HR Business Partner – Oilfield Services - Kuwait

at  Baker Hughes

ABOUT US:

Baker Hughes is the leading energy technology company, who delivers across the energy value chain through our market-leading business segments. We offer the broadest portfolio of technology solutions for energy and industry to improve productivity, reliability, and transform outcomes for the better.
Industrial & Energy Technology combines a broad array of domain expertise, technologies, and services to support industrial and energy customers with solutions that drive productivity and safety and that enable a reliable, efficient, net-zero energy system - from natural gas all the way through to hydrogen, CCUS, clean power, refinery and petrochemical, aerospace, automotive, and nuclear.
Oilfield Services & Equipment is committed to ensuring that the oil and gas industry remains a vital and reliable source of energy for the planet by leading the way to drive greater efficiency and more predictable outcomes, leveraging new technology and digital solutions, and pursuing new markets in areas like geothermal and carbon sequestration.
We conduct business in 120+ countries worldwide. A company of global scale with local know-how and commitment to service.
We work in partnership with our customers, wherever they are, to deliver better outcomes. We are proud that our people and our businesses are part of the fabric of the communities in which they work.
Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

LABOUR AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Collaborate with Labour and Employee Relations Centre of Excellence (L&ER CoE) to successfully implement Labor & Employee Relations policies and framework for a geographic and business area. Adhere to advised L&ER strategy, guidelines, and execute day-to-day L&ER activities at the local level applying knowledge of current legal requirements to ensure regulatory compliance, including (but not limited to);
A) Disciplinary/Grievances Actions: Receive employee complaints, arrange stakeholders for investigations, determine mitigation actions, and action together with the L&ER CoE.
B) Performance Management Partnership; with clear goals and milestones, coach manager through delivering and administering the PIP, and progressing mediation actions if PIP unsuccessfully met. Collaborate with L&ER CoE as needed.
C) RIF/ Restructuring/ M&A Exits: Provide guidance and expertise to managers seeking to terminate employment, advise on risk, create required documentation, facilitate legal reviews when needed, support management to execute termination, and ensure local notifications to government entities are completed. Collaborate with L&ER CoE as needed.
D) Labour Point of Contact.
a. Be a focal point for CBA liaison and provide negotiations input together with Business/Regional Leaders and guided by the L&ER CoE; coordinate with TR as required and provide new CBA details to HR Delivery teams for contract amendment process.
b. Site assessment owner on an as needed basis.
c. Act as focal point for HR with external labor office inspection team, planned or unplanned inspection

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• An accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) – for UK roles, or a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Psychology, or Business-related subject
• 8+ years of experience in HR Business Partnership, preferably within the Oil & Gas industry
• Ability to balance between being ‘hands on’ and ‘strategic’.
• Strong previous experience handling Unions and Industrial Relations
• Talent obsessed - passionate about bringing the best out of people and proven record of deploying talent strategies in support of business growth
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, assertive by conviction and collaborative by nature with strong people skills.
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical ability and use of data to provide key business insights.
• Have good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• A strong client focus and the ability to build good relationships and engage with business leaders
• Experience working in a matrix environment, with the agility to attend to multiple demands and shifting priorities, and deal with ambiguity and rapid change
• A good understanding of digital technology and the impact and opportunities that it creates to delivery excellence customer experience.

ABOUT US

With operations in over 120 countries, we provide better solutions for our customers and richer opportunities for our people. As a leading partner to the energy industry, we’re committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we’re always looking for the right people to help us get there. People who are as passionate as we are about making energy safer, cleaner and more efficient.

JOIN US

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!
As part of our commitment to the health & safety of our employees, customers and the communities in which we operate, this role requires full vaccination for COVID-19 prior to beginning work.
About Us:
We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.
Join Us:
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.
Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law

ROLE SUMMARY:

Baker Hughes has a new opportunity for MENATI HR Business Partner for Oilfield Services, to be based in Kuwait. This role reports into the Region HR Director. The job holder is accountable for providing Human Resources employee support excellence within a Kuwait and collaborates with other Regional HR Teams, HR Centers of Excellence (Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Labor Relations, Service Delivery, Payroll, etc) as well as other non-HR functional teams as needed.

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productiv