HR Business Partner

Description

Your Job

We are seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to join our team at Georgia-Pacific’s paper mill in Cedar Springs, GA. The Cedar Springs facility is one of the largest containerboard facilities in the country with three paper machines that make different weights of brown paper & containerboard paper. The Cedar Springs mill HR Business Partner will have an opportunity to positively impact culture, the operation’s overall talent position to achieve business results, and HR transformation to a new service delivery model. This position will require that you live in the local area and present future opportunities to provide HR support to multiple sites (as part of our plan for the HR Organization).

This is an onsite role and will require that you live in the local area of Cedar Springs, GA or be open to relocating.

Our Team

The Cedar Springs Mill, located in the southwest corner of Georgia is approximately 28 miles from Dothan, Alabama. Dothan is the 6th largest city in the state of Alabama with a population of about 70,000. From Dothan, you are only 90 miles from the beautiful Gulf Coast. You can easily drive to 3 capital cities in 3 1/2 hours or less. You are just 1.5 hours from Tallahassee, FL and Montgomery, AL. Additionally, Dothan has several parks, restaurants, and local entertainment activities. To learn more about Georgia-Pacific’s packaging business please visit: www.gppackaging.com and view the video How Paper Is Made!

What You Will Do

• Build credibility and trust with the workforce and leaders.
• Ensure employees connect with how they create value for the company - identify talent gaps that are obstacles and coach supervisors on the development of gap closure plans · Understand, develop, apply, and coach employees on our culture of Market Based Management®.
• Support labor relations through strategic application of the collective bargaining agreement.
• Constructively challenging situations and behaviors that are not consistent with Georgia-Pacific’s Guiding Principles and Code of Conduct.
• Develop business acumen to understand key drivers of business performance and support delivering results.
• Drive innovation in HR functions and processes to include continued automation of transaction work and leveraging shared capabilities across the business.
• Provide strategic guidance to leaders in areas of change management and employee development.
• Leverage data driven solutions to support business and advance results.
• Partner with various capabilities teams to improve our talent position – selection, attraction, and retention. Identify HR Compliance risks and develop gap closure plans to address risks while implementing a systematic approach to maintaining compliance.
• Optimize risk to the Company by effectively interpreting current policies and practices while identifying opportunities to drive standardization and eliminate waste.
• Foster a knowledge sharing culture to profitably improve efficiency and consistency for GP and to discover untapped value, while partnering with other HR leaders across GP to share information and best practices.
• Be forward thinking to anticipate needs and issues before they arise.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree OR three (3) or more years of Human Resources experience OR five (5) or more years of operations leadership/supervisory experience within GP or Koch.
• Experience with HR processes which might include – culture development, selection, performance management, and talent/org planning.
• Experience working with, coaching, and influencing leaders.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Labor relations experience (e.g., grievance administration, contract interpretation, etc.).
• Experience with data analytics; analyzing data, pulling reports, etc. to execute on opportunities.
• Experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day –to make everyday products even better. 

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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