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Our company culture is built upon YKK’s philosophy called the CYCLE OF GOODNESS™. We believe that providing value and being fair to our customers and our employees is what makes us a successful company in return. Guided by our core values and fundamental behaviors, we strive to foster a caring company, committed employees and challenging work that benefits our employees, customers, and communities. We offer competitive compensation packages, training and advancement opportunities. YKK AP America provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide the security they need to enjoy life at home and at work. By providing a high level of benefit coverage at a reasonable cost to the employee, we hope to foster a long and productive employment relationship.

Summary:

The Human Resource Business Partner will provide guidance and consultation to business leaders to address human capital challenges and opportunities per their assigned business unit(s). Develop and execute the business area people plan that will require a balance between understanding business strategy and HR services. Demonstrate responsiveness to client needs and agility to balance both strategic and operational execution. The HRBP will play a key role ensuring that HR-related projects and activities are designed, implemented, and managed to meet client expectations and business needs.

General Administration

+ Serves as subject matter expert and primary HR contact regarding human resources programs, initiatives, and metrics.

+ Functions as HRIS system Business Intelligence (BI) and HR reporting expert.

+ Provides excellent service by accurately responding to employee and management inquiries in a timely and professional manner

+ Demonstrate continuous efforts to improve operations, streamline work processes and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality team member support

+ Executes programs and projects as assigned.

+ Ensure compliance with all pertinent HR related laws and regulations; including guidance and interpretation related to corporate policy.

+ Other duties, special assignments, or projects as needed and assigned.

+ May oversee the administration of r HR programs such as unemployment cost control, medical leaves, and accommodations for their assigned business unit(s).

+ Work with various HR teams to design effective programs, processes, and policies.

+ Perform day-to-day HR administrative tasks ensuring compliance and accuracy

+ Support the broader HR team in project related and ongoing administrative tasks

Talent Acquisition

+ Works alongside hiring managers to define talent needs and clarify position requirements.

+ Performs recruitment activities: interviews, and evaluates candidates for exempt, non-exempt and hourly production positions, as well as student and temporary employees.

+ Performs outreach recruitment and networking to community sources as needed.

+ Coordinates activities and tasks to ensure successful onboarding of new hires and transferred employees.

Benefits Administration

+ Drives the awareness and administration of employee health, welfare and retirement plans including but not limited to 401(k) Retirement Plan, Medical/Dental/Vision/Rx, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Leave of Absence, Flexible Spending (Section 125), COBRA, EAP and various wellness initiatives.

+ Supports benefits annual open enrollment period(s). Arranges for distribution of materials from carriers, assists with communicating changes to employees.

+ Acts as liaison between employees and insurance providers to escalate and resolve benefit related issues, advocate for employees as needed.

Employee Relations

+ Collaborates with company leadership and serves as a strategic partner on performance management, employee relations, organizational development, policy interpretation, and adherence to employment law and all regulatory requirements as it applies.

+ Executes employee investigations as delegated by leadership, ensuring thoroughness, confidentiality, and compliance with organizational standards.

Employee Engagement

+ Support the coordination of special employee engagement activities

+ Finds ways to improve work relationships, employee morale, employee engagement and retention.

+ Performance improvement driver and influencer of positive change in employee management to include employee recognition, incentives, counseling & disciplinary process.

+ Provide guidance, coaching, and resolution to employee relation matters, i.e. discipline, grievances, absenteeism, motivation, conflict

Training and Development

+ Supports new-hire orientation, benefits enrollment and onboarding activities as needed.

+ Identifies training needs for business units and individual coaching needs.

+ Facilitates talent management process for assigned area(s).

+ Participates in evaluation and monitoring success of development programs.

+ Oversees implementation of Career Development Plans and Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) as needed.

+ Supports ensuring accurate record keeping and reporting of training activity by employee.

+ Collaborate with the Quality Department to maintain and update the Training Matrix, ensuring accuracy and compliance with training requirements.Champions employee development by ensuring timely completion of all training initiatives within assigned departments.

Qualifications

+ 5+ years of Human Resource Generalist experience supporting team members within a manufacturing environment, required

+ Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Public Administration, Business, or a related field, preferred

+ Demonstrated diverse and progressive HR experience and responsibility required.

+ Knowledge of federal, state and local employment laws.

+ Self-directed individual with the ability to manage work with minimal supervision and prioritize multiple competing projects.

+ Knowledge and experience working with HRIS and ATS systems like SAP, Workday, ADP, UKG, PeopleSoft

+ Proficiency with Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and GSuite

+ Demonstrates exceptional collaboration and strong consultative, analytical, and organizational skills to influence outcomes, resolve complex problems, and identify systemic issues. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Certificates and Licenses:

SHRM-CP, PHR or similar HR certification preferred

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Proper lifting techniques required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The travel required for this position is 10%.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. An individual may be required to wear appropriate safety protective equipment at the proper times and in the proper environments as outlined by safety program rules. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Recruiter Contact:

MICHAEL SULLIVAN-ADOYO

[email protected]

YKK AP America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an inclusive workforce. YKK AP America Inc. will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. YKK AP America Inc. participates in the E-Verify program as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program (Opens in a new window) .

YKK AP America Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can follow the process outlined below when applying for a position: Provide your name and contact information to YKK AP America Inc.'s Accommodations team at [email protected] ([email protected]) . Your request will be responded to as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis in compliance with federal and state law.

Employment with YKK AP America Inc. is conditioned upon successfully completing a criminal background check, and a negative drug test for the presence of illegal drugs post-offer, consistent with state and federal law.

For candidates applying for positions in the state of California

YKK AP America Inc. will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act (https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/fair-chance-act/) , San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance (https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/OLSE.html) , San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (https://www.sf.gov/information--fair-chance-ordinance) , City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (https://lacounty.gov/muas) , and any other state of federal law as required. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a criminal background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a criminal background check, if YKK AP America Inc. is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

Notice on Recruitment Fraud

At YKK AP America Inc., we do not ask for personal financial information during telephone, in-person or video interviews nor do we charge job seekers fees as part of the recruitment process. YKK AP America Inc.'s recruiting correspondence will be sent by a recruiting representative with @ykkap.com email address and not @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, @hotmail.com or any other email domain service.

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