Strategic HR Business Partner

Lyles Services Co.; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyles Services Co. in Fresno, CA is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to provide proactive HR consultation across multiple subsidiaries, with emphasis on employee and labor relations, investigations, and performance management.

The role partners with managers and leadership to ensure policy compliance, training, and workforce planning, with travel up to 40% and multi-site support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required.
• Master’s degree in Human Resources or MBA preferred but not required.
• 5-7 years of progressive HR experience, including time in a generalist or broad HR role.
• Demonstrated experience supporting business leaders directly in an HR partner capacity, not only HR operations.
• Strong experience in employee relations and labor relations, including workplace investigations, performance management, separations, and grievances.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-level employee relations guidance to managers and employees.
• Conduct and support workplace investigations, ensuring thorough documentation and compliance.
• Facilitate performance improvement plans and coach managers on performance management processes.
• Coordinate employee separations, including documentation and compliance considerations.
• Support grievance handling and documentation in coordination with labor relations leadership.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws including FMLA, ADA, Title VII, and FLSA.
• Apply working knowledge of California employment laws in day‑time HR support.
• Partner with managers and subsidiary leadership to provide practical HR guidance.
• Translate HR policies into actionable, business‑focused solutions, while ensuring consistency and compliance.
• Identify employee relations trends, risks, and themes across business units and provide proactive recommendations to leadership.
• Build trust with business leaders and serve as a credible HR advisor.
• Identify workforce trends, risks, and opportunities, and provide proactive recommendations.
• Support organizational changes and workforce planning initiatives.
• Coordinate and support training programs across multiple locations and subsidiaries.
• Administer the Learning Management System and track compliance training completion.
• Support new hire onboarding and training coordination.
• Deliver or facilitate training sessions as needed.
• Support structured training programs such as harassment prevention training, compliance training, or educational sessions.
• Collaborate with HR team members including benefits, recruiting, payroll, and HR operations.
• Ensure accurate documentation and maintenance of employee records.
• Utilize HRIS systems to maintain accurate employee data and support reporting.
• Leverage Excel and reporting tools to analyze workforce data and partner with workforce data resources.
• Draft clear, concise HR communications for employees and managers.
• Present HR topics and updates to small and mid-size leadership groups.
• Manage multiple priorities across subsidiaries while maintaining responsiveness.
• Exercise sound judgment in determining when to elevate issues versus resolving independently.
• Ability to travel approximately 40% to support various activities as needed.

Skills

Employee relations

Labor relations

HR policy

HRIS

LMS

Excel

Training coordination

Performance management

Workforce planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field

Master’s degree in Human Resources or MBA (preferred)

Tools

HRIS systems

LMS

Excel

Job description

Lyles Services Co. in Fresno, CA is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to provide proactive HR consultation across multiple subsidiaries, with emphasis on employee and labor relations, investigations, and performance management.

The role partners with managers and leadership to ensure policy compliance, training, and workforce planning, with travel up to 40% and multi-site support.