HR Business Partner

The Opportunity

A vacancy has arisen for an HR Business Partner  in Aurora, IL , on a permanent basis.

The HR Business Partner is responsible for partnering strategically with leaders within the Product Supply functions while ensuring excellence in execution to create and implement or improve programs enabling the business to achieve its objectives. This individual contributor position serves as a trusted partner with business leaders on people-related issues, acting as an employee champion and change agent, relentlessly improving the employee experience across multiple functions and locations, including our flagship manufacturing plant in Aurora, IL. The role assesses and anticipates people-related needs, communicating proactively and collaborating effectively to develop integrated solutions. The HR Business Partner will partner closely with the HR Director, leaders from the business, and HR COEs to deliver value-added impact for leaders and employees that reflect Glanbia’s values and help achieve business objectives.

What You’ll Do

• Strategic HR Partnership : Collaborate with leaders, HR team members, and HR Centers of Excellence to develop and implement talent strategies that support business goals and drive organizational performance. Serve as a trusted advisor to the business. Effectively partner and deliver on key priorities.
• Talent Management : Lead talent management initiatives, including talent forecasting, creation of talent pipelines, talent & succession planning processes, and leadership development initiatives.
• Talent Development :   Identify, develop and implement talent programs focused on enhancing the skills, knowledge and capabilities of employees. Build a culture of continuous learning and professional growth across the organization.
• Culture Champion :   Promote and embed the organization's values, beliefs, and behaviors throughout the workforce. Collaborate with leadership and employees to create a positive, inclusive, high engagement and high-performing team environment.
• Employee Relations : Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues through conducting effective, thorough, and objective investigations.
• Change Management : Support and drive change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption to operations.
• Performance Management : Provide guidance and support to managers on performance management processes, including goal setting, performance reviews, development planning, and workforce effectiveness.
• Workforce Planning : Lead or partner with the cross-functional team to advance the labor strategy by analyzing data, understanding the evolving hiring needs, and effectively collaborating to ensure optimum staffing levels, supporting effective recruiting, onboarding, and offboarding processes.
• HR Project Management : Lead the effective execution of HR projects and initiatives, such as employee engagement action planning, wellbeing programs, diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and organizational design efforts.
• People Analytics : Collaborate with business leaders and COEs to identify business challenges and develop data-driven insights to inform talent decisions, improve processes, drive employee retention and promote positive employee experience.
• Legal Compliance : Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations. Maintain knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.

The Skills you will bring to the team

Where and how you will work

The opportunity will be based in Aurora, IL withhybrid working arrangements available which allows you a greater choice in how you work and live, giving you a better work-life balance.

What we would like to offer you!

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.

Compensation for roles at Glanbia varies depending on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in IL. This range may not be applicable to other locations. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. The annual salary for IL based employees for this role is $90,000-130,000 with an annual bonus.