Human Resources Business Partner

Fortrex; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortrex is seeking an HR Business Partner to champion a People-First culture across a large, multi-site sanitation operation. You will partner with divisional and functional stakeholders to ensure local market HR plans align with company priorities and support a capable, engaged hourly workforce across third shifts.

This role requires frequent travel up to 70% to plant locations spanning from Tennessee to Maine, and will lead employee relations, compliance, talent development, offboarding, DEI

Qualifications

• HRBP role in sanitation business unit with a large hourly workforce on third shift.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and compliance.
• Experience partnering with stakeholders to drive people initiatives.
• Ability to lead investigations and offboarding processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement cultural change strategies and action plans to drive organizational transformation.
• Coach and partner with ERP Manager to ensure trainings, retention and engagement strategies are executed.
• Lead divisional investigations and manage exit interviews for salaried team members.
• Own performance management processes, including coaching plans and PIP, and lead DEI initiatives.

Job description

Frequent Travel up to 70% of the time to plant locations spanning from Tennessee to Maine

Summary

Position Summary

WHO YOU ARE

Brand Ambassador. A passionate culture-driver who will help create an amazing employee experience. The HR Business Partner ("HRBP") will be responsible for ensuring local market HR plans are aligned with divisional and company priorities. You will partner with both divisional & functional stakeholders in our large, multi-site food production sanitation organization to further both business and talent priorities. You will be the go-to partner and coach to team members across your division, in all functions of the business. If you have a passion for a People-First culture, and thrive in complex, multi-shift operations, this is the opportunity for you.

Who We Are

• Leader in food safety solutions for both contract sanitation and chemistry in the food processing industry.
• Over 10,000 dedicated team members across North America.
• Corporate headquarters in Atlanta, GA with team members working in over 250 plants throughout North America.
• Over 50+ years of experience in creating long-lasting partnerships.

Our Mission

We protect the food supply by eliminating risks so families everywhere can eat without fear.

• Protect What Matters: We are in service of safety at every step, ensuring the health of everyone is central to all we do - from plant team members to consumers.
• Deliver On Our Promises: We speak honestly and are dedicated to doing the right thing by upholding ethical standards and following through on our commitments to our teams, our customers, and our business.
• Win as a Team: We believe in the power of collaboration, uniting our diverse strengths while working hand-in-hand with our team members and customers to unlock potential and achieve stronger results together.
• Advance a Safer Future: We are committed to innovating more effective, sustainable, and cost-efficient food safety solutions to develop a safer world for all.

Job Description

In this role, you will champion a People-First culture while reinforcing the unwavering commitment to compliance, safety, and customer success. As the trustworthy HR leader, you will be the driver of best practices in team member relations, employment practices, and positive cultural engagement. You will be an HRPB in our Sanitation Business Unit, working with a large hourly workforce predominately supporting third-shift work. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Ensure each division has action plans for people and culture initiatives that are engaging, collaborative in design, and of a high standard to steadily attract, retain, and build the capabilities of team members.
• Develop, implement cultural change strategies, and action plans to foster organizational t ransformation. Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization to ensure buy-in and alignment with change initiatives.
• Coach and partner with divisional Employee Retention Program ("ERP") Manager to ensure team member trainings, retention and engagement strategies are being executed on.
• Lead divisional investigation work, practicing good judgement in gaining resource assistance as needed to close out investigations in an efficient and timely manner.
• Consistently have your pulse on team member hotline data and act swiftly.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of employment law requirements, reducing legal risk, and ensuring compliance. Partner with outside counsel as needed.
• Own both voluntary and involuntary offboarding processes, including exit interviews for salaried team members.
• Enhance current talent management practices, including goal setting, team member review, feedback, calibration/ta lent review processes, staffing as it relates to engagement, attendance, and turnover, as well as tracking practices.
• Proactively identify, create, and deliver learning & development training.
• Provide guidance on and execute business unit restructures, workforce planning and succession planning.
• Own performance management process, including coaching plans and Performance Improvement Plans ("PIP").
• Lead Diversity, Equity & Inclusion ("DEI") initiatives and other team member engagement initiatives.
• Partner with leadership based on semiannual engagement surveys to analyze, understand, and act upon team member feedback.
• This position requires compliance with company policies and procedures. Specific goals and expectations will be established on an annual basis and continually measured in the following categories: o Reduction in turnover rate. o Improvements in training and awareness. o Improvements in team member relations. o Increase Retention and Engagement.
• Other duties as assigned

What We Offer

• Basic Life Insurance
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays (Varies by Location)
• Paid Vacation
• Employee Assistance Program ("EAP")

EEO DISCLAIMER

Fortrex and Safe Foods, a division of Fortrex, are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, veteran status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status, in accordance with all applicable federal state, and local laws. Fortrex and Safe Foods are committed to complying with the laws protecting qualified individuals with disabilities.

Fortrex and Safe Foods will provide a reasonable accommodation for any known physical or mental disability of a qualified individual with a disability to the extent required by law, provided the requested accommodation does not create an undue hardship for the Company and/or does not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace and/or to the individual. If a team member requires an accommodation, they must notify the site manager or the Corporate Human Resources Department. If an applicant requires an accommodation, they must notify the hiring manager and/or the Recruiter hiring for the position.