Manufacturing HR Business Partner — Multi‑Site & Compliance

Ovation Holdings Inc.; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual incentive

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ovation Holdings, Inc. in Joliet, IL is hiring an HR Business Partner to join our HR Shared Services team. You will partner with site leaders on hiring, employee relations, onboarding, and performance, while helping standardize HR processes across the platform.

The role is hands-on, spanning shop floor and office environments, with travel to supported locations as needed. You will support leadership on workforce planning, policy implementation, and HR program execution, ensuring multi-state

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or a related field.
• 5+ years of HR generalist or HR business partner experience.
• Experience supporting multiple sites or business units, ideally in a shared services or multi-company environment.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial services, skilled trades or field service employees strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices, including multi-state compliance.
• Experience with an HRIS. UKG is a plus.
• Strong employee relations and investigation skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build trust with employees and leaders at every level.
• Organized, discreet and able to manage competing priorities across several companies.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP or PHR certification preferred.
• Ability to travel to supported locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Business Partnership: Serve as the primary HR contact for leaders and employees at Ovation’s companies, advising on people decisions, workforce planning and organizational needs.
• Shared Services Delivery: Deliver HR services consistently across all supported companies, and help standardize policies, processes and practices across the platform.
• Employee Relations: Investigate and resolve employee concerns, coach managers on performance and discipline, and keep documentation accurate and consistent.
• Onboarding and Retention: Lead new hire onboarding and help drive retention and engagement, especially for technician and shop roles.
• Performance and Development: Support performance reviews, goal setting, and training and development programs.
• Compensation and Benefits: Support pay decisions, annual compensation reviews and benefits enrollment, and answer employee benefits questions.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with federal, state and local employment laws across multiple states, and help maintain policies, handbooks and required postings.
• Acquisitions and Integration: Help integrate newly acquired companies into Ovation’s HR processes, policies and systems.
• HR Systems and Reporting: Maintain employee data in UKG, and track and report on headcount, turnover and hiring metrics for each supported company.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

HR generalist experience

Employee relations

Communication skills

Multisite collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP/PHR preferred

Tools

UKG

Job description

Ovation Holdings, Inc. in Joliet, IL is hiring an HR Business Partner to join our HR Shared Services team. You will partner with site leaders on hiring, employee relations, onboarding, and performance, while helping standardize HR processes across the platform.

The role is hands-on, spanning shop floor and office environments, with travel to supported locations as needed. You will support leadership on workforce planning, policy implementation, and HR program execution, ensuring multi-state