HR Business Partner
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Provide comprehensive HR business partner support, coaching, and talent strategy for a manufacturing facility at ABB.
At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.
This position reports to:
Senior HR Business Partner__
ABB is searching for an HR Business Partner to join our Human Resources team in Mebane, NC's manufacturing facility.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop and implement people strategy through the execution of HR processes. Each day, you will provide HR support for a defined team or location, by partnering with respective managers. You will also showcase your expertise by representing HR in the business and establishing strong relationships with all business leaders and employees.
This role will have a strong focus on the manufacturing supervisory positions to best assist with coaching, developing, and retaining talent across the business.
The work model for the role is: onsite in our Mebane, NC manufacturing facility. #LI-Onsite
Key Responsibilities for the Role:
Strategy: Understands and contributes to the overall Business and People Strategy. Determines and delivers the best approach in area of responsibility. Executes the HR priorities while adding value to the business.
People Leadership and Development: Provides leadership and guidance to ensure that the area of responsibility is appropriately organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Coaches, motivates, and develops talent to build an effective, capable, and high performing team.
Functional Excellence: Acts as partner and coach for Managers and Supervisors.Supports the business and the execution of HR Processes including Culture/Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition, People Reviews, Succession Planning, Capability & Workforce Planning, Career Pathing, Leadership and Functional Competency Assessments / Development, Organization Design (including HCM), Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, Values in Action, Learning & Development, People Performance, Executive Compensation, Employee Compensation, Benefits, Employee Relations, People Analytics, Onboarding, and Policy/Procedure Administration. Involvement in Employee Life Cycle.
Change Management: Facilitates and ensures success of change management initiatives across area of responsibility. Drives behavioral change and continuous improvement.
Employee and Manager Relations: Represent HR in the workplace through employee engagement, building partnerships between employees, HR and Management. Serve as an employee advocate and conduct investigations of allegations as needed in adherence to ABB policies and instructions. Build credible and trusting relationships with production employee population to help facilitate effective employee communications and relations. Provide coaching to managers and employees to translate leadership paired values into action, demonstrate business-led collaboration, people management and development.
Required Qualifications for the role:
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Industrial relations, or related discipline plus 8 or more years of HR experience or alternatively, a special combination of education and experience and/or demonstrated performance and results.
5+ years of HR experience in large manufacturing; solid HR expertise, including employee relations, organizational development and staffing, compensation, and performance management
Demonstrated knowledge and application of US employment law and compliance
This is a 100 % on site position, on site experience is required.
Candidates must already possess authorization to work for ABB in the US.
Preferred Qualifications for the Role:
SAP and Workday system experience
Excellent interpersonal, coaching, and influencing skills
Ability to interact with managers, supervisors and employees at all levels in the organization
Experience in Non-Union shop and in conducting employee investigations
Experience delivering HR solutions through a combination of the onsite HR teams and a Centralized Services Team
What's in it for you:
We give you the space to lead, the support to grow, and the chance to make a difference. Whether you're solving problems, building something new, or helping others succeed, your impact is real. You’ll be part of a team that values your voice and celebrates your progress.
ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.
For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.
Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.
ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees
[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on “Candidate/Guest” to learn more
Health, Life & Disability
Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
Vision benefit
Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program
Retirement
401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
Time off
ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.
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How we rate this
HR Business Partner at ABB rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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