HR Business Partner - Labor Relations

Par Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Par Health in St. Louis, MO is seeking an HR Business Partner to manage labor relations, recruitment, compensation administration, and HRIS for the plant.

You will partner with site leadership to handle union grievances (2nd and 3rd step) and arbitration preparation, while supporting performance management and training.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, at least five years in HR generalist work, three years in a unionized setting, and strong communication and change-management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in management or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in HR Generalist functions.
• 3 years’ experience in unionized environment.
• Strong recruitment experience required.
• Experience using HRIS, ATS, and other HR systems.
• Experience in employee relations and conflict resolution.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide labor relations guidance and support to production and maintenance management.
• Assist with performance issues, PIPs, progressive discipline, and HR investigations.
• Assist with contract negotiations documents and union meetings.
• Serve as primary contact for intake and assessment of employee complaints.
• Conduct initial interviews for employee relations matters and escalate as needed.
• Perform recruitment for salary, non-exempt, and hourly roles, managing external resources within budget.
• Develop recruitment strategies including university relations and internships.
• Support talent management, reviews, and succession planning with site leadership.
• Advise on organization structure, job descriptions, reorganizations, and restructuring.
• Assist in delivering training and onboarding programs at the STL Plant site.

Skills

Labor relations

Recruitment

Employee relations

Performance management

HR policy

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in management or related field

Tools

HRIS

ATS

MS Office

Job description

At Par Health, we believe great healthcare is built on getting the essentials right. We’re looking for passionate, talented individuals who share our commitment to improving lives. With a global workforce, we lead with pride and purpose—prioritizing quality and safety while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and teamwork. Elevating the Essentials isn’t just our tagline, it’s the higher standard we live by every day.

Job Description Summary

This HR Business Partner reports to the Human Resource Plant Manager and is onsite at the St. Louis, Missouri plant. This position is responsible for all human resource generalist functions within the designated plant functions, to include recruiting, employee relations, compensation administration, position description development, compliance, HRIS, union grievance handling at the 2nd and 3rd step, and arbitration preparation, and will assist with union negotiations.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide labor relations guidance and support to Production Managers, Focus Factory Managers, Maintenance Managers, and Supervisors. Help develop and recommend labor strategies to meet organizational goals.
• Assist managers and supervisors with performance related issues including performance/behavior issues, Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs), Progressive Discipline Process, Performance Management and any HR investigations.
• Assists with preparation of documents and records required for contract negotiations, meetings, and negotiations with employee and labor organizations.
• Serves as the initial contact and liaison for intake and assessment of employee complaints.
• Conducts initial interviews and gathers information for employee relations matters such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other concerns; informs appropriate HR staff when additional investigation is required.
• Perform recruitment function for both salary and non-exempt populations as well as hourly population. Manage external recruiting resources to include temporary agencies, contract search, 3rd party recruiters and internet sourcing tools within budgetary limitations.
• Participate and assist in creating recruitment strategies including, university career fairs, conferences/seminars, university relations efforts and co-op/intern program at site level.
• Take proactive steps to ensure compliance with the company’s Aff…
• Provide guidance and assistance to managers and supervisors on annual and mid-year performance reviews.
• Assist Human Resource Plant Manager and Site Leadership Team in the implementation and ongoing support of talent management, talent reviews and succession planning.
• Partner with site leadership to ensure that each department is adhering to established company policies and procedures. Provide guidance on HR company policies/procedures, compensation and benefits issues and general HR processes.
• Provide guidance and recommendation to department managers on organization structure, job audit/description, reorganizations and restructuring.
• In conjunction with the Training Department, assist in delivering training programs and/or new hire orientation for the STL Plant site, as needed.
• Administer various human resource related programs, including: employee referral program, conducting exit interviews, new hire orientation and on boarding programs and various retention programs plant-wide.
• Maintains knowledge and understanding of laws and regulations related to EEO, affirmative action, collective bargaining, unions, labor relations, and human resources.
• Proactively provide employee advocacy role and service.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in management or a related field

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in HR Generalist functions.
• 3 years’ experience in unionized environment
• Strong recruitment experience required.
• Experience in utilizing HRIS, ATS, and other HR systems
• Experience in employee relations and conflict resolution.
• Experience developing and presenting HR/management training programs preferred
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to influence and drive change
• Skills
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to influence people.
• Ability to use various software programs to include MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and others.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting contact negotiations and grievance processing preferred. Arbitration Experience a plus.
• PHR/SPHR preferred

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS/SCOPE:

This position reports to the Human Resources Plant Manager, located in St. Louis, MO. Interaction with employees at all levels in Manufacturing, as well as other site management is required. This position is one of high visibility. Therefore, the incumbent must exhibit professionalism and have the ability to communicate effectively with various levels of management.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The primary environment is an office setting. However, frequent interaction will occur in manufacturing areas of the site.

EEO Statement:

We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment, and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.