Human Resources Business Partner

About Vibrantz Technologies

Vibrantz Technologies (“Vibrantz” or “Company”) is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions whose purpose is to bring color, performance and vibrancy to life. Every day, our employees, the products we make, and our valued customer partnerships are inspired by this purpose. Serving customers globally, our innovations are trusted in a variety of advanced materials, color solutions and performance coatings applications to enhance the hue, functionality, safety and environmental footprint of everyday consumer products. Our key competencies in particle engineering, glass and ceramic science and color technology enable benefits like more durable vehicles and batteries, easier-to-clean appliances, energy efficient roof tiles and bricks, stronger and more decorative glass, and eco-friendly paints. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vibrantz has over 60 manufacturing facilities and sales offices on six continents and employs roughly 4,000 individuals. We are building a strong, shared culture that is rooted strongly in our six core values that focus on safety, our people, customers, excellence in all we do, environmental stewardship, and integrity, ethics, and trust. And we are intent upon fostering a workplace that engages employees’ heads, hands and - uniquely - their hearts.

Vibrantz is owned by American Securities, a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenue generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and/or $50 million to $200 million of EBITDA. American Securities and its affiliates have approximately $23 billion under management and are based in New York with an office in Shanghai.

For more information, please visit www.vibrantz.com and www.american-securities.com.

This is an onsite position.

Job Function

Reporting into the Human Resource Manager, the Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) will be based in Ashtabula, OH and will be responsible for the following responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Builds strong working relationships with the organization’s HR team, site leaders and employees through frequent and ongoing communication.
• Partners with employees and management to communicate and gain alignment with company initiatives, and human resource policies, procedures, and processes in accordance with local, state, federal and/or provincial law.
• Leads the talent acquisition effort for direct and indirect labor non-exempt positions for assigned location(s) by sourcing, interviewing, coordinating offers of employment, and onboarding new employees. Works collaboratively with the Talent Acquisition COE on SG&A recruitment as needs.
• Facilitates and conducts training (including new hire orientation) for the workforce.
• In collaboration with the HR Manager, executes on workforce plans.
• Helps managers with succession planning and organizational design changes, including promotions and other job changes.
• Ensures accurate job descriptions are created and maintained. Collaborates with the Compensation COE to ensure salary grades are accurate and competitive.
• Ensures employee data integrity (e.g., address, telephone, emergency contact, employment status, salary changes, exiting employees, etc.) in HRIS databases and communicates with affected employees, managers and department heads as needed.
• Maintain confidential Employee forms and files (personnel files, HIPAA files, storage files, recruiting files, etc.) for worksite. Ensures required legal documentation is maintained.
• Prepares reports via HRIS, Excel, or any other method as required.
• Investigates, documents, and responds to employee relations issues such as employee complaints, harassment allegations, and grievances. Follows CBA for grievances in union environments.
• Coaches, counsels and guides managers on employee relations matters and before executing employee disciplinary actions. Tracks employee disciplinary actions.
• Maintains and processes unemployment notices and potential charges in a timely, efficient manner; attends unemployment hearings when necessary.
• In collaboration with the Total Rewards team, provides employee and manager support through with the employee performance evaluation and goals process, as well as the annual merit and bonus process. Calibrates performance evaluation ratings and merit/bonus requests to ensure alignment across the organization and timely completion.
• On-site point of contact to answer Company benefit questions and collaborates with the Benefits COE team for a seamless employee experience. Coordinates and tracks leaves of absence.
• Conducts exit interviews, tracks and reports on patterns.
• Tracks, analyzes and reports on human resources metrics, completes daily operations scorecard and provides HR data for weekly operations reports.
• In collaboration with the organization’s HR team, executes on Vibrantz in Action strategy and priorities. Coordinates local employee involvement committee (EIC) meetings and initiatives in accordance with the global strategy.
• Provides support and leads by example to ensure a safety-first culture.
• Assists managers with timecard accuracy to ensure an accurate weekly payroll cycle. Investigates and collaborates with Payroll COE as needed.
  
  

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field.
• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in a Human Resources Business Partner role.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a Manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• HR certification preferred (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, etc).
• Strong computer and Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) required. Experience processing and maintaining data in an HRIS (preferably Workday).
• Effective communication skills; written, oral and interpersonal.
• Ability to multi-task, work independently and employ effective time management skills.
  
  

Location

Ashtabula, OH

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Vibrantz Technologies Inc. (“Vibrantz”) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Vibrantz strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.