Human Resource Business Partner

Description

The HR Business Partner serves as a trusted advisor to the leadership team. They align people strategies with business objectives to help drive organizational performance. This role focuses on workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, organizational design, talent strategy, and compliance to enable growth and strengthen business outcomes.

Major Responsibilities/Activities:

• Strategic Partnership

• Demonstrates a strong understanding of internal customers and the businesses supported

• Partner with leaders to align HR strategy with business goals and policies

• Provide consultative guidance on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and team performance

• Leverage HR and business data, and AI to provide actionable insight and recommendations

• Mitigate organizational risk through proactive planning and leadership coaching

• Workforce Planning and Talent Strategy

• Work with the leadership team to execute workforce plans that address current and future talent needs

• Lead succession planning and build leadership pipelines for critical roles

• Partner with COEs (HR, Safety, Compliance, Quality) to ensure alignment with long-term talent strategies

• Work with Talent Acquisition team to monitor key people metrics (turnover, engagement, technician utilization)

• Leadership Development and Performance Management

• Drive leadership development initiatives and strengthen management capability

• Participate in the performance management process to ensure effectiveness and alignment with business goals

• Support leaders in coaching, feedback, and career development discussions

• Provide strategic guidance on complex employee relations matters

• Culture, Engagement, and Retention

• Champion a high-performance, values-driven culture

• Develop and work with business partners to execute strategies to retain key talent and improve the employee experience

• Ensure effective communication, adoption, and sustainability of organizational changes.

• Lead and support change management efforts for strategic initiatives.

Minimum Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree with a minimum of 8 years of Human Resources experience.

• Expertise in local city and/or state employment laws of their assigned region

• Oil or gas industry experience with an exposure to a variety of cross-function job assignments that include Safety, Quality, IT and Compliance preferred.

• Prior experience with HR strategy, recruitment, labor relations, compensation, benefits, and HRIS.

• Demonstrated ability to perform in a fast-paced multi-unit environment with competing demands; strong initiative and self-starter.

• Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of HR administration including ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Ability to multi-task with well-developed organizational, analytical, and follow-up skills.

• Must maintain a professional demeanor with effective oral and written communication skills; excellent interpersonal, presentation, and negotiation skills.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Excel and PowerPoint; HRIS (e.g., Dayforce, ADP, UKG, Workday, etc.)

• Must be willing to travel to locations within assigned Region and to the corporate office, attend career fairs and other events as needed.

*This role will be supporting North Field Operations and location is open based on those labs this role will be supporting.

Essential Physical Functions:

Ability to lift 30 pounds

MISTRAS Group, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity. Employment decisions including initial hiring and all matters involving the terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to any protected class under applicable law. If hired, the employment relationship is “At-Will,” which means that employment can be terminated at any time, and for any reason, at the option of either the Company or the employee. Please direct questions about these policies to a MISTRAS Group, Inc. Human Resources representative.

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Note to Applicants:

Smoking is prohibited in all indoor areas of the Company. Employees may use designated smoking areas (if established) in accordance with applicable state and local law.

Rhode Island Applicants: The Company is subject to Chapters 29-38 of Title 28 of the General Laws of Rhode Island, and is therefore covered by the state’s workers’ compensation law.

Initial (if applicable): Massachusetts Applicants: I understand that it is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Initial (if applicable): Maryland Applicants: I UNDERSTAND THAT UNDER MARYLAND LAW, AN EMPLOYER MAY NOT REQUIRE OR DEMAND, AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYMENT OR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT, THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL SUBMIT TO OR TAKE A POLYGRAPH OR SIMILAR TEST. AN EMPLOYER WHO VIOLATES THIS LAW IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $100.

Mistras Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled:

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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