Human Resources Business Partner

ATS Life Sciences Chicago is a fast paced, exciting and progressive company experiencing incredible growth! We are currently looking for reliable, ambitious and hardworking employees to join our team. As a company, we pride ourselves on building a culture that values employees and promotes innovation, diversity, excellence in communication and commitment to personal/professional growth. Join our team and you will find we advocate a healthy working environment and opportunities to experience the rewards of contributing to a proactive and competent team. 

The HR Business Partner will provide human resources support for specific client groups and disciplines across two US divisions.  The HR Business Partner will be the go-to resource for People Managers and their teams for all human resources related matters. This individual will be a trusted resource for HR expertise as well as a coach and mentor to our employees.  

Major Responsibilities:

• Provides Human Resources expertise, support and guidance to assigned divisional leaders and their teams in the areas of workforce planning, recruitment, talent management, employee relations, organization design and restructuring, performance management, employee engagement, retention, and employee/leader development. Proactively partner with the business to understand critical business priorities and HR implications.
• With support of their manager, recommend, develop and administer human resources policies, procedures and programs in support of business initiatives ensuring compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and best practices.
• Maintain an effective level of business literacy about the business unit's financial position, its midrange plans, its culture and its competition.

This role encompasses a variety of responsibilities, including but not limited to the following:

Business Partnership:
Understand the critical objectives of the business and partner with the greater HR network to help influence the culture, create a positive employee experience, and champion relevant organizational changes and initiatives.
Support complex employee matters

Recruitment and Onboarding:
Actively involved in developing hiring plans in collaboration with business leaders.
Supporting the recruitment and onboarding activities of top talent including, interns, full-time employees and contractors.
Partner with leaders to ensure new hires are properly on boarded.

Performance Management and Employee Relations:
Manage and facilitate the annual performance management cycle including supporting leaders in the development/establishment of annual goals, training new hires and leaders and facilitating calibration sessions
Identify, evaluate and resolve employee relations issues that foster collaboration and improved performance.
Participate and/or lead any progressive disciplinary actions, terminations, restructuring and change management activities.

Talent Management and Employee Development:
Coach and advise leaders on talent management best practices related to attracting, developing and retaining employees.
Partner with the business and employees to define and develop career development plans, establish and maintain succession plans and foster and promote internal mobility.
May initiate and support or lead investigations into complaints, performance issues and sensitive subjects.

Compensation and Benefits:
Administer the annual compensation review process within the guidelines of the annual performance review cycle.
Recommend and develop the business case for compensation adjustments as required.
Partner with the business leaders and HR leadership to establish pay scale guidelines.
Assist employees with benefits enrollment, obtaining clarification on complex benefits claims and supporting and facilitating any claims management and return to work activities.

Functional Enhancements:
Contribute to continuous improvement ideas to enhance HR tools and processes and be an active participant in global ATS HR initiatives.
Ability to participate in or lead continuous improvement events and enterprise or multi-segment HR Projects.

Qualifications/Education:

• Requires a minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of progressive Human Resources experience in an HR Business Partner or HR Generalist capacity, preferably within a manufacturing or engineering environment.  
• Knowledge and experience across a broad range of HR disciplines including recruitment and selection, compensation practices, employee relations, performance management and practical knowledge of local employment legislation. 
• Ability to have difficult conversations with employees.
• Customer focused with proven relationship building strengths.
• Strong business acumen and analytic capability to identify and diagnose pressing business challenges.
• Financial acumen, competent in understanding financial statements and the overall financial health of the business.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with demonstrated ability to write clear, concise and compelling messaging.
• A self-starter with the ability to successfully manage multiple demands while continuing to be strategically focused.
• Proven ability to work closely with leaders to support the resolution of employee issues.
• Demonstrated ability to invite diverse perspectives, promote an inclusive work environment and support workforce diversity
• HR data analytics experience is an asset
• Microsoft Office 365 and experience with HRIS systems.

We are an equal employment employer. All applicants considered are subject to a pre-employment screening.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Being authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment.  Our company is not able to provide sponsorship to candidates wanting to work legally in the United States and needing an H1-B Visa.