Human Resources Business Partner

Battle Tested; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% annual bonus

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Battle Tested is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to support a manufacturing operation and work closely with plant leadership and employees across the site. This role balances tactical HR duties with larger projects and process improvements while addressing day-to-day workforce challenges.

The ideal candidate will partner with operations leaders, manage recruiting and onboarding, and drive employee retention initiatives, using HR data to inform decisions and improve processes.

Qualifications

• Previous HR experience in a manufacturing/plant setting.
• Experience with recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding.
• Experience supporting employee retention and engagement efforts.
• Demonstrated experience partnering directly with plant managers, supervisors, and employees.
• Ability to manage projects and priorities independently.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence leaders and work effectively across organizational levels.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working with HR metrics and workforce data.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with plant and operations leadership on workforce needs, employee issues, staffing, and organizational priorities.
• Support recruiting activities, including interviewing, candidate selection, hiring, and workforce planning.
• Help manage and improve the onboarding experience for new employees.
• Identify employee retention challenges and work with leadership to develop solutions.
• Provide HR guidance to managers and employees on workplace and people-related matters.
• Lead HR projects from initial planning through implementation and completion.
• Turn broader business and HR goals into practical action plans for the site.
• Track workforce metrics and use data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Review current HR processes and recommend ways to make them more efficient and effective.
• Identify opportunities to streamline or automate repetitive HR activities.
• Update or redesign HR procedures as business needs change.
• Mentor and support junior HR team members and help develop their capabilities.
• Review work completed by less-experienced team members to ensure quality and consistency.
• Build strong working relationships across HR, operations, leadership, and other business functions.
• Help leaders navigate change and successfully implement new programs or processes.

Skills

HR partnership

Manufacturing experience

Recruiting & onboarding

Employee relations

Data-driven HR

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Influence leadership

Job description

We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to support a manufacturing operation and work closely with plant leadership and employees across the site.

This is a broad, hands-on HR role for someone who understands the pace and demands of a manufacturing environment. The HR Business Partner will support recruiting, onboarding, employee retention, workforce planning, employee relations, and HR initiatives while helping plant leaders address day-to-day workforce challenges.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working directly with operations leaders and frontline employees and can balance tactical HR responsibilities with larger projects and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with plant and operations leadership on workforce needs, employee issues, staffing, and organizational priorities.
• Support recruiting activities, including interviewing, candidate selection, hiring, and workforce planning.
• Help manage and improve the onboarding experience for new employees.
• Identify employee retention challenges and work with leadership to develop solutions.
• Provide HR guidance to managers and employees on workplace and people-related matters.
• Lead HR projects from initial planning through implementation and completion.
• Turn broader business and HR goals into practical action plans for the site.
• Track workforce metrics and use data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Review current HR processes and recommend ways to make them more efficient and effective.
• Identify opportunities to streamline or automate repetitive HR activities.
• Update or redesign HR procedures as business needs change.
• Mentor and support junior HR team members and help develop their capabilities.
• Review work completed by less-experienced team members to ensure quality and consistency.
• Build strong working relationships across HR, operations, leadership, and other business functions.
• Help leaders navigate change and successfully implement new programs or processes.

Required Background

• Previous HR experience within a manufacturing, plant, industrial, or production environment.
• Experience with recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding.
• Experience supporting employee retention and engagement efforts.
• Demonstrated experience partnering directly with plant managers, supervisors, and employees.
• Ability to manage projects and priorities independently.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence leaders and work effectively across organizational levels.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working with HR metrics and workforce data.

Preferred Experience

Strong candidates may currently hold titles such as:

• HR Business Partner
• HR Manager
• Senior HR Generalist
• Site HR Manager
• People Business Partner
• Human Resources Business Partner

Experience supporting hourly, production, skilled-trades, or frontline employees is strongly preferred.

Compensation & Other Details

• 15% annual bonus opportunity.
• Relocation assistance is available.
• Employment sponsorship is not available.