Human Resources Business Partner

Job Summary:

Acts as a business partner to colleagues throughout Viterra’s U.S. locations. This position is responsible for fostering and maintaining positive employee relations and evaluating and implementing human resources policies, programs, and practices. Regular travel to field locations is required.

Essential Job Functions:

Communicates HR policy and programs to various levels of organizational staff

Acts as a partner to business management by aiding business units in all aspects of human resources

Coaches and mentors employees in relation to policies and procedures

Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements, conducting investigations, and maintaining records.

Provides planning, monitoring, and evaluation of employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees; hearing and resolving employee concerns or grievances; and counseling employees and supervisors.

Partners with managers to jointly deliver business objectives and resolve employee relation matters.

Partners with recruiting colleagues to facilitate recruiting activities for assigned business units

Manages employee relation issues, including making recommendations for training and development of staff

Maintains human resource records and provides HR administration to ensure all personnel data is processed in a timely manner

Manages vendor and other outsourced relationships.

Supports various departments on cross-functional projects

Coordinates with insurance and benefits departments in management of workers compensation, short-term disability and FMLA claims

Analyzes data to proactively identify and diagnose business needs and opportunities and develop solutions to meet those needs

Demonstrates regular attendance and timeliness in reporting to work, meetings and completing assignments

Other Job Functions:

Other duties as assigned by the Human Resources department

Qualifications/Education/Experience/Skills:

3-5 years of experience in a human resources capacity required

Bachelor’s degree in related field required

Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills

Strong Microsoft Office suite skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, & Word

High energy individual who is flexible and willing to learn

Ability to research, problem-solve, and find plausible solutions

Ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information

Excellent time management skills, ability to meet deadlines and work in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment

Special Demands:

Ability to travel up to 30% of the time

Position requires operation of a computer and other standard office equipment, such as a copy machine, calculator, computer printer, phone up to 90% of the time

Frequently communicates with employees and customers in the office and while traveling to remote locations