People & Talent Partner

tpbi; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 Paid Holidays

PTO (Paid Time Off)

401K with company match

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

Basic Life Insurance

Tuition Assistance

DailyPay

Job summary

Turning Point Brands, Inc. is seeking a People Business Partner to own employee relations and HR compliance on-site. You will be the trusted day-to-day resource for managers and employees, handling leave, workers' comp, and policy execution.

The role involves partnering on job descriptions, organizational changes, and offboarding, with a flexible, hybrid work setup and potential recruiting support during peak periods.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years HR generalist or HR business partner experience with exposure to employee relations and leave/compliance administration.
• Hands-on experience administering leave programs (FMLA, state leave, ADA) and workers' comp claims.
• Comfortable with employee relations and compliance matters, with good judgment on what to handle directly vs upscale.
• Fair, consistent, and well-documented approach to employee relations.
• Strong organizational skills—managing multiple live employee situations at once.
• A natural collaborator.

Responsibilities

• Be the on-site owner of employee relations and HR compliance for your client group.
• Coach managers, run routine investigations, and know when to escalate to leadership.
• Own leave-of-absence administration and workers' comp claims end to end, including return-to-work.
• Keep employee handbook and HR policies current day to day.
• Partner with managers on job descriptions and org changes.

Skills

Employee relations

Leave & workers' comp administration

Policy management

Job descriptions & org changes

Exits / offboarding

Recruiting backup

Manager coaching

Collaboration

Hybrid teamwork

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

Who We Are

Turning Point Brands, Inc. (NYSE: TPB) is a leading manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of branded consumer products with active ingredients. We sell a wide range of products exclusively to adult consumers, from our iconic brands to our next generation products to fulfill evolving consumer preferences. Our three focus segments are led by our core, proprietary brands including Zig-Zag® (rolling papers and wraps), Stoker’s® (looseleaf chew and moist snuff) along with our distribution platforms in NewGen. Our products are sold in over 215,000 retail outlets in North America and through our e-commerce platforms. Our businesses generate solid cash flow which we use to finance acquisitions, increase brand support, expand our distribution infrastructure, and strengthen our capital position.

Let’s Build Great Experiences Together!

As a team of ambitious individuals, we strive to be the best at what we do. We have an entrepreneurial and creative approach to get the job done. Do you have a great attitude about life? Are you a great communicator with the ability to learn? Do you have tenacity, grit and are unafraid to fail? If you answered yes to these questions, we want you on our team!

About the Job

As the People Business Partner you will be our on-site owner of employee relations and HR compliance — the person managers and employees turn to for day-to-day people questions, and the one who keeps leave, workers' comp, and our HR policies running smoothly.

This is a generalist role with real ownership — less about any single specialty and more about being the steady, trusted hand for everything from a tricky manager conversation to a workers' comp claim.

Minimum Qualifications

• Employee relations: Be the primary point of contact for ER matters for your client group — coaching managers, running routine investigations, and knowing when to bring the Director in.
• Leave & workers' comp: Own leave-of-absence administration (FMLA, state leave, ADA accommodations) and workers' comp claims end to end, including return-to-work coordination.
• Handbook & policy: Keep our employee handbook and HR policies current day to day.
• Job descriptions & org changes: Partner with managers on writing and maintaining job descriptions, and process organizational changes like role or reporting-line updates.
• Exits: Manage the offboarding process, including exit interviews and unemployment claims.
• Recruiting backup: Flex into recruiting support alongside the Talent & Programs Partner during peak hiring periods.
• Manager coaching: Be the go-to resource for people managers navigating day-to-day HR decisions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of HR generalist or HR business partner experience, with real exposure to employee relations and leave/compliance administration.
• Hands-on experience administering leave programs (FMLA, state leave, ADA) and workers' comp claims
• Comfortable with employee relations and compliance matters, with good judgment about what to handle directly versus upscale.
• Fair, consistent, and well-documented approach to employee relations.
• Strong organizational skills — this role juggles multiple live employee situations at once.
• A natural collaborator

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a hybrid remote/on-site team structure.
• Familiarity with ADP Workforce Now and handbook/policy management tools.

Let’s talk money and perks!

Turning Point Brands offer a competitive salary and benefits.

$55,000-$60,000 base salary + performance based incentives with quarterly payout - NO CAP ON EARNINGS!

• 12 Paid Holidays
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• 401K with company match
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Tuition Assistance
• DailyPay

Turning Point Brands is an equal opportunity employer. We hire qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected classes.