HR Business Partner / Senior HR Generalist

Freudenberg Group; Spiddal; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg Group in Ireland seeks an experienced HR professional to own analytics and payroll processes across manufacturing sites. You will gather data, build dashboards, and translate insights into HR strategies that improve workforce performance and compliance.

You will partner with corporate HR, manage the employee lifecycle from recruitment to offboarding, ensure regulatory compliance, and coach site leaders on HR initiatives and policy adherence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience in payroll and general HR activities, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• High degree of detail orientation with HR systems (in particular, Workday).
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of human resources and payroll administration and familiarity with international regulatory requirements (ISO 13485), Federal/Country regulatory requirements, applicable state/local regulatory requirements, safety standards, and quality management systems (QMS).

Responsibilities

• Own HR Metrics and Analytics for the areas of responsibility, including data gathering, data analysis, and dashboards/reporting.
• Support HR needs in partnership with corporate HR practices, covering the employee life cycle processes (attraction, recruiting, onboarding, leaves, learning/development, engagement, performance, and offboarding).
• Recruit, interview, and facilitate hiring for open positions; collaborate with managers to identify required skills/competencies.
• Maintain compliance with employment laws and regulations for location.
• Ensure compliance with mandatory and non‑mandatory HR training and work assessments (anti‑harassment training, licensure, corporate policies).
• Lead by example and support workforce performance, HR initiatives, corporate programs, and act as a consultant on general HR issues.

Skills

HR Analytics

Workday

Payroll processing

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Own HR Metrics and Analytics for the areas of responsibility, which includes data gathering, data analysis, and dashboards/reporting. Draw insights from data and design HR strategies based on those insights.

• Support the business’ HR needs in partnership with corporate HR practices, including driving the employee life cycle processes: attraction, recruiting, onboarding, leaves of absence, learning/development, engagement/retention, performance management (including employee performance, disciplinary matters, and talent management), employee problem-solving, and offboarding.

• Recruit, interview, and facilitate the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborate with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required.

• Maintain compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations for location.

• Ensure compliance with mandatory and non‑mandatory HR training, continuing education, and work assessments. This may include anti‑harassment training, professional licensure, and corporate policies.

• Lead by example and in line with the Freudenberg Guiding Principles and the Code of Conduct to establish, build, and maintain strong relationships with site employees, supervisors, managers, and site leadership to enhance workforce performance by supporting employee development, planning HR initiatives, delivering corporate programs, and serving as a consultant on all general HR issues.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience processing payroll and general human resources activities, preferably in a manufacturing environment.

• High degree of detail orientation with HR systems (in particular, Workday).

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of human resources and payroll administration and familiarity with international regulatory requirements (ISO 13485), Federal/Country regulatory requirements, applicable state/local regulatory requirements, safety standards, and quality management systems (QMS).

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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