Senior HRBP: Talent Acquisition & Employee Relations

Drylock Technologies; Eau Claire (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Drylock Technologies is seeking a Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Sr. HRBP) to align business objectives with employees and management, focusing on talent acquisition and employee relations across the organization.

The role partners with hiring leaders to define workforce needs, manages full-cycle recruiting for hourly to leadership positions, builds proactive pipelines, and uses metrics to improve outcomes while upholding Drylock’s EPIC culture. The Sr.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7 years HR experience with hands-on recruiting and employee relations.
• Experience conducting complex, sensitive workplace investigations.
• Working knowledge of HR disciplines including talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, employment law, policy administration.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or fast-paced environments preferred.
• Experience supporting bilingual or multilingual workforce; Spanish a plus.
• Experience with ADP talent acquisition is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring leaders to define workforce needs, job requirements, selection criteria, interview plans, and realistic hiring timelines.
• Independently manage full-cycle recruiting for hourly, skilled-trades, professional, and leadership positions, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, candidate communication, offer support, pre-employment steps, and start-date handoff.
• Build proactive talent pipelines through direct sourcing, employee referrals, schools, workforce partners, community relationships, and targeted outreach.
• Create a timely, professional candidate experience and maintain recruiting momentum with clear next steps, owners, and due dates.
• Use recruiting metrics such as time to fill, requisition aging, offer acceptance, quality of hire, and 90-day retention to identify barriers and improve results.
• Embed EPIC-based behavioral interviewing into selection and help leaders evaluate job-related evidence consistently and fairly.
• Serve as a trusted and visible HR partner to employees and leaders, responding promptly to concerns and identifying opportunities for early intervention.
• Conduct objective workplace investigations, including planning, interviews, documentation, credibility assessment, findings, and recommended actions.
• Provide day-to-day employee relations and performance management guidance to line management, including coaching, counseling, attendance, conflict resolution, performance concerns, corrective action, and respectful workplace matters.
• Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation and support consistent, fair, and well-documented application of company expectations.
• Identify and appropriately elevate legal, compliance, retaliation, safety, leave, accommodation, wage-and-hour, or workplace-violence risk.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential recruiting and employee-relations documentation and monitor open matters through closure.
• Analyze recruiting, turnover, retention, employee-relations, and employee feedback trends and recommend practical solutions, programs, training, and process improvements.
• Create and disseminate employee and leader communications that are clear, accurate, timely, and appropriate for the intended audience.
• Support onboarding, retention, engagement, talent reviews, policy implementation, leader development, and other site people priorities as business needs require.
• Create practical HR tools and standard work that improve clarity, consistency, leader ownership, and follow-through.
• Fully adhere to company confidentiality policies and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive information.
• Maintain technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and remaining current on employment practices.
• Assist with the day-to-day efficient operation of the Human Resources department.

Skills

Interviewing

Sourcing

Investigation

Documentation

Coaching

Conflict resolution

Problem solving

Communication

Time management

Bilingual capability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Organizational Leadership, or related field

Tools

ADP Talent Acquisition

HRIS/ATS

MS Office

Job description

Drylock Technologies is seeking a Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Sr. HRBP) to align business objectives with employees and management, focusing on talent acquisition and employee relations across the organization.

The role partners with hiring leaders to define workforce needs, manages full-cycle recruiting for hourly to leadership positions, builds proactive pipelines, and uses metrics to improve outcomes while upholding Drylock’s EPIC culture. The Sr.