Human Resources Business Partner

About StoneAge

StoneAge is the global leader in designing and manufacturing high-pressure waterblast tooling and automated, IoT-enabled/robotic equipment, based in Durango, CO., with five subsidiaries in four countries. Think squirt guns on steroids run by humans and robots! StoneAge is also the parent company of Breadware, an IoT product development firm that helps clients build and launch IoT-enabled products. We are an innovative, employee-owned company that aims to change our industry and the world through advancing technical products and services – and with our unique, people-centric culture.

Description
StoneAge is looking for a compassionate, forward-thinking HRBP to join our dynamic and growing team. StoneAge is an employee-owned company with a culture of teamwork, self-leadership, customer service, and a shared vision of excellence. The mission of this role – Serve line of business leaders in all aspects of HR providing knowledge, solutions, compassion and empathy. They should seek to help and develop people-first solutions and provide strategic and operational support (in all HR areas) to build and develop strong teams, leadership acumen, champion change, drive collaboration and understand the pulse of the organization.
About the Role
HRBPs partner with department heads and/or business unit (BU) leaders to align company, departmental, HR and culture goals, always looking for ways to find positive outcomes that drive business success and maintain or improve our incredible culture. They lead with empathy and focus on being the barometer for doing the right thing in people leadership. Their position fosters partnerships across all HR functions to deliver value-added service to management and employees, reflecting StoneAge’s values. The HRBP maintains an effective level of business competency, financial position, immediate/midrange/long-term plans, and the culture. Demonstrates self-leadership and role models the “Own It” mindset.
Our ideal candidate is passionate about making organizational impact and is excited about being a part of our growing and agile team. They will be integral in assisting the VP, People & Culture maintain and enhance a healthy, dynamic culture that supports inclusiveness. They will understand human resources policies, and the related labor laws in five countries and four US states. They will be strategic, forward-thinking and ready to help StoneAge empower and engage our teams. They will strive to ensure leadership and others are supporting StoneAge employees to be the best versions of themselves. They will be an excellent listener and bring positivity and passion to their role.
This position reports to StoneAge’s VP, People & Culture and is part of StoneAge’s shared services organization which provides support to the StoneAge family of companies.
Requirements
Knowledge And Training Requirements

• Act as trusted advisors and key business partners to Executive Management Team (EMT) and other BU leaders
• Executes all HR activities for assigned areas to include People Relations, Talent Acquisition, Retention, Onboarding, Talent Management, Compensation, and Performance Management
• Provides strategic partnership and support through developing deep understanding of strategic and day to day business objectives
• Ability to be an influential and credible business partner
• Identify, analyze and prioritize critical business challenges and deploy appropriate HR solutions
• Collaborate and support the delivery of strategic initiatives: talent management, org design, org effectiveness support and other key programs
• Drive collaboration and best practices both within the HR community and all StoneAge companies
• Understands the pulse of employees and organization; regularly engage with all levels of employees from EMT to all critical levels of employee
• Actively contribute to and focus on continuous improvement
• Serve as the voice of the business
• Create/deliver change management support, communicate key initiatives and timelines to ensure successful implementation and execution of programs, processes and tools
• Provide coaching and support to leaders on initiatives and business challenges
• Provide people relations support as needed, including conducting investigations, documentation, reports and guiding related actions

HRBP Qualifications:

• Be empathetic, organized and have high emotional intelligence
• Must have 5 years’ experience in Human Resources, prefer 3 years as a HRBP
• Demonstrated organizational design and development collaboration
• Demonstrated understanding and use of metrics
• Successful experience with building people programs for a scaling organization
• Project Management and organizational skills
• Experience in a global company and demonstration of global sensitivity and perspective
• Highly accountable with sense of urgency
• Promote and own an environment that encourages personal and professional growth
• Experience with: Change Management, Payroll, HRIS admin, Talent and Performance Management, Benefits, Compensation, and Talent Acquisition
• Have a strong belief in ethics and ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality
• Business acumen – understand how the business works
• Leadership courage; able to express a unique point of view even if unpopular
• Embrace and demonstrate the StoneAge “OWN IT” mindset and behaviors daily
• Be a good teammate
• Practice self-leadership
• Deliver on the StoneAge/Breadware Assurance Promises
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related field preferred
• Master’s Degree is a plus
• Travel may be required
• Responsibilities may require working hours beyond regular business hours

TEAM CULTURE

• Customer-Focused: Passionate about delivering outstanding customer service.
• Dedicated: Hardworking, trustworthy, and committed to giving 100% daily. “It’s not my job" doesn’t exist here.
• Adaptable and Creative: Agile in the face of change, striving for excellence, and thinking creatively to solve problems.
• Positive and Fun: Bring joy, humor, and a contagious positive attitude to the workplace.
• Respectful and Collaborative: Listen to understand, respect others, and foster a spirit of teamwork.

StoneAge is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are founded on equity and inclusiveness. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which people processes are achievement-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristic.

Benefits
StoneAge offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes:

• We are an Employee-Owned Company
• Group health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with a guaranteed match
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness rewards program, and much more!

Even more exciting, we are an employee-owned company with profit-sharing and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"), in which shares of company stock are allocated to eligible employees each year.
Our "Own It" mindset captures what many of us consider the biggest benefit of all: a highly engaged, collaborative workplace where everyone matters and every employee makes a significant impact.
Please visit our website at www.stoneagetools.com to get a better sense of our company and our employee-owned culture!

This position will remain open for 180 days. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible for full consideration. Internal candidates may be considered as part of the hiring process. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.