SmartHire is seeking a HR Business Partner for a client who is a leading Manufacturer and Supplier in their field in North America. This position will be based out of Elkhart, IN OR Grand Rapids, MI and is NOT a fully remote role. This role will support 200+ employees in 6 locations and will require traveling up to 60%. Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of HR experience within the Manufacturing (or similar) industry, a Bachelors, solid tenure and ability to travel up to 60%.

This is a Direct Hire position paying up to $90k DOE with a bonus of 2% x annual base. Benefits includes comprehensive medical and dental coverage, short- and long-term disability benefits, life insurance, paid vacation, paid holidays, 401(K) Retirement Plan with matching company contribution, and profit-sharing program.

Shift: Monday – Friday – 8am – 5pm – some flexibility available

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• A highly approachable, customer service-oriented individual that fully represents companies values to internal employees, customers, and business
• Competently provides responsive and flexible human resources consultation and tactical support to define and execute HR strategies that accomplish business
• Converts HR strategies into result-driven
• Provides day-to-day coaching to leadership on a variety of actions to include employee relations issues; policy interpretation and application; talent management and development; and organizational design
• Partners with business leaders to grow the capacity of the organization’s key talent to include high potential identification (via Talent Management) and associated development programming, etc.
• Conducts ongoing supply and demand analysis on current and future state staffing and skillset needs. Generates innovative solutions and talent acquisition strategies toward maintaining fully staffed.
• Leads full staffing cycle: recruitment efforts, job fairs; college relations programs; general networking; interviews; selection; separations, etc. to ensure robust candidate
• Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with business leaders to develop solutions, programs and
• Actively participates in annual budget planning/labor forecasting process with
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions). Conducts effective, thorough, and objective investigations.
• Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and
• Collaborates as a strategic and tactical team member of the Human Resources organization, often leading projects, and annual HR cycle deliverable to include performance management; merit and bonus awards; benefits enrollment.

Training:

• Identifies and implements training needs for the region and for individual coaching.
• Participates in evaluation and monitoring of training programs to ensure success. Follows up to ensure training objectives are

Basic Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of work experience with Human Resources or related processes (e.g., hiring, training, onboarding, performance management) with bachelor’s degree in Human Resources (HR), Business or related field
• Strong coaching, consulting, and facilitation skills
• Excellent cross-group collaboration, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, and achieve results in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment
• Fluent in using data to drive insights across the spectrum of HR responsibilities
• Demonstrated experience manipulating and analyzing data to make recommendations and drive organizational change.
• Make people decisions based on metrics
• Ability to multitask and be organized. Able to observe the details and comprehensive business outlook.
• Possess excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills to the various stakeholders of the company, including C-Suite.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Human Resources Professional Certification (e.g., PHR, SPHR, SHRM)
• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field, preferred
• Wide degree of creativity, latitude, and self-initiative is expected and willingness to gain exposure to some of the complex tasks within
• Strong business and people acumen with the ability to influence business leaders around complex HR decisions
• Demonstrated experience managing projects that have organizational
• Ability to take initiative on continuous improvement processes and find creative resolutions when the unexpected

SmartTalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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