Assistant Human Resources Business Partner/People Partner

at  Unilever

COMPETENCIES:

• Manage escalation of HR support issues through to resolution while maintaining effective communication with all affected stakeholders
• Conduct investigations including write-ups, legal conversations, and counseling
• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all key HR Tools, systems and processes
• Experience navigating and using an HRIS system, such as Workday or similar
• Ability to analyze data to make key decisions to drive performance
• Demonstrate the ability to design, implement/execute, and measure the impact of organizational interventions
• Maintain, coordinate, monitor and report HR trends and issues within scope of work
• Coordinate and keep up to date with the on-boarding process with safety and operation teams

BACKGROUND & PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Working in partnership with other HR teams, the expertise and focus of the HR Operations team is supporting line managers with NA employee relations matters, performance management, policy queries and guidance on NA HR processes. The team’s objective is to provide consistent support with HR processes and enable smooth running of NA HR operations, and simultaneously build Unilever employee’s experience at Key Employee Moments. The role requires a customer mindset and strong bias for action. These activities will include, but are not limited to, Performance Management, Employment Law/Legal Compliance, Employee Advocacy, advising on HR policies and processes.

WHO YOU ARE & WHAT YOU’LL DO

The People Experience Lead (Assistant HRBP) will be the key HR contact and the Face of HR department for the factory employees. She/he is responsible for supporting day to day operations in all aspect of the business.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coach and counsel employees, front line leaders and managers on employee relation matters.
• Seek continuous improvements in HR policies and evaluate current processes for increased efficiencies
• Ability to direct and manage end to end ownership of HR solutions/rollouts for the site.
• Manage and direct project teams from inception to completion, hitting deadlines and documenting progress.
• Lead and provide direction to managers regarding Performance Management Process (PMP)
• Manage the medical accommodation process to be aligned with federal and state laws
• Must be able to effectively manage conflict while creating an inclusive work environment.
• Manage the new hire onboarding process to include safety, quality, continuous improvement and operation teams.