Senior HR Business Partner

Overview

Consider joining the Pennex family as the Senior HR Business Partner at our Wellsville, PA location. This role is responsible for delivering key result areas as a strategic and trusted business partner in the Pennex organization. The Senior HR Business Partner designs, implements, and manages innovative people and business programs and policies to foster an engaged workforce while also “modeling the way” for our leaders as an example of our core values.

This role is critical in ensuring department deliverables align with the business needs to better serve its customers. This position partners with the business leaders, provides strategic direction on all aspects of HR, including training and development, compensation, benefits, employee relations and performance management. This role focuses on people by creating open communication between employees and leadership. This position directs the organizational design aspects, leveraging employee strengths and development growing leaders from within the organization.

The Senior HR Business Partner will lead key projects with the Human Resources Working Group (HRWG) as well as internal and external customers, while actively fostering a workplace culture that motivates employees, ensuring they are trained and developed to enjoy success in their role.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Employee Relations

Manages employee relations providing an open-door environment to have issues/concerns addressed. Spends time in production facilities engaging employees and providing opportunity to express concerns/issues, ask questions and provide general assistance.

Functions as a coach to supervisors and managers regarding employee issues/concerns. Assists managers/supervisors developing employee corrective actions and performance management counseling.

Provides feedback to Director of People and Business Partnerships and Site Leaders on potential issues and challenges within organization needing resolution at the executive management level.

Supports supervisors and managers with outlining employee goals/objectives and creation and development plans.

Provides support for the Wellness initiatives to ensure there is participation and employee engagement. Assists employees in establishing an employee driven team on Wellness and participates in the committee meetings.

Performs duties relating to preferred employer initiatives by assisting in the coordination and follow-up on employee roundtables, scheduling and organizing company activities and events such as picnics and other family events.

Strategic Direction: Planning and Processes

Creates organizational strategies to support growth and change, working with key leadership to manage change and facilitate growth opportunities.

Identifies high potential performers to engage for the alignment of business succession plans.

Partner with the Director of People and Business Partnerships to develop policies and create a culture of consistency and fairness, providing guidance to management and employees, and assisting in the revisions and development of new policies.

Ensures policies are administered accurately and fairly, providing guidance to supervisors/managers and employees, and assisting in the revisions and development of new policies.

Manages site talent acquisition activities, including participating in field marketing events, identifying openings, interviewing/selecting candidates, processing employment applications, background checks, and scheduling post offer physicals and drug testing.

Manages the onboarding process, schedules safety orientations, introduces the Pennex culture, reviews employment documentation and policies.

Performs 15, 45, and 90 day stay interviews to ensure new employee onboarding processes are being managed in the effective manner and providing oversight to retention.

Collaborates with Talent Acquisition and Operations on all temporary staffing needs by ordering and terminating temporary employees. Tracks changes and monitors temporary workers performance, attendance, and length of service for hiring purposes.

Coordinates and oversees all aspects of project execution; ensuring timelines and deliverables are met, using proven project management methodologies to ensure successful project completed.

Partners with the performance review cycles. Works independently with supervisors and managers to calibrate performance across operations and manages timing and execution of performance reviews and compensation events

Compliance and Systems

• Develops and maintains a human resources system that meets management information needs.
• Oversees the analysis, maintenance, and communication of records required by law or local governing bodies, or other departments in the organization.
• Studies legislation, arbitration decisions, and other legal and/or reference sources to assess industry trends.
• Partners with the Director of People and Business Partnerships and Total Rewards Team to ensure competitive wages align with business plans.
• Provides support to the Total Rewards team by following up on enrollment paperwork, assisting in the administering of changes to the plans and acting as a funnel for health insurance claims issues resolution.
• Administers quarterly random testing for all employees in accordance the substance abuse policy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related field from a four-year college or university or equivalent experience is required.
• Ten or more years of Human Resources experience is required.
• Five or more years of experience in a HR leadership role is required.
• HR Certification preferred: SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, SPHR, or PHR.
• Experience growing a manufacturing facility is required.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Strong strategic thinking skills.
• Experience in employee relations, organizational development, coaching, hourly compensation, training, change management and HR program implementation.
• Ability to influence leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong conflict resolution.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members.
• Highest level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Acts with a sense of urgency and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Sound judgement, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Reliable, flexible, and responsive.
• Understanding of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations (OH & PA).
• Knowledge of HR Systems and Payroll, including time keeping systems.
• Ability to develop strong trusting relationships in order to gain support and achieve results.
• Effectively envision, develop, and implement new strategies to address competitive, complex business issues.
• Be self-directed and motivated.
• Take initiative to identify and anticipate needs and make recommendations for implementation.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams.
• Leverages AI tools to optimize workflows and drive daily productivity.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment screening.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States, visa sponsorships are not available.
• Regular attendance required.

About Us

Perks of the Job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Disability and life insurance

401(k) with matching contribution

Generous allotment of paid vacation and paid holidays

Competitive wages plus performance-based bonus opportunities

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Ongoing training and professional development
• Ample opportunity for career growth and advancement
• Relocation package may be available

Why Our People Love Working Here

Purpose-driven, friendly, open, and respectful culture

Shared core values of safety, integrity, caring, and growth

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discount program with hun