Human Resources Business Partner

Join our Team as we work with our cooperative of local farmers to create award-winning cheese! Since 1910, we’ve partnered with local farmers to craft award-winning cheese and remain committed to our Team, Craft & Community. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career with a company that values teamwork, creativity, and innovation in a fun, fast-paced environment.

Reports To: Human Resources Director

Supervises: None

Type: Exempt

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is a key member of the Plant Leadership Team and serves as a trusted partner to leaders, supervisors, and employees. This role connects people strategy to plant priorities while helping build a culture of accountability, teamwork, integrity, and excellence.

The HRBP is highly visible in the plant and brings a proactive, solutions-focused approach to recruiting, employee relations, performance management, training, engagement, and HR process improvement. The ideal candidate is confident in challenging the status quo, comfortable having difficult conversations, and able to lean in and provide thoughtful HR guidance while building strong relationships at all levels.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with Plant Leadership to align people strategies with operational goals and workforce needs.
• Coach and advise leaders and supervisors on employee relations, performance, attendance, communication, and other people-related matters.
• Lead recruiting efforts, including workforce planning, sourcing, interviewing, selection, and onboarding.
• Stay connected to the plant and proactively identify workforce trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support performance conversations, employee development, and accountability.
• Partner with employees and leaders to address concerns, conduct investigations, and resolve issues fairly and effectively.
• Identify opportunities to improve, simplify, and build HR processes that better serve employees and the operation.
• Lead and facilitate training and development initiatives.
• Partner with the broader HR team to implement company-wide programs and ensure consistency across locations.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment in a multi state environment.
• Partners and provides guidance, support for activities relating to benefits and communications (e.g., Open Enrollment, Employee Recognition, Wellness, etc.)
• Ability to relate well with and work effectively with all levels of the organization, a passion for innovative HR solutions and process improvement.