HR Business Partner

Company Overview

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of “shaping a sustainable world together,” we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

Position Overview

The Human Resources team, located in Davenport, Iowa, is seeking a HR Business Partner Lead. The Human Resource Business Partner (HRBP) is responsible for providing a wide range of transactional and strategic human resource services including compensation, recruitment and selection, personnel administration, employee training and development, organizational development, employee relations, and change management to employees of the Automotive Finishing or Recycling plant in Davenport, IA.

As a strategic partner, this role aligns business objectives with employees and management in the functional groups they support. This role also serves as a consultant to management on Human Resource related issues. A successful HRBP will live the Novelis Culture Beliefs, act as an employee champion and change agent who can quickly and sustainably develop trust of managers and employees alike. The incumbent assesses and anticipates HR-related needs and communicates to business management proactively, seeking to develop coordinated solutions. This role formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver beneficial service to management and employees that reflects the strategic objectives of the organization.

Responsibilities

This position will need to make decisions and recommendations that balance the needs of the employee and objectives of the Company. Decision-making is very broad in scope with many variables interacting at any given time.

• Provide mentorship to location employees on a variety of employee related issues and situations.
• Provide support to employees and managers for accurate completion of HR processes.
• Drive Talent Management initiatives in support of employee development and engagement across client groups.
• Assist with addressing performance-related issues.
• Own the labor relations process for the plants’ union(s)
• Craft and build positions most effective to support the business.
• Work with Compensation team to evaluate jobs and determine accurate job band.
• Assist with compensation recommendations for internal employees to maintain internal equity.
• Work closely with TA COE to fill positions quickly, with the best available talent.
• Coordinate onboarding process with ELC team to ensure completion of all pre-employment steps as well as new hire paperwork, HRIS data set up and ongoing support to new hires.
• Connect with payroll and benefits on employee status changes (ex. new hires, transfers, off-cycle pay increases, salary adjustment, relocations, terminations). maintain accurate employment records in the Novelis systems of record, follow established processes
• Enter and maintain pertinent data in the company’s Human Resource Information System (HRIS) including personnel data
• Request and coordinate the preparation of routine and ad hoc reports from the HRIS system.
• Assist department managers with yearly processes such as salary planning and performance evaluations.
• Coordinate and plan company events.
• Assist with management of the unform program.
• Conduct safety walks and or audits as needed.
• Enter purchase requisitions and receive POs in current system.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Business, Human Resources or related field from an accredited college or university
• Five years of progressive human resources experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software
• Self-motivation to get results and complete tasks independently
• Excellent communication (oral and written) skills; ability to connect with all levels in the organization clearly and concisely
• Must be able to coordinate and prioritize technology and lead multiple tasks at once without sacrificing attention to detail.
• Ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Maintain a high level of integrity and build relationships with the workforce.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with HR systems (HRIS, ATS, etc.) preferred.

What We Offer:

Novelis' benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven by the marketplace, and affordable. In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits:

• Family Growth Programs: Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
• Employee Assistance Programs: free resources available 24/7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance
• Wellness Programs: incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending account, programs for building healthy habits, virtual physical therapy for joint, back, and pelvic health, health management programs and more.
• Diabetes Management Program
• Pet insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• PerkSpot Discount Program
• Tuition assistance and career development programs

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Davenport, IA has been a key player in the aluminum industry for over 11 decades. Novelis employs more than 300 people in the Davenport community across two facilities: a finishing mill and a casting facility. Novelis is an active and engaged community partner in Davenport teaming up with organizations like Habitat for Humanity Riverbend Food Bank and CASI and sponsoring local events including Advanced Manufacturing Career Day.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.

We encourage all potential candidates to follow the protocols below and to be diligent when sharing any personal information:

• Check the job posting is live and valid via our careers page: Careers - Novelis
• Verify any communication with us by contacting our talent team at Careers – Novelis