HR Business Partner

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
# 153412 - Washington Court House, Ohio, United States

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of people and their pets? What about having the opportunity to connect with others across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions? If this is how you see your career, Hill’s is the place to be!
 
Hill’s Pet Nutrition is a multi billion dollar, global division of Colgate-Palmolive Company and the maker of Prescription Diet, Science Diet, and Healthy Advantage brand pet food. Our mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets by providing the best leading-edge pet nutrition technology, products, and expertise to pet owners, veterinary professionals and other key pet professionals worldwide. Our company is a globally recognized Best Place to Work.

We invite applications for the position of HR Business Partner in our plant in Washington Court House, OH. This position will serve as a business partner with team leaders and employees across the plant by providing support in employee and labor relations, performance management, organizational development, training, individual development planning (succession planning), talent acquisition, and other workplace initiatives, to drive operational excellence in the facility. The incumbent will provide leadership and counsel to business partners in issue resolution, policy and process development, policy adherence, and process renewal to support compliance with Colgate policies, as well as federal and state employment legislation. The right candidate will be able to meet the day-to-day requirements of the Human Resources department while maintaining a strategic and operational view that links the role of H.R. to business needs.

What you will do

• Provides direction, leadership and support on all HR related processes/activities to managers, supervisors and employees.
• Operates within a participative team environment and seeks to increase team member's interpersonal and teamwork skills and knowledge to a level consistent with a premier manufacturer.
• Participate with functional leaders and others as necessary to develop and implement strategic organization plans, strategic labor relations plans, and near and long term resource / staffing plans
• Work jointly with the Hill’s H.R. Supply Chain Director to evaluate the people impact of interpersonal plans and/or programs for future organizational efficiency.
• Lead "People Capabilities" Standard in compliance with the Colgate Palmolive Factory
• Mentor team members in the areas of communication skills, career paths, promoting a positive work environment (Managing with Respect), through formal and informal feedback sessions.
• Assist leaders in timely completion of all steps in annual Performance Management and Development (PM&D) process
• Guide and support managers in developing corrective actions and ensure accurate documentation and follow up for low performing employees
• Lead one other HR professional. Complete all PM&D steps and coach and develop subordinates to achieve individual and career growth objectives.
• Reports to the Plant Director, and indirectly to North America Supply Chain HR Director
• Lead the annual salary planning and merit forecasting process for the plant; run reports to analyze execution; partner with leaders as needed.
• Prepare Compensation Offers (COS's) for new external hires, organization transfers and promotions, and off-cycle growth promotions
• Partner with compensation in preparing an annual wage/salary survey for factory technicians to assess and understand pay position in local market; present any recommended wage change actions, and secure approvals to implement
• Within Succession Planning, maintain and update databases in SAP, review profiles for consistency, follow up with managers, action recommendations & develop presentations.
• Assist managers and employees in preparing individual development plans, and in sustaining a continuous improvement culture for the site
• Craft and deliver training interventions to support the organization needs; identify training resource requirements.
• Ensure on-boarding and assimilation processes for new employees confirms alignment with organization’s vision and culture and achieves their ability to quickly contribute to the organization’s goals
• Counsel and provide assistance to employees and all levels of management in employee or labor issues; seek advice and guidance from corporate Employee Relations and Legal teams to maintain compliance with company policies and employment and labor laws. As needed, investigate and obtain factual information concerning employee/management inquiries and