HR Business Partner - Danbury, CT - $120k-$130k

HR Business Partner

Our client is a manufacturing company with a strong growth trajectory and continued investment. The HRBP will play a key role in navigating organizational change, coaching leaders, managing employee relations, and developing talent across a highly visible manufacturing site. Day to day, you'll serve as the primary HR partner for a 500-employee manufacturing facility, working closely with leaders across operations, engineering, supply chain, and production. A large portion of the role is focused on employee relations, coaching managers through performance and behavioral issues, conducting investigations, and helping leaders navigate difficult conversations. You'll also play a key role in workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and organizational initiatives while supporting a site that is actively working through change and transformation. On the talent acquisition side, you'll partner with hiring managers, staffing agencies, and the internal TA team to coordinate hiring activity, participate in interviews, support onboarding efforts, and ensure critical staffing needs are met. This is a highly visible, hands-on HRBP role that requires strong influencing skills, business partnership, and the ability to build credibility with leaders while helping drive change across the plant.

Job Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to management on HR-related matters, including employee relations and performance management.
• Be the go-to advisor for plant leadership during a period of growth and transformation.
• Partner with operations, engineering, and supply chain leaders on key business decisions.
• Drive employee relations, talent strategy, and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Influence change across a highly visible manufacturing site.
• Support the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures aligned with business goals.
• Collaborate with managers to identify and address workforce planning needs.
• Oversee talent acquisition processes to attract and retain top talent in the life science industry.
• Facilitate training and development programs to support employee growth and skill enhancement.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Analyze HR metrics to inform decision-making and improve organizational effectiveness.

The Successful Applicant

A successful HR Business Partner should have:

• Proven HR Business Partner experience supporting manufacturing, operations, supply chain, or industrial environments.
• Strong employee relations background with the ability to conduct investigations and resolve complex workplace issues.
• Skilled at influencing and coaching leaders at all levels, from frontline supervisors to management.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change and helping teams navigate periods of transformation.
• Experience with workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and performance management.
• Data-driven HR professional who uses metrics and insights to identify challenges and drive solutions.
• Collaborative, relationship-focused partner who quickly builds credibility and becomes a trusted advisor to leadership.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment with competing priorities.
• Hands-on and adaptable, with the ability to move seamlessly between strategic initiatives and day-to-day HR support.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $120,000 to $130,000 annually.
• Annual bonus potential.
• Comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being.

Interested? Apply today.