HR Business Partner, Operations

Enviri; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services company seeks an experienced HR professional to provide strategic leadership in HR functions. This hybrid role involves talent management, employee relations, and compliance with labor laws, aiming to enhance organizational effectiveness and employee engagement. The ideal candidate will have strong business acumen and a collaborative approach to HR practices.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in various HR functions including talent management and performance management.
• Advises management on compliance with employment and labor laws.
• Leads annual talent management and salary review processes.

Skills

Collaboration

Business Acumen

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field

Job description

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 extensive portfolio of technologies and services impacts nearly every industry that generates waste, including energy, infrastructure, commercial, industrial, retail, and healthcare markets.

Every day, our teams across the country take a hands-on, dedicated approach to recycling and beneficially reusing waste that would otherwise go into landfills.

We value our employees as our most important asset, reflected in recognitions such as being named a 2024 Most Loved Workplace.

We are committed to fostering a positive work culture that encourages growth and development while ensuring the health and safety of our employees.

Job Description

Please note: This is a hybrid role.

Provides leadership and support in various 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 and tactical partner to operational leadership, assisting in developing and implementing HR priorities aligned with organizational goals.

• Works closely with site management and employees to improve engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness, aiming to enhance business performance. Facilitates employee development activities.
• Provides coaching and counseling to employees and management, maintaining objectivity and professionalism in work-related issues.
• Investigates complaints, grievances, and misconduct; manages and resolves complex employee relations issues; conducts thorough, objective investigations; develops and delivers Performance Improvement Plans for employees with substandard performance.
• Fosters an environment of positive employee and labor relations.
• Advises management and employees to ensure compliance with all applicable employment and labor laws, policies, and procedures.
• Leads annual talent management, performance reviews, and salary review processes for the operations team.
• Employs effective change management strategies to support business transformation initiatives.
• Maintains business literacy regarding the unit’s financial position, plans, culture, and market competition.
• Builds partnerships within the HR function to deliver value-added services aligned with business objectives.
• May manage collective bargaining agreements and negotiate new contracts in partnership with site management and legal counsel, interpreting and administering contracts related to wages, pensions, grievances, healthcare, and union practices, analyzing relevant economic data.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field.

Minimum of 7 years of HR experience in a business-facing role.

Experience with labor relations under a collective bargaining agreement is a plus.

1. Demonstrates cross-functional collaboration skills, guiding others through influence.
2. Understands issues impacting the business unit and company.
3. Strong business acumen, organizational consulting skills, and excellent analytical and communication skills (oral and written).
4. Experience coaching managers on pay planning, performance management, and employee relations.
5. Fundamental knowledge of US employment law and risk mitigation strategies.
6. Strong knowledge of labor relations and contract management.
7. Comfortable providing constructive feedback to managers.
8. This description provides a general overview of the work and is not exhaustive of all duties and responsibilities.

Additional Information

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