HR Business Partner

BHP, Inc dba Global Power Components; Street (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Power Components is seeking an HR Business Partner at our Milwaukee site. You will serve as the primary contact for day-to-day employee relations, own ER cases from intake to resolution, coach supervisors on performance, and ensure policy consistency across operations.

Reporting to the HR Manager, you will balance hands-on casework with proactive coaching, collaborate with operations leadership, and contribute to workforce planning.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of HR experience with direct ER case ownership.
• Demonstrated experience managing employee relations casework, including investigations and documentation.
• Comfort coaching frontline supervisors through difficult performance conversations.
• Sound judgment applying policy and escalation when needed.
• Strong presence with operations leadership and hourly employees.
• Ability to manage an active caseload in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field, or equivalent HR experience.
• Experience with Workday or comparable HRIS preferred.
• PHR or SHRM-CP certification a plus.
• Bilingual (Spanish) strongly preferred.
• Manufacturing or industrial environment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own standard employee relations cases end-to-end: intake, fact-gathering, investigation, recommendation, and final documentation.
• Conduct workplace investigations following the company's framework with confidentiality.
• Document case findings and recommendations per company standards.
• Interpret and apply HR policies consistently; escalate when outside standard precedent.
• Coach supervisors through performance conversations and document appropriately.
• Help supervisors distinguish between performance, conduct, and situational factors.
• Partner with operations leaders on daily workforce issues such as attendance and engagement.
• Build trust with operations leadership as a go-to HR resource.
• Provide site-level input into workforce planning and flag turnover/attendance trends.
• Escalate complex or high-risk matters to the HR Manager with context and next steps.
• Support site HR initiatives and process improvements.
• Maintain a visible HR presence on the floor to enable early intervention.

Skills

Employee relations

ER case ownership

Coaching supervisors

Policy interpretation

Stakeholder management

Caseload management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

Workday

HRIS

Job description

Title: HR Business Partner Company: Global Power Components – www.globalpowercomponents.com Location: Milwaukee, WI (onsite 5-days/week) Hire Type: Direct Hire

Position Summary:

The HR Business Partner serves as the primary point of contact for day-to-day employee relations and workforce support at the site level. This role owns standard employee relations cases from intake through resolution, coaches supervisors on performance management, and ensures consistent, fair application of HR policy across the operation. Reporting to the HR Manager, the HR Business Partner is a trusted resource for both operations leadership and employees. This role balances hands-on casework with proactive coaching and uses sound judgment to independently manage day-to-day workforce issues, escalating complex or high-risk matters as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Employee Relations Casework Own standard employee relations cases end-to-end: intake, fact-gathering, investigation, recommendation, and final documentation
• Conduct workplace investigations following the company's established framework, ensuring thoroughness, consistency, and confidentiality throughout
• Document case findings and recommendations clearly and in accordance with company standards
• Interpret and apply HR policies consistently and fairly, using judgment to identify when a situation falls outside standard precedent
• Supervisor & Leadership Coaching Coach supervisors through performance conversations before formal discipline is initiated, helping them frame the conversation, choose the right language, and document appropriately
• Help supervisors distinguish between performance issues, conduct issues, and situational factors, guiding them toward the appropriate response
• Partner with operations leaders on daily workforce issues, including attendance patterns, performance concerns, and engagement challenges
• Build trust and credibility with operations leadership as a go-to resource for people-related questions
• Workforce Planning Provide site- and function-level input into workforce planning efforts, drawing on frontline knowledge of team dynamics and staffing needs
• Flag emerging workforce trends (turnover patterns, attendance issues, engagement signals) that may inform broader planning conversations
• Escalation & HR Manager Support Escalate complex, sensitive, or high-risk matters to the HR Manager promptly, with clear context and recommended next steps
• Support the HR Manager on site-level HR initiatives, projects, and process improvements
• Serve as a consistent, visible HR presence on the floor, building relationships that make early intervention possible before issues escalation

Requirements:

• 3–5 years of HR experience with direct ER case ownership
• Demonstrated experience independently managing employee relations casework, including investigations and documentation
• Comfort coaching frontline supervisors through difficult, sometimes emotionally charged performance conversations
• Sound judgment in applying policy consistently while recognizing when a matter needs to be escalated
• Strong presence and credibility with both operations leadership and hourly employees
• Ability to manage an active caseload with competing deadlines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field, or equivalent HR experience
• Experience working within Workday or comparable HRIS platforms preferred
• PHR or SHRM-CP certification a plus
• Bilingual (Spanish) strongly preferred
• Manufacturing or industrial environment experience preferred

At Global Power Components, our mission is simple: Inov8OrDie

Driven by this mindset, GPC has grown from 200 to more than 2,000 employees in just five years, expanding from one manufacturing facility to four locations across the Milwaukee area, including our new 500,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in West Milwaukee. We design and manufacture the critical infrastructure that surrounds and supports power generation. But what sets GPC apart isn't just what we build — it's how we work. We move fast. We make decisions. We solve problems. We challenge ourselves to continuously improve, raise the bar and deliver quality work on time. We look for ways to remove unnecessary complexity and make work easier for our customers, our partners and each other. And through it all, we protect our people, our workplaces and the reputation we've built. GPC isn't a traditional corporate environment — and we don't want to be. We expect people to take ownership, speak up, make decisions and get things done.

If you're energized by growth, comfortable with change, willing to roll up your sleeves and want to help build what's next in power generation, GPC is a place where you can make an impact.