Assoc. Director, HR Business Partner (Onsite - Riverside, CA)

Date Posted:

2025-03-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCA22: Aerostructures -Riverside 8200 Arlington Ave, Riverside, CA, 92503 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

The Associate Director, Human Resources is responsible for providing overall HR leadership at our Riverside, CA site of ~650 employees. In this role, you will build talent strategies, enable a culture of inclusion, and deploy organizational effectiveness tools that attract, engage, and retain our talent. You will have one direct report and will work closely with our Employee & Labor Relations team at the site to best support our unionized workforce.

What You Will Do:

• Effectively partner with client groups in a complex matrix and fast-paced environment, balancing competing priorities and engaging appropriate stakeholders.

• Partner with business leaders to meet organizational objectives, including talent management, organization development (change management, leader effectiveness, succession planning), Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and employee engagement.

• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence and the People Services organization to implement program strategies to support the long-term business goals and objectives of the organization.

• Partner, advise and coach leaders and employees in order to optimize employee engagement, team development, and organization effectiveness

• Ensure proper staffing levels, infuse talent into the organization and improve bench strength. Proactively strengthen diversity as part of the talent acquisition strategy.

• Counsel employees and leaders on performance development, career planning, talent development and other topics.

• Drive the coordination and completion of talent reviews, associated talent calibration activities and associated action plans within their client group.

• Lead HR core processes: performance management, change management, succession planning, staffing, employee relations, salary planning, and incentive compensation.

• Deliver compensation, organizational design and strategies for workforce planning, deployment, and retention to address the current and future needs of the business while ensuring a diverse workforce.

• Objectively assess and bring to resolution employee relations issues and work with appropriate organizational stakeholders.

• Participates and collaborates as an integral part of the Aerostructures HR team.

• Participates in and promotes a collaborative team environment by working with the HR organization and other organizations.

• Regional travel to Chula Vista, CA.

What You Will Learn:

• Organizational Development: Drive culture change, engagement strategies, and workforce planning to align with business needs. Leverage continuous improvement tools to partner with our business leaders on driving organizational efficiencies / productivity.

• Change Management in a Low-Growth Environment: Gain experience optimizing an existing workforce, sustaining employee engagement, and increasing efficiency despite limited expansion opportunities.

• Leadership Development: Coach and develop plant leaders to improve their people management skills and build a stronger leadership pipeline.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. Collins Aerospace will not offer sponsorship for this position

• 5+ years of relevant HR experience in a business partner or generalist role

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience working in a unionized environment

• Experience working in a complex matrix environment

• Ability to influence others to drive organizational change

• Experience working with senior leadership to communicate and implement HR programs to support the business goals

• Ability to analyze and use data and reporting to drive decisions and influence business leaders

• Understanding of how to link HR initiatives to business objectives

• Ability to manage to multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously

• Ability to communicate (written & verbal) and work effectively at all levels of the organization

• BA/BS in business, human resources or related area of study MA/MS/MBA is preferred

What We Offer: