SR HR Business Partner

Augusta, Ga Mill

The Augusta mill sits along the Savannah River, on the state border between Georgia and South Carolina and manufactures light, medium, and heavy weight coated paperboard. It is a well-invested SBS paperboard manufacturing facility with approximately 600 thousand tons of capacity. This facility boasts over 700 employees and has been in operation for almost 65 years. Located on 3,000 acres, the Augusta site operates two paper machines that produce 1,940 tons per day. The Augusta Mill is Clearwater Paper's largest paperboard facility and critical to the success of our strategy and future.

Augusta, Georgia is a vibrant community along the Georgia/South Carolina border about 150 miles east of Atlanta and 70 miles west of Columbia. Augusta offers a variety of experiences - something for everyone! The area offers historical attractions, recreational activities, music, family festivals, and other unforgettable experiences for fun with a hometown feel. Downtown Augusta is home to many of Augusta's most popular attractions, locally owned restaurants, and nightlife. From March through November, the Augusta Market brings local and regional tastemakers and artisans of all kinds to the 8th Street entrance to the Riverwalk. The Masters Tournament has placed Augusta on a world stage, confirming its well-earned reputation for tradition, hospitality, and heritage. Students from around the country call Augusta home thanks to Augusta University, Georgia Military College, Paine College, University of South Carolina Aiken and many technical and educational institutes around Augusta's River Region. Augusta's warm year-round climate provides several opportunities for outdoor activities and leisure.

What you will do:

The HR Business Partner is responsible for supporting hourly staffing, payroll, benefits, and employee relations. This position is both strategic and action-oriented, influencing the direction of our critical Corporate Functions with a commitment to continuous improvement.

Human Resources Partnership

• Collaborative business partner to managers and supervisors at the site, providing subject matter advice and coaching as appropriate across all aspects of human resources processes
• Collaborate with the Operations Leadership Team in the development and execution of performance management, career, and individual development as well as positive employee relations strategies consistent with company core values; comply with legal requirements and promote positive employee relations
• Coordinate and monitor all compensation, benefit, talent systems and practices to ensure consistent application within corporate guidelines in a firm, fair and consistent manner
• Provide proactive guidance and counsel to the business on employee relations matters, coordinating legal activity with Corporate Legal and outside counsel
• Champion employee engagement action plans in response to employee engagement survey; proactively develop and monitor employee engagement action plans and key indicators of employee engagement (i.e., turnover, internal movement, etc)
• Manages performance management for assigned employees; coaches and supports functional leaders in addressing performance issues and employee relations issues promptly. Address performance & employee relations issues promptly
• Serve as change management partner to businesses with emphasis on business process improvement, collaborating on change management to support development and implementation

Organizational Effectiveness

• Actively engage with Talent Acquisition Partners, department managers, and hiring managers to ensure TA and onboarding processes for site and KPIs are meeting the expectations of the organization; collaborate with Talent Acquisition Partners on the strategy to develop diverse (hourly and salaried) talent pipelines to meet both short- and medium-term needs across the organization
• Collaborate with leadership team to optimize organization design to achieve business objectives inclusive of but not limited to operations key performance, productivity, customer service, and quality objectives
• Collaborate with the leadership team in identifying opportunities for employee engagement, work collectively to preserve positive employee relationships in non-union facility.
• Collaborate, support, and deliver organization transformation and training initiatives ranging from front-line to leadership development programs (i.e., Pilots, Primary Interventions etc.)

Talent & Organizational Development

• Coach and support the Operations Leadership team in the execution of the company's Talent Management Life Cycle inclusive of Performance Management, Merit Planning, Succession Planning, etc/
• Collaborate with Sr HR Manager providing voice of functions to assist with identification, prioritization and development for human resource programs, policies and learning and development activities aligned with business strategies
• Coach assigned client groups on the execution of company annual compliance requirements (Training, AAPs); support the execution of national training; identify and develop location needs; collaborate with HR Director for support

Labor Relations

• Support site labor relations activities as needed.
• Actively engage managers and supervisors in client groups to investigate and respond to labor relations issues. Work closely with site Sr. HR manager and and HR manager II to coordinate responses and actions.

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Demonstrated ability to lead in a matrixed and highly collaborative environment to influence change and core processes
• Confidence in dealing with ambiguity; bringing different perspectives to light and rallying others to aligned goals and objectives
• High degree of business curiosity; quick learner with a proactive and agile mindset
• Optimistically look toward future for opportunities to innovate and improve
• Self-motivated with a strong ability and confidence to operate with autonomy, gaining and keeping organization stakeholder alignment
• Ability to gather data, analyze and interpret data, and set action plans based on the analysis (i.e., Turnover root cause analysis)
• Ability to evaluate and provide input into organization development, collaborating with business leaders to bring about individual and departmental growth
• Understanding of change management and ability apply change management concepts and tools
• Ability to manage projects and interface directly with multiple stakeholders
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate at all levels
• Demonstrated ability to understand the organizational impact in decision making; see the big picture and distil it into action plans
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Labor Relations, Business Administration, or related field required; master's degree preferred
• 5+ years of increasing experience and accountabilities within a manufacturing environment- multi site or complex site strongly preferred
• SHRM- CP/SCP preferred but not required
• Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of people, mediate, persuade, and influence managers at all levels.
• Must have a solid understanding of the business and the environment they operate in.
• Demonstrated understanding of employment law.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with all levels of employees.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Intermediate skill level in the use of MS Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Experience with HRIS systems (Time & Attendance, LMS, ATS etc) preferred
• Able to think strategically and act tactically.
• Demonstrated change management skills.
• Office environment; with limited exposure to manufacturing production mill environment-hot, dusty, humid, noisy, various environmental exposures
• Some eye fatigue due to computer use and sitting for extended periods of time
• Less than 10% domestic travel

Total Reward Details:
We're committed to providing an exceptional workplace experience, including a comprehensive total reward package. This position is eligible for our Incentive Plan. The base compensation actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience among other factors. Benefits are generally available after 30 days and include medical, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, employee assistance program, and a 401k plan. Paid time off will include vacation days, personal days, and company holidays.

Clearwater Paper will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.