JOB SUMMARY: The HR Business Partner is accountable for coordinating the deployment of all HR related activities, providing seamless support and ensuring consistent, quality and application of all HR activities for all EU Operations (Ireland & NL) as well as working with other HRBP’s on project tasks. The HRBP collaborates with the HR Team to design and implement interventions and strategies that maximize the effectiveness of their client group’s associates, make the best decisions possible, delivering services to local client groups and ensuring efforts remain aligned to the functions and HR’s top priorities. The team player we are looking for has the ability to be client-driven, highly accountable, hands on, collaborative, able to earn the trust of clients and peers alike and share our values. This is an end-to-end HR role and requires the flexibility to drive the strategic agenda as well as the operational agenda. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • HR Management: Collaborate with peers to ensure consistent HR practices across client groups and sites. Facilitate site HR issues such as benefits, employee relations issues, assist with the recruitment process from end to end, new hire orientation, support payroll administration in partnership with VISTRA and the finance team. • Partnering: Provide proactive consultation and input to managers, supervisors and associates on issues where human resources expertise can improve business results. • Organization Effectiveness: Will assess needs within assigned client groups and provide consulting and support to leaders executing performance management, employee and leadership development programs. Facilitate annual performance management process, common merit and incentive programs. Work closely with managers and supervisors to facilitate organization change initiatives and put strategies in place to improve client group and team effectiveness. • Staffing/recruiting: Work closely with leaders to assess and execute needs for talent acquisition and deployment. Consult with leaders on hiring/ redeployment, job re-design decisions. • Learning and Development: Implement training and development programs given assessed business needs in assigned business areas. Create and coordinate follow-up mechanisms that support learning. Facilitate follow-up group practice sessions to reinforce learning. Innovation without Limitation. mmt-inc.com • Engagement /Communication: develop employee relations and communication strategies while working closely with managers and supervisors to foster employee morale and engagement. Act as a strong resource in employee relations programs including recognition, awards, and employee issues. Drive yearly Voice of the Employee Survey and Pulse Survey and facilitate action planning. REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: • Bachelor’s degree is required. • 5+ years HR experience in a Manufacturing / Operations environment required. • Demonstrated work experience of working with Irish and European employment law and frameworks. • Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma process improvement concepts and tools • Ability to interpret statistical data and able to apply solutions. • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects successfully in a changing environment. • Ability to work with and influence individuals at multiple levels of the organization. • Ability to facilitate large groups & excellent presentation skills. • Experience in change management preferred. • Ability to exercise judgement within a broadly defined practice and policies in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria to achieve expected results. KEY CHALLENGES: • Acting as a catalyst of change and stimulating others to change, in such a way that the organization continuously develops towards better performance. • Establishes effective HR Programs and processes which support the challenges of the business. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear, use hands to finger, grasp, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to lift push or pull objects up to 20 pounds. Hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and pieces of office equipment. WORKING CONDITIONS: The work characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to perform complex tasks requiring independent knowledge and its application to non-routine situations. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.