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This role partners closely with Operations leadership to develop and execute people strategies that maximize employee potential and maintain appropriate staffing levels. The HR Business Partner supports multiple stages of the employee lifecycle, with a strong focus on recruitment, employee relations, workforce planning, and employee engagement.\nWHAT YOU’LL DO\nBuild and maintain effective partnerships with front-line leaders, managers, and senior leadership, providing consultative support on workforce planning, talent management, employee relations, and organizational development.\nLead and support employee lifecycle activities, including recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning, performance management, employee engagement, retention, promotions, transfers and separations. \nManage full-cycle recruiting for Operations and other roles as needed, including sourcing, candidate selection, offers, pre-employment processes, and new hire and benefits orientation.\nMaintain accurate HR records, personnel files, recruitment metrics, and employment data, including applicant flow, interviews, hires, transfers, promotions, and terminations, while ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, EEO, Affirmative Action, and company requirements.\nAdvise and coach leaders and employees on employee relations matters, workplace concerns, disciplinary actions, and policy interpretation to ensure consistent and compliant outcomes.\nInvestigate employee concerns and support the administration of leave programs, including FMLA, short-term disability, and other leaves of absence.\nAssists in compliance efforts to meet regulatory requirements such as EEO, AAP, OSHA, worker’s comp , unemployment, and FLSA. \nManage the employee disciplinary process, ensuring consistency and compliance with company policies. \nTime and Attendance approval.\nAssists with implementing policies and procedures involving HR and the Business Unit.\nServers as back-up for other HR as needed.\nWHAT YOU’LL BRING\nEducation & Experience\nRequired\nBachelor’s degree in HR, business or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience required\nMinimum of 3 years’ in a Human Resources role required \nProficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills\nMinimal travel is require\n\n Preferred\nSHRM or HRCI certification preferred\nPrevious Human Resources experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.\nKey Skills & Capabilities\nInitiative to work across teams, and be an integral partner to Operations leaders\nAbility to work with confidential information, with the integrity to not disclose information\nHighest level of reliability and credibility\nAbility to multi-task and work with minimal supervision on complex tasks \nPHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT\nThis position is primarily performed in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this role, the employee is regularly required to communicate effectively, including talking and hearing, and frequently required to sit, stand, walk, and move throughout office, manufacturing, warehouse, or campus facilities. Regular use of hands and fingers is required for writing, computer operation, and telephone use, as well as the use of standard office equipment such as computers, printers, and other business technology.\n\nNoise levels are typically low to moderate in office environments but may vary when visiting operational or manufacturing areas.\n\nEmployees must work in a manner consistent with Sauder's safety practices, policies, and expectations and wear required personal protective equipment when entering designated production areas.\n\nOccasional travel between company locations, attendance at meetings, training events, conferences, or customer visits may be required. 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