Guckenheimer · 1 week ago
Human Resource Business Partner
Guckenheimer is seeking an experienced People and Culture business partner to align HR initiatives with business objectives. This role focuses on enhancing employee performance, supporting development, and managing employee relations while ensuring compliance with regulations.
Food and BeverageFood Processing
Responsibilities
Ensure implementation, standardization and utilization of policies, procedures, programs dealing with the specific activities of staffing, employee relations, onboarding, and business systems
Plan, organize, direct, control or coordinate the personnel, recognition, and training activities of the account organization and partner with the ISS/Guckenheimer People and Culture team to ensure consistency
Support the People and Culture Lead to plan, organize, direct, control or coordinate the labor relations activities
Support the People and Culture Shared Service team in advising managers and recommending changes regarding organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment and in ensuring compliance with same; ensure compliance with local policies, laws, and regulations
In partnership with the People and Culture Shared Service team, serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting, and administering contracts, and helping resolve work-related problems
In partnership with the Talent Acquisition Team, perform difficult staffing duties including recruitment of top talent, dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, terminating employees, and administering disciplinary procedures
Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives
Assist managers, and account leadership in identifying staff vacancies and to recruit, interview and select applicants
Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations when the People and Culture Lead is unavailable
Administer performance management systems, training initiatives, recreation programs and partner with the ISS/Guckenheimer People and Culture team in accordance with systems in use by ISS/Guckenheimer in North America
Support central teams with administering compensation, benefits, and safety systems to ensure administration in accordance with to local policies, laws, and regulations
Assess and anticipate HR related needs while proactively communicating needs and developing integrate solutions across the Americas region
Effectively communicate across all levels of the organization and all countries in which the account is present
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 5 years Human Resource experience in support of multiple locations; 2+ years of experience in a union environment
3+ years of experience supporting hospitality, restaurant, food service, casinos, stadiums, arenas, and/or retail environments is ideal
Experience with coaching management
Strong employee relations experience
Experience in employee training or Learning and Development required
Strong knowledge of employment law(s), California experience required
Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Management or another related field required
Experience at interfacing at all levels throughout a matrixed or international organization
Experience driving results in multiple countries/internationally
Demonstrable global and cultural effectiveness
PC literate – understanding of how to use the technology as a tool
Ability to communicate with all levels within a client's management structure
Good team player and manager
Able to command credibility and be able to influence across cultures and varied levels of an organization
Willing to travel up to 33%
Sitting at a computer for 50% of the time
Walking/Inspecting the site 50% of the time
Must be able to lift a minimum of 10 pounds
Must be able to work under pressure and time deadlines during peak periods
All employees must adhere to Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ) policies and procedures to ensure a safe and compliant work environment
Preferred
Experience with unionized workforce and labor relations preferred
HR Certification such as PHR/SPHR (PHR-CA/SPHR-CA) preferred, GPHR a plus
Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Life and disability insurance
Comprehensive leave program based on employment status
Company
Guckenheimer
Guckenheimer is a premier on-site corporate restaurant management and catering company.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2025-09-05
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