HR Business Partner

Founded in 1855, Collins is family-owned and produces softwood and hardwood products at their facilities in Chester, California, Lakeview, Oregon and Kane, Pennsylvania. In Chester, Collins has the Builders Supply retail hardware and building materials store. Collins is highly respected for their sustainable forest management, practiced across their 370,000 acres of FSC®-certified lands in California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania.

Position Summary:

The HR Business Partner will create value for the company by aligning people strategies with business objectives to include partnering with all locations, building a positive culture, supporting a recruiting/retention plan, implementing an Affirmative Action Plan, and providing knowledge and support to HR and management.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assist the HR Department with the development and administration of programs, procedures, and guidelines to help align the locations with the goals of the organization.
• Support the HR Team with various initiatives and reporting.
• Onboard new hires to include new hire paperwork, benefit orientation, and the uploading of company-wide onboarding documents..
• Assist with creating new job descriptions and adding new job codes to UKG.
• Responsible for sending out monthly performance review reports and milestone gifts for specific locations.
• Implement all facets of Affirmative Action Plan to include classification, applicant tracking, diversity initiatives, maintaining and coordinating with locations annually, and annual filing.
• Complete verifications of employment as requested.
• Assist the HR Site Partners with pre-apprenticeship partnerships and applications.
• Support with monthly benefit billing, as needed.
• Attend job fairs and initiatives as needed for each location.
• Other duties as assigned.
• On-site attendance is essential to effectively perform the listed duties and responsibilities.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Prior experience in UKG PRO to include recruiting, onboarding, reporting, and adding job codes.
• Strong conflict management skills.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• Highest possible ethical and professional standards.
• Travel to other locations is required. Up to 25% of which includes long drives and overnight stays.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a similar field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in human resources.
• Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines including compensation practices, diversity, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws.

Managing certified forests and manufacturing sustainable wood products.