Sr. HR Business Partner

Charter Manufacturing is a fourth-generation family-owned business where our will to grow drives us to do it better.  Join the team and become part of our family!

Charter Steel is a leading American supplier of carbon and alloy steel bar, rod and wire products, and the largest steel coil processor in North America. As a fully integrated steelmaker with locations in Ohio and Wisconsin, Charter Steel offers a full range of grade and size coiled products and vast technical service experience.  Charter Steel is a member of the Charter Manufacturing family of companies. 

We're seeking a dynamic and strategic Senior HR Business Partner to join our team and play a pivotal role in directly aligning our people strategies with our overarching business objectives. In this newly created position supporting leaders in our multi-site plant operations, you will serve as a trusted liaison and influential partner to business leaders on all HR matters. This key role will involve collaboratively shaping and executing strategic HR and workforce strategies that directly drive engagement, increase retention, and cultivate talent in support of our operational goals. You will be instrumental in fostering a positive and engaging employee experience that fuels our business success.

This Senior HR Business Partner role offers a scope and impact that extends far beyond a traditional HR Generalist position. It's an opportunity to operate with the strategic influence and broad responsibility akin to an HR Manager, without the direct people management component. You'll be a key driver of HR strategy and execution, working directly with business leaders to achieve organizational goals.

Position Specifics: 

• This position is located at our Cleveland, OH Charter Steel Plant.  

• This position will require onsite presence at our facility with occasional travel to our Fostoria, OH processing center. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Employee Retention: Consult with business leaders and peers to develop employee engagement and retention strategies specific to the areas you support. 

• Workforce Planning: Lead the internal talent mobility process to align the workforce to strategic business needs. 

• Partner with Leadership: Provide an employee oriented; high-performance culture that emphasizes safety, trust, continuous improvement and teamwork. 

• Partner with Centers of Excellence: Work closely with our COEs to drive the desired employee experience.  This role will also partner closely with and provide guidance to our HRBP II who will partner with frontline employees and focus on employee relations and HR service delivery. 

• Performance Management: Lead calibration sessions with leaders. 

• Culture and Engagement: Maintain positive employee relations and a culture of engagement.  Partner with leaders on engagement survey action planning. 

• Compliance: Ensure compliance within the organization for regulatory activities by addressing employee issues timely and working with management to ensure that all company policies and procedures are followed consistently. 

• Metrics and Analytics: Monitor and consult on KPIs, providing data-centric thought partnership to leaders. 

• Succession Planning: Partner with leaders to identify succession plans and actions to support those plans. 

• Selecting Talent: Partner with the Talent Acquisition Team to develop recruiting strategy to fill open positions. 

• Change Management: Collaborat