HR Business Partner

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Position Title: 

HR Business Partner

 

Pay Rate:

$90,000 – $115,000

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. PL may vary by experience

 

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

 

Physical Location:

Mansfield, LA Mill

 

The Job You Will Perform:

• Assists in supporting approximately 750 employees in a non-union facility.  This “hands-on” position requires significant interaction and visibility to all levels of the organization, departments, and all shifts across the mill.
• Act with line management in instituting work system improvements which positively impact business profitability and raise employee engagement.  Help the facility build a reliability culture.
• Leadership Development, Engagement, and Diversity:  educate, coach and counsel members of the organization on job performance, employee development and diversity to build work teams who fully contribute to meeting or exceeding business goals.
• Recruit hourly and Salary employees utilizing Pre-Employment training and College Recruiting.
• Educate and coach management on company policies, work rules, as well as applicable federal and state regulations, to ensure fair and consistent delivery of human resources products, services and compliance.
• Promote and participate in the planning and implementation of communication strategies which deliver accurate, consistent and timely information on business issues and employee concerns.
• Research and introduce human resources best practice concepts to ensure that the organization is utilizing leading edge human resources technology and proactively considering new strategies.
• Champion IP Change Process (IPCP) and utilize change management to help drive the continued development of a reliability culture.
• Educates and coaches leaders on company policies as well as applicable federal and state regulations, to ensure fairness and consistency of human resources products and services and compliance
• Institutes and executes HR programs and services which support the strategic direction set to achieve business and functional goals
• Promotes and participates in the planning and implementation of communication strategies which deliver accurate, consistent and timely information on business issues and employee concerns
• Serves to investigate and mediate employee disputes and resolve interpersonal conflicts in a win/win manner whenever possible

 

The Skills You Will Bring:

• The successful candidate should have at least 3-5 years of Human Resource experience or associated class work
• A Bachelor Degree in human resources, business or a related field is required.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is highly desirable. 
• Geographically flexible
• Strong functional/technical skills with focus on labor relations
• Proficiency in SAP and HR/Payroll systems
• Project management desired
• Experience in leading organization change efforts and designing

 

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance