Human Resources Business Partner

At Trane TechnologiesTM  and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

Job Summary:

As an HR Business Partner, you will be responsible for a focused factory team within the business with responsibility for labor relations, employee relations, workforce management activities, driving continuous improvement, talent management, employee engagement, and communications. This role will be highly focused on labor relations and union relationship management in addition to supporting strategic HR initiatives and programs.

Thrive at work and at home:   

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!    
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.    
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.     
• Paid time off, including in support of volunteer and parental leave needs.       
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.     
• Learn more about our benefits here!   

Where is the work:  

This role has been designated as On-Site at our Clarksville, TN campus

What you will do: 

•  Functions as HR Strategic Business Partner providing HR guidance to business management teams; responsible for execution of HR strategies and programs that support a focused factory team structure.
• Develop and execute HR processes, and programs aligned with business objectives for a focused factory team, including employee and labor relations, talent management/acquisition, goal alignment, continuous improvement, employee engagement and communications.
• Responsible for the development and enhancement of positive employee and labor relations within the focused factory team, including interpretation and administration of the labor agreement, plant work rules, and investigation/management of grievance procedure.  Serve as liaison between focused factory leadership and union leadership for the resolution of issues related to the above.
• Perform analysis and review related to labor contract. negotiations.  Facilitate planning and prioritization with focused factory leadership and evaluate options.  Collaborate with local HR leadership in the coordination of negotiations activities, process and assist company negotiating team.
  Provide guidance to focused factory leadership on talent management/development to ensure the right talent capabilities and bench strength are developed to support the business for hourly non-union workforce.  
• Develop and execute staffing strategies to support recruiting, onboarding, retention, and layoff/termination of contingent and regular employees.  Liaison with staffing service to evaluate outcomes and drive continuous improvement.  Rotate hourly staffing responsibilities with other team members to ensure appropriate staffing to meet the market-driven production needs.
• Develop, analyze, and report on metrics that drive continuous improvement in the business, including absenteeism, overtime, staffing to standard, engagement, and others as business dictates.  Utilize the metrics to develop strategies for continuous improvement through 9-step problem solving and Lean methodologies.  Gather, analyze, and interpret HR related data for report generation and management decision making, link HR action plans with business needs.
• Conduct HR training as required, including annual compliance training such as harassment training, active shooter training, and other related topics as required.
• Work with focused factory leadership in delivering to the local communication plan establishing consistent messages and improving employee communications processes.  Facilitate two-way communications between focused factory leadership, production leaders, salaried employees and production employees through OEDP communication standard work.  Set measurable communications goals and establish measurement tools to determine the effectiveness of communications channels; obtain regular feedback regarding continuous process improvement.
• Conduct investigations and provide leadership for all investigations related to workplace violations of policy, work rules and EHS rules including harassment, ethics or discrimination complaints within the focused factory team.
• Work with legal team and focused factory leadership in matters of termination of employees; address employee relations issues, such as allegations, complaints, or other concerns brought up from employees.
  
  

What you will bring: 

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in Human Resource function; labor relations experience in a union environment preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience in a manufacturing operations environment preferred 
• Ideally, you would also be familiar with one or more of the following:
•  Drive and enable cultural transformation to support a Progressive, Diverse, and Inclusive environment.
•  Provide guidance in establishing and leading a sustainable strategic workforce plan for the focused factory team, including appropriate interpretation and administration of applicable contractual provisions.
•  Collaborate with local HR business partners to share best practices, critical needs issues, and local site and sector initiatives.
• Create positive change through coaching, counseling, and influencing skills.
• Monitor employee climate to identify issues/trends; counsel focus factory leadership on identifying issues and implementing corrective actions, while also identifying opportunities to increase engagement.
• Provide leadership, guidance and support in creating an employee engagement strategy that facilitates organizational performance and enables successful organizational change.
• Facilitate talent stewardship through communication and training on HR practices and processes.
• Regularly participate and provide guidance in business discussions and decisions with focused factory leadership.
• Act as employee advocate through effective labor and employee relations.
•  Facilitate conflict resolution activities and assist supervisors and focused factory leadership through conflict

Compensation:    

Base Pay Range: $90,000 to $115,000

Total compensation for this role will include a commission/incentive plan. Disclaimer: This base pay range is based on US national averages. Actual base pay could be a result of seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed. 

 Equal Employment Opportunity:    
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.