HR Business Partner, Operations

Clean Earth; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services provider is seeking an HR Business Partner for Operations. This hybrid role involves strategic HR leadership, focusing on talent management, employee relations, and aligning HR priorities with business goals. The ideal candidate will bring extensive HR experience and strong communication skills to foster a positive work environment.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of HR experience in a business-facing role.
• Experience with labor relations under collective bargaining agreements is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in HR functions including talent management and employee development.
• Acts as a strategic partner to Operations leadership.
• Investigates complaints and manages employee relations issues.

Skills

Collaboration

Analytical

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in HR

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Company Description

Clean Earth is a leading provider of environmental services in the United States, offering remediation, disposal, recycling, and beneficial reuse solutions for hazardous and non-hazardous waste, contaminated soil, and dredged material. Our technologies and services serve nearly every industry that generates waste, including energy, infrastructure, commercial, industrial, retail, and healthcare markets. We are committed to recycling and reusing waste that would otherwise go into landfills, fostering a positive work culture that values growth, development, and safety. We were named a 2024 Most Loved Workplace.

Job Description

Note: This is a hybrid role.

Provides leadership in human resources functions including talent management, performance management, employee and leadership development, recruitment, employee and labor relations, change management, employee engagement, and organizational effectiveness. Acts as a strategic partner to Operations leadership, aligning HR priorities with organizational goals.

• Collaborates with site management to enhance engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness. Facilitates development activities.
• Offers coaching and counseling to employees and management, ensuring professionalism and objectivity.
• Investigates complaints, grievances, and misconduct; manages employee relations issues; develops and implements Performance Improvement Plans.
• Fosters positive employee and labor relations environment.
• Advises on compliance with employment and labor laws, policies, and procedures.
• Leads annual talent management, performance reviews, and salary processes for Operations.
• Employs change management strategies for business transformation.
• Maintains business literacy regarding financial position, culture, and market competition.
• Partners across HR functions to deliver value-added services aligned with business objectives.
• May manage collective bargaining agreements and negotiate contracts, interpreting and administering them.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field.
• At least 7 years of HR experience in a business-facing role.
• Experience with labor relations under collective bargaining agreements is a plus.
• Strong collaboration, business understanding, organizational consulting, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience coaching managers on pay, performance, and employee relations.
• Knowledge of US employment law and labor relations.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback to managers.

Additional Information

We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or genetics. For disability-related application assistance, call [phone]. This line is dedicated to disability applications only.