback suggests this retirement structure is above what many mid-size manufacturers offer.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays and a typical year-end shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s at many U.S. locations expand time off beyond standard PTO. Feedback suggests this shutdown is a distinctive work-life perk, though availability can vary by site or business unit.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Volunteer release time and a 3:1 charitable gift-matching program are offered alongside recognition programs, tuition assistance, and community initiatives. Feedback suggests these elements add value beyond core insurance and PTO.
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What We Do
Nordson is a team of 7,300 global employees thriving in an environment where they are supported and encouraged to be their best. Working side by side, we build meaningful connections with each other and our customers. Together, we deliver products that are solutions, and they’re likely touching your life every day. Have you ever changed a diaper? Opened a box of cereal? Used a smart phone or driven a car? Then we’ve already met. At Nordson, we take pride in being an outstanding corporate citizen and strongly believe in sharing our success with the communities where our employees live and work. Whether you’re working in one of our labs, offices or manufacturing facilities, your efforts will enable our customers to succeed and our company to continuously improve and grow. We engineer, manufacture and market differentiated products and systems used for precision dispensing and processing in a variety of end markets, from packaging to transportation and medical to electronics. Founded in 1954, we operate under the values of integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy and excellence. Nordson is headquartered in the United States in Westlake, Ohio, and has direct operations in more than 30 countries to support our products and systems with application expertise and a direct global sales and service organization
