HR Business Partner

  Do you want to take responsibility and make a difference with your work? With your expertise, we can achieve great goals together. We are WACKER - Reliable. Determined. Ambitious. As one of the world's most research-intensive chemical companies, we've been making countless products that are an integral part of your everyday life possible for over 100 years. From vegan food to resource-efficient buildings to solar cells, we develop sustainable solutions that change the future.   To strengthen our team in San Diego, we are looking for you as a(n) HR Business Partner.

 

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) is a strategic partner for the BioSolutions business division, supporting management and team members within the division for all aspects of HR.  This position will be the primary HRBP for two locations within the region.  The HRBP position will be key toward driving a high-performing organization, value-based culture, by maintaining and enhancing the organization's human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices.

 

 The HRBP will support the entire site and provide hands-on leadership and effort in executing Wacker’s people strategy in alignment with business and regional objectives.  The successful person in this position will be a proactive contributor and problem solver and demonstrate personal leadership towards achieving our divisional and regional company objectives. 

 

 

Essential Functions:

• The HRBP position aligns business objectives with team members and management in the BioSolutions business division. The HRBP is the strategic partner and fosters an effective level of business engagement to drive the business division's financial position, its midrange strategic plans, its culture, and its competitiveness. This position leads organizational assessment that converts strategies into result driven actions. This is a highly visible position and will work directly with the leadership while fostering a climate of positive team member relations. The position formulates partnerships across the HR Center of Excellence’s to deliver value-added service to management and team members that reflects the business objectives of the division.
• Counsel leaders and individuals using a systematic approach to understanding, approaching, and solving employee/supervisor problems.  Manage and collaborate on activities associated with leadership development, employee relations, change management and operational excellence processes for the site.
• Manage and implement various site HR management related activities, including:
• Organizational design and changes
• Maintaining policies, procedures, and programs to ensure alignment with the region.
• Various compensation and benefit programs, including pay, bonus, offer recommendations and open enrollment.
• Performance and talent management programs and activities.
• Immigration and global mobility programs.
• Maintains Human Resources related KPI’s and Metrics, as well as complete periodic reports and summaries.
• Leading region and site wide HR projects.
• Driving with execution of the site Talent Acquisition and Training & Development programs
• Leads all aspects of labor relations, including collective bargaining.
• Works closely with management and team members to drive workplace culture and foster an environment of positivity and improved productivity and retention.
• Compliance and recordkeeping requirements
• All other duties as required, including but not limited to leadership and team roles for community relations, site communications, etc.

 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a Human Resource Business Partner capacity.
• HR experience in a manufacturing or BioTech environment.
• Self-driven with ability to partner and build relationships to effectively work with entry-level up to VP level.
• Proven track record as an HR business partner who persists when faced with adversity to maintain the integrity of corporate policies and procedures.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• First-hand experience using an HRIS system, SAP or Success Factors preferred.
• A current certificat