HR Business Partner

Saint--gobain; Kontich; Sur place; EUR 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Meal vouchers

Site bonus

Insurance

Résumé du poste

Saint-Gobain is seeking an HR Business Partner in Belgium to strengthen the employee experience across recruitment, onboarding, training and engagement. You will work closely with the HR Manager to execute and improve the site people strategy, drive HR projects, and build strong connections with production teams and schools.

The role combines hands-on HR execution with project leadership, focusing on operational excellence and measurable improvements.

Qualifications

• Proactive, solution-oriented and responsible with the work floor.
• Experience or strong interest in recruitment for production/technical roles.
• Basic project management skills and structured follow-up.
• Familiarity with Belgian payroll and social laws is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication in English; local language desirable.

Responsabilités

• Strengthen the employee experience across the full journey from attraction to exit.
• Execute, coordinate and continuously improve HR initiatives across recruitment, onboarding, learning and engagement.
• Collaborate with the HR Manager to bring the site people strategy to life.
• Lead HR projects including onboarding, employer branding and school partnerships.
• Act as a proactive project owner, translating signals into concrete actions.

Connaissances

HR processes

Recruitment

Project management

Tech-school partnerships

Training coordination

Communication

Stakeholder management

MS Office & HR tools

Payroll & Belgian laws

Outils

Microsoft Office

HR software & tools

Description du poste

The HR Business Partner is responsible for strengthening the employee experience across the full employee journey — from attraction and recruitment to onboarding, training, internal communication, engagement and exit. The role focuses on the execution, coordination and continuous improvement of HR initiatives across recruitment, onboarding, communication, learning and employee engagement. Working in close collaboration with the HR Manager, the HR Business Partner helps bring the site's people strategy to life through impactful projects, operational excellence and a strong connection with the work floor. This person is expected to be a proactive project owner who sees what is needed on the work floor, takes initiative and translates signals from employees, team leads and managers into concrete HR actions, improvements and projects. The role combines hands-on HR execution with project leadership in topics such as: recruitment for production and technical profiles, collaboration with technical schools and internship partners, onboarding and integration of new employees, internal communication and employee engagement, training coordination and follow-up, HR projects based on needs identified on the shopfloor, employer branding towards candidates, schools and employees. The role requires someone who does not wait for instructions, but actively identifies opportunities, follows through on commitments and takes responsibility for delivering sustainable improvements and measurable results. The function is back-up of the HR Officer (Comply, Performance).

Is this job for you ?

• Proactive and solution-oriented.
• Strong sense of responsibility.
• Hands-on and pragmatic.
• Able to work with different personalities and levels in the organization.
• Empathic, but sufficiently firm to follow up agreements.
• Creative in communication and engagement.
• Results-oriented.
• Open-minded, respectful and integer.
• Able to recognize what is needed and convert this into action.
• Demonstrates a high level of discretion and professionalism when handling confidential and sensitive employee, organizational and business information.
• Understands the importance of confidentiality and acts with integrity, sound judgment and respect for privacy at all times.

Technical skills:

• Good understanding of HR processes across the employee journey.
• Experience or strong interest in recruitment, preferably for production or technical roles.
• Basic project management skills.
• Understanding of technical school structures or willingness to build this network.
• Ability to coordinate training follow-up and onboarding processes.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Structured follow-up of actions, deadlines and stakeholders.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and digital HR/communication tools.
• Good knowledge of payroll and Belgian social laws.

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To make sure nothing is forgotten

• sees work and takes initiative without waiting for every instruction
• takes ownership from start to finish
• follows up agreements, deadlines and open actions
• communicates clearly and proactively
• is visible and approachable on the shopfloor
• listens actively, but also translates input into concrete action
• works independently while aligning with the HR Manager
• brings ideas, structure and solutions
• is reliable in execution and consistent in follow-up
• consistently follows through on commitments and ensures actions are completed within agreed timelines.
• contributes to an open, engaging and employee-focused culture

Legal Statement

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Benefits in joining us

A varied job in an entrepreneurial organization with an open corporate culture and a collegial working atmosphere, with room for initiatives and personal development.

• competitive salary
• meal vouchers
• site bonus
• insurance...