HR Business Partner - Employee Relations

Delavan Holdings; Delavan (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Delavan Holdings is hiring a Human Resources Business Partner in Delavan, Wisconsin, to lead employee relations and workplace investigations for a 2,400-employee footprint across 60 locations. The role is onsite with occasional travel.

Key duties include running investigations end to end, coaching managers on conduct and performance, and supporting corrective actions and terminations. Travel is about 10% to supported sites.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on human resources experience with real employee relations ownership.
• Experience leading workplace investigations end to end.
• Experience with hourly frontline workforce (dealership/retail/hospitality/manufacturing/logistics).
• Knowledge of employment law (harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour).

Responsibilities

• Independently run workplace investigations from intake to final findings and recommended action.
• Coach service managers, sales managers, and general managers on conduct, attendance, performance and policy issues.
• Support corrective action, performance improvement plans, terminations and exit interviews.
• Partner with HR Director on high-risk matters under a tiered escalation model.
• Travel occasionally (~10%) to supported locations.

Job description

Description

Delavan Holdings is hiring a Human Resources Business Partner in Delavan, Wisconsin, to lead employee relations and workplace investigations for Kunes Auto, Kunes RV, and Ignition Dealer Services — 2,400 team members across 60 locations. About 70% of this role is employee relations and investigations. Onsite, with occasional travel.

What You'll Do

• Independently run workplace investigations end to end: intake, interviews, documentation, findings, recommended action.
• Coach service managers, sales managers, and general managers through conduct, attendance, performance, and policy concerns.
• Support corrective action, performance improvement plans, terminations, and exit interviews.
• Partner with the HR Director on higher-risk matters under a tiered escalation model.
• Travel occasionally (about 10%) to supported locations.

Requirements

What you need

• 2+ years of hands-on Human Resources experience with real employee relations ownership.
• Workplace investigations you have personally led start to finish. You will be asked to walk us through one.
• Experience with an hourly, frontline workforce — dealership, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, or logistics. This is high-volume frontline employee relations, not corporate-office work with a salaried population.
• Working knowledge of employment law: harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, documentation.
• You have personally conducted or co-conducted termination meetings.
• Able to work onsite in Delavan, WI.

Nice to have: automotive or RV dealership experience, multi-state support, Paylocity, SHRM-CP or PHR. Bachelor's degree preferred, not required.

Pay and benefits

$60,000 – $75,000 base, depending on employee relations and investigation depth. Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and paid holidays. Family-owned and stable.Equal Opportunity Employer.