Human Resources Business Partner (Ny Division)

Peckham Industries; Town of Kingsbury (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Peckham Industries, Inc. in New York seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to lead strategic HR initiatives across operations.

You will partner with leaders to shape workforce planning, drive performance management, and coach managers at all levels to align people with business objectives. The role requires a strong understanding of labor relations, organizational effectiveness, and change management, with the ability to travel to field locations in New York and beyond as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, HR, operations, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of progressive leadership in operations, workforce management, HR, or related experience across multiple sites.
• Experience leading teams and influencing leaders on workforce decisions in manufacturing, construction, transportation, or industrial settings.
• Ability to connect business strategy, operational performance, workforce needs, and financial outcomes to drive results.
• Experience coaching leaders and employees on performance expectations, accountability, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and change.
• Experience in or supporting a unionized environment; ability to interpret labor agreements and practices is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret workforce, operations, and business data.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to partner across all levels.
• Proven ability to lead through change, manage competing priorities, and build credibility as a trusted advisor.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel regularly to field sites in New York.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Obligated-Business Partnership & Workforce Strategy: Partner with business leaders to understand priorities and performance trends.
• Honesty and Truth-Employee Relations, Labor Relations & Compliance: provide guidance on ER matters and policy interpretation to ensure fairness.
• Respect and Engage - Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning: collaborate to identify needs and support hiring decisions.
• Focused Organization Effectiveness & Talent Management: lead reviews, evaluations, and succession planning.
• Transparency and Learning - Leadership Coaching & Performance Management: coach leaders on performance and accountability.
• Mastery - Employee Development & Onboarding: support onboarding and Individual Development Plans.
• Communicate - Communication & Change Leadership: drive clear communication and change management.
• Measurement - Talent Analytics & Business Results: monitor metrics and provide insights for data-driven decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Analytical skills

Change management

Employee relations

Talent management

Labor relations knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

Job description

JobSummary:

TheHRBusinessPartnersupportsPeckham’sNewYorkoperations,partneringwithleaders,managers,andmembersateveryleveltoexecutethetalentagendaanddeliveronbusinessobjectives.Therolerequiresastrongunderstandingoftheorganization’sstrategy,aswellastheoperationalandfinancialdriversthatshapeperformance.TheHRBPleadstheannualHRcycle,includingmeritplanning,9-Boxreviews,andperformancemanagement,bycommunicatingexpectationsandtimelines,andcoachesmanagersonmembercommunications,goal-setting,andperformancemanagement.

EssentialFunctions:

1. Obligated-BusinessPartnership&WorkforceStrategy

Partnerwithbusinessleaderstounderstandoperationalpriorities,workforcechallenges,andperformancetrends,ensuringpeoplestrategiessupportbusinessobjectives.

2. HonestyandTruth-EmployeeRelations,LaborRelations&Compliance

Provideguidanceonemployeerelationsmatters,investigations,policyinterpretation,unioncontractadministration,andemploymentpracticestoensurecompliance,consistency,andfairness.

3. RespectandEngage-TalentAcquisition&WorkforcePlanning

CollaboratewithTalentAcquisitionandbusinessleaderstoidentifyworkforceneeds,supporthiringdecisions,anddevelopplansthataddresscurrentandfuturetalentrequirements.

4. Focused-OrganizationEffectiveness&TalentManagement

Leadorganizationalreviews,positionevaluations,talentassessments,successionplanning,andworkforceoptimizationeffortstoensuretherightpeopleareintherightroles.

5. TransparencyandLearning-LeadershipCoaching&PerformanceManagement

Coachleadersonperformancemanagement,talentreviews,correctiveaction,employeedevelopment,andaccountabilitypracticesthatstrengthenleadershipeffectiveness.

6. Mastery-EmployeeDevelopment&Onboarding

Supporteffectiveonboardinganddevelopmentplanning,includingIndividualDevelopmentPlans(IDPs),toaccelerateemployeesuccess,growth,andretention.

7. Communicate-Communication&ChangeLeadership

Facilitateclear,consistentcommunicationandchangemanagementeffortsthatdriveorganizationalalignment,engagement,andunderstanding.

8. Measurement-TalentAnalytics&BusinessResults

Monitorworkforcemetrics,analyzetalenttrends,andprovideactionableinsightsthatsupportdata-drivendecision-makingandimproveorganizationalperformance.

Requirements,EducationandExperience:

1. Bachelor’sdegreeinBusinessAdministration,HumanResources,OrganizationalLeadership,OperationsManagement,ConstructionManagement,orarelatedfield.

2. 5+yearsofprogressiveleadershipinoperations,workforcemanagement,HumanResources,orrelatedexperienceinamulti-siteenvironment.

3. Experienceleadingteams,influencingleaders,orsupportingworkforce-relateddecisionsinoperational,manufacturing,construction,transportation,orindustrialenvironments.

4. Demonstratedabilitytoconnectbusinessstrategy,operationalperformance,workforceneeds,andfinancialoutcomestodriveorganizationalresults.

5. Experiencecoachingleadersandemployeesonperformanceexpectations,accountability,workforceplanning,organizationaleffectiveness,andchangemanagement.

6. Experienceworkinginorsupportingaunionizedenvironmentpreferred;abilitytointerpretlaboragreements,policies,andemploymentpracticesishighlydesirable.

7. Stronganalyticalandproblem-solvingskillswiththeabilitytointerpretworkforce,operational,andbusinessdataandrecommendactions.

8. Exceptionalcommunication,relationship-building,andinfluencingskillswiththeabilitytopartnereffectivelyacrossalllevelsoftheorganization.

9. Demonstratedabilitytoleadthroughchange,managecompetingpriorities,andbuildcredibilityasatrustedadvisortoleadersandemployees.

10. Validdriver’slicense,reliabletransportation,andabilitytotravelregularlytofieldandoperatinglocations.

11. AuthorizedtoworkintheUnitedStates.

OtherDuties:

Pleasenotethisjobdescriptionisnotdesignedtocoverorcontainacomprehensivelistingofactivities,dutiesorresponsibilitiesthatarerequiredoftheemployeeforthisjob.Duties,responsibilities,andactivitiesmaychangeatanytimewithorwithoutnotice.

Travel:

Positionmayrequireupto40%travelbypersonalvehicletoofficesthroughoutthestateofNewYorkbasedontheneedsofthebusiness.

WorkEnvironment/PhysicalDemands:

Thisjoboperatesinaprofessionalofficeenvironment.Thisroleroutinelyusesstandardofficeequipmentsuchascomputers,phones,photocopiers.Thisismostlysedentary,outsideoftravel,inanofficespace.Theabilitiestositatadesk,frequentwalking,bending,orstanding,asnecessary,arerequired.

Values:

AtPeckham,youwillexperienceourvalueswhereveryouwork:corporateoffices,plants,quarries,orpavingoperations.Weshareacommonsetofvalues-safety,integrity,dedication,andefficiencywhichareembeddedinhowweshowupeveryday.Oursisaculturewhereweprotectfamilyandfriends,ourwordisourbond,wearecommittedtoserveandresultsmatter.Ourvaluesarethefoundationofourgrowth,andwebelievewillpavethewayforfuturesuccess.

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Theactualrateorsalaryofferedwillbedeterminedbasedonjob-relatedfactors,includingrelevantexperience,education,qualifications,skills,andotherlegitimatebusinessconsiderations,consistentwithapplicablelawandtheCompany’scompensationpractices.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.