Lydall Hiring for Human Resources Business Partner at Rochester, NH Full Time

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Be a strategic thought partner to the Plant Manager and leadership team
• Bring the voice of employees to critical organizational decisions
• Take an active role in understanding business issues. Recommend and develop approaches and programs to address those challenges.
• Lead and manage HR to ensure achievement of Global Operations and Global HR departmental goals
• Recruit, hire and onboard hourly and salaried personnel
• Ensure development and succession plans are in place for those placed in a 9 box performance and talent review
• Champion a robust training program that supports all employees both in technical and leadership roles
• Administer company policies and procedures including participation in new employee orientation
• Maintain human resources systems, ensuring accurate and timely processing of payroll plus other employee information
• Manage a robust absence management program that is consistent and fair
• Facilitate group processes and enable and encourage employee involvement, problem solving, targets and best practices concepts
• Provide advice and coaching to local managers on people policies and procedures, employment arrangements and local labor law
• Support managers to resolve employee relations cases (such as disciplinary, grievance, absence, retirement, social disputes, etc.)
• Build a strong relationship with the Union
• Promote, support and educate employees on Employee systems
• Provide HR data analysis and insight, enabling informed, fact-based decision making
• Support the implementation of varied HR projects enabling successful delivery of the HR strategy
• Provide first line support to employees on local employment related queries
• Provide support and guidance to direct reports
• Contribute or lead HR global projects
• Support other functions with accurate employee record keeping i.e. safety training records

Education, Experience, Skills and Abilities Required for Consideration as a Candidate:

• The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field and 3-5 years HR experience; or Master’s degree in Human Resources or related field and 6-8 years HR experience.
• This position requires strong negotiation, communication (verbal and written) and coaching skills.
• Must possess excellent leadership and management skills.
• Must have experience working with the Union.
• Must be able to handle a diverse and heavy workload.
• Experience with Workday is also a plus.
• Experience as a HR Business Partner at a global company is also a plus
• A proven track record of strong leadership within Human Resources
• Previous experience managing a team successfully
• Experience in maintaining relationships with union or in the administration of a collective bargaining agreement including grievance investigation, responses and participation in contract negotiations desirable
• Experience in industrial manufacturing environment preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Job Type: Full-time