Ingevity

Ingevity

Human Resources Business Partner

Covington, VA · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
RecruitingHRPerformance ManagementEmployee RelationsHRISLeadership

About the role

  • Job Family Group: Human Resources Are you ready to do something remarkable?
  • Our products enable oil to flow better, crops to grow fuller, roads to last longer and ensure that the air we all breathe is cleaner.
  • Our people come from all different backgrounds and help reimagine new possibilities daily.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Leaders to Drive Impact
  • Build strong relationships with site leadership and influence key business decisions through people strategy
  • Translate business goals into actionable workforce plans that support current and future success
  • Serve as a trusted HR partner for employees and leaders, ensuring consistent, fair, and compliant practices
  • Lead in a Unionized Environment
  • Play a key role in labor relations, including grievance handling, contract interpretation, and negotiations support
  • Partner with leaders to proactively mitigate risk and maintain strong labor-management relationships
  • Develop Talent & Build Future Leaders
  • Support performance management, succession planning, and employee development initiatives
  • Create and execute a site-specific leadership development strategy

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in human resources or related field
  • Experience navigating complex employee relations issues with a balanced, compliant, and fair approach in a union setting
  • Ability to analyze workforce data and trends to inform decisions and proactively address workforce challenges
  • 7+ years of progressive HR Business Partner experience within a manufacturing environment, including direct support of unionized workforces strongly preferred
  • Proven ability to build credibility and trust with both hourly union employees and site leadership
  • Proven ability to influence leaders and drive change
  • Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically

Nice to have

  • Experience with HR systems (Workday preferred)

Company info

  • At Ingevity, we develop innovations that purify, protect and enhance the world around us.

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