On‑Site People Partner — Union HR & Employee Relations

Damco Spain SL; Hesperia (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

401k Match

Job summary

Maersk is seeking an Associate People Partner to serve as the front-line HR presence for the Hesperia, CA locations. You will partner with facility leaders, frontline colleagues, and union-represented employees to resolve day-to-day people matters and ensure consistent policy application on the ground.

This on-site role focuses on employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence, compliance, onboarding and offboarding, providing breadth, visibility, and real operational impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field
• Union experience, as this role supports frontline and union-represented colleagues (required)
• HR Certification (CPHR) highly desired
• Working knowledge of Workday, ADP, or equivalent HRIS highly desired
• Proficiency with MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Outlook
• Sound judgment, professionalism under pressure, dependability, and the ability to delegate, explain your reasoning, and involve the right people in decisions
• This role is performed on-site and requires the ability to move throughout the facility, including navigating staircases, and to lift or move up to 50 pounds on occasion.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for employee matters including harassment concerns, wage and hour questions, leaves of absence, injuries, onboarding, terminations, attendance, investigations, and disciplinary actions
• Conduct employee investigations, gather witness statements, and make recommendations regarding next steps
• Ensure compliance with state and federal wage and hour laws, including required signage and postings
• Support the implementation of department and company goals, objectives, policies, and procedures
• Manage company-wide performance management processes, including Performance Improvement Plans and corrective actions
• Provide coaching and support to managers on employee-related issues
• Partner with facility leaders to strategically manage headcount and temporary staffing needs
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of HR-focused and company-wide policies and procedures
• Support managers with termination paperwork, exit interviews, and the offboarding process
• Represent the company in unemployment, wage and hour, and EEOC hearings
• Support company-wide harassment prevention and employee development training programs
• Conduct audits to safeguard data integrity, and create and evaluate HR reports
• Keep organization charts current and accurate
• Advise employees and management on the interpretation of HR policies, programs, procedures, and applicable laws and regulations
• Take on tasks and duties of a strategic nature and scope as required

Skills

Union experience

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

Judgment under pressure

Delegation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field

HR Certification (CPHR)

Tools

Workday

ADP

HRIS

Job description

Maersk is seeking an Associate People Partner to serve as the front-line HR presence for the Hesperia, CA locations. You will partner with facility leaders, frontline colleagues, and union-represented employees to resolve day-to-day people matters and ensure consistent policy application on the ground.

This on-site role focuses on employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence, compliance, onboarding and offboarding, providing breadth, visibility, and real operational impact.