<p>We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to support leaders and employees in Somerset, New Jersey. This Long-term Contract position blends hands-on human resources support with strategic partnership to help the site meet business goals, strengthen workforce capability, and maintain a positive employee experience in a regulated environment. The role will contribute across employee relations, performance management, policy guidance, talent planning, benefit coordination and HR operations while using data to improve people practices.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Partner with site leadership and department managers to provide practical guidance on employee relations matters, workplace concerns, disciplinary actions, and grievance resolution while promoting consistent and compliant outcomes.</p><p>• Lead performance management activities by coaching managers on goal setting, feedback conversations, probation follow-up, performance improvement planning, and broader talent review efforts.</p><p>• Maintain and communicate HR policies and procedures, ensuring they are applied fairly, aligned with organizational standards, and understood across the site.</p><p>• Support onboarding, compliance learning, and employee development programs in collaboration with HR colleagues to strengthen engagement and build organizational capability.</p><p>• Prepare and interpret HR reporting such as headcount, turnover, absenteeism, and recruiting trends to help leaders make informed workforce decisions.</p><p>• Coordinate employee engagement and culture-building initiatives that encourage a productive, accountable, and collaborative work environment.</p><p>• Monitor adherence to employment laws, internal policies, and audit expectations, and assist with HR-related reviews or inspections as needed.</p><p>• Identify and implement process improvements, including opportunities for automation and AI-enabled efficiencies across HR programs and administrative activities.</p><p>• Provide operational HR support in areas such as recruitment coordination, HR administration, benefits-related activities, and payroll system collaboration as required.</p>
<p>The HR Business Partner provides guidance to management and staff in the areas of recruitment, benefit administration, compensation, employee relations and strategic focuses. Will support HR policy, onboarding and orientation, talent management, performance management, investigations, and HRIS database management.</p><p><br></p><p>• Work directly with leaders with Employee relations, recruitment, compensation, and onboarding employees </p><p>• Talent Management - recruiting, onboarding and offboarding</p><p>• Support compliance through investigations, provides day to day guidance on employee issues, leave of absences, etc.</p><p>• HRIS database management</p>