HR Business Partner - Emporia SC

at  Hills Pet Nutrition

WHO WE ARE

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.
If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!

WHO WE ARE

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of people and their pets? What about having the opportunity to connect with others across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions? If this is how you see your career, Hill’s is the place to be!
Hill’s Pet Nutrition is a multi billion dollar, global division of Colgate-Palmolive Company and the maker of Prescription Diet, Science Diet, and Healthy Advantage brand pet food. Our mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets by providing the best groundbreaking pet nutrition technology, products, and expertise to pet owners, veterinary professionals and other key pet professionals worldwide. Our company is a globally recognized Best Place to Work.
We invite applications for the position of HR Business Partner in our plant in Emporia, KS. This position will serve as a business partner with leaders and employees across the plant by providing support in employee and labor relations, performance management, organizational development, training, individual development planning (succession planning), talent acquisition, and other workplace initiatives, to drive operational excellence in the facility. The incumbent will provide leadership and counsel to business partners in issue resolution, policy and process development, policy adherence, and process renewal to support compliance with Colgate policies, as well as federal and state employment legislation. The right candidate will be able to meet the day-to-day requirements of the Human Resources department while maintaining a strategic and operational view that links the role of HR to business needs.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• BS or BA degree required (HR, Business, Management or related field)
• 8+ years of relevant Human Resource Generalist experience (Staffing, Compensation, Development, Employee Relations, HRIS)
• 5 years of proven experience in a manufacturing or related environment
• Strong project management, presentation, and facilitation skills required

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Masters Degree preferred (HR, Business, Management or related field)
• Professional Certifications: PHR/SPHR/GPHR, SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP
• Proficiency with SAP-HR and Success Factors systems
• Proficiency with Google Suites Applications (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, Gmail, Drive)
• Experience in manufacturing operations management outside of Human Resources

• Provides direction, leadership and support on all HR related processes/activities to managers, supervisors and employees
• Operates within a participative team environment and seeks to increase team member’s interpersonal and collaboration skills and knowledge to a level consistent with a premier manufacturer
• Participate with functional leaders and others as vital to create and implement strategic organization plans, strategic labor relations plans, and near and long term resource / staffing plans
• Lead “People Capabilities” Standard in compliance with the Colgate-Palmolive Factory Performance & Reliability Standards
• Mentor team members in the areas of communication skills, career paths, promoting a positive work environment (Managing with Respect), through formal and informal feedback sessions
• Assist leaders in timely completion of all steps in annual Performance Management and Development (PM&D) process
• Guide and support managers in developing corrective actions and ensure accurate documentation and follow up for low performing employees
• Partner with compensation in annual salary planning, merit forecasting and preparing an annual wage/salary survey for factory technicians to assess and understand pay position in local market; present any recommended wage change actions, and secure approvals to implement
• Within Succession Planning, maintain and update databases in SAP, review profiles for consistency, follow up with managers, action recommendations & develop presentations
• Assist managers and employees in career development plans, and in sustaining a continuous improvement culture for the site
• Craft and deliver training interventions to support the organization needs; identify training resource requirements
• Lead recruitment activities, assessment & selection processes to timely fill vacant position
• Ensure on-boarding and assimilation processes for new employees confirms alignment with organization’s vision and culture and achieves their ability to quickly give to the organization’s goals
• Coordinate employee transfers, conduct exit interviews, and provide recommendations for corrective action policy revision and/or improving employee and labor relations
• Interface between federal, state and local government representatives and the company on issues involving people
• Ensure effective, consistent administration of HR policies and guidelines
• Ensure HR data is accurate and updated in SAP-HR system. Use SAP reports to audit data and extract for reporting and analyses
• Analyze and/or prepare a variety of reports concerning the Human Resource function and key performance indicators vital to communicate, educate or inform
• Lead an HR team of three. Complete all PM&D steps and coach and develop subordinates to achieve individual and career growth objective
• Represent the company in outside community activities
• Reports to the Hill’s Supply Chain HR Director and indirectly to the Plant Director