HR Business Partner

Company: Clean Harbors
Location: Detroit
Posted on: May 6, 2025

Job Description:

Clean Harbors is looking for a Human Resources Business Partner. This role oversees the development and execution of business-specific people initiatives that align with and support the overall business strategy. This role focuses on working with business leaders to promote a culture of positive employee relations and employee engagement.

Why work for Clean Harbors?

--- Health and Safety is our #1 priority, and we live it 3-6-5!

--- Leading environmental sustainability and Circular Economy Efforts

--- Spirited and passionate team that displays core values of safety, teamwork, integrity, customer service, and stakeholder value.

--- Competitive wages

--- Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment

--- Group 401K with company matching component.

--- Opportunities for growth and development in all the stages of your career

--- Generous paid time off, company-paid training, and tuition reimbursement

--- Positive and safe work environments

Responsibilities

Ensuring that Health and Safety are top priorities by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and always acting safely.

--- Maintains in-depth knowledge of Federal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

--- Consults with line management, providing HR expertise, including change management.

--- Increase leadership capability through coaching, development planning, and facilitation.

--- Building trusting relationships throughout the company by spending time in the field and learning the critical challenges to growing the business firsthand.

--- Coach, counsel, and train all managers and employees on company policies/procedures, organizational development training programs, career development, employee relations, labor relations, and all other training programs.

--- Strategically collaborate with business leaders and deploy programs to understand and improve employee engagement, retention, and turnover reduction (including updating policies, etc.).

--- Facilitate annual performance management, employee development, and compensation review practices (life cycle, competency-based pay programs).

--- Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough, and objective investigations in non-union environments.

--- Resolve labor-management disputes, participate in labor contract negotiations, and coordinate grievance procedures regarding worker complaints in union environments.

Qualifications

5+ years' experience in the human resources field.

--- A bachelor's degree in human resources is preferred, or two years' experience is required in place of a degree.

--- Labor Relations experience is preferred.

Skills and experience:

--- Willing to travel away from home up to 30%+.

--- Ability to bridge cross-functional boundaries within an organization.

--- Ability to make decisions in an adverse situation.

--- Conflict resolution ability to support team development.

--- Effective communication and negotiation skills.

--- Attention to detail, problem-solving, and practical communication skills.

--- Presentation/public speaking skills.

--- Project management experience.

--- Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Join our team today! To learn more about our company and to apply online for this exciting opportunity, visit us at https://careers.cleanharbors.com/

Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy, and industrial services throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Everywhere industry meets environment, Clean Harbors is one-site, providing premier environmental, energy, and industrial services. We are solving challenging problems through innovation and proven methodology - be part of the solution with us.

We thank all those interested in joining the Clean Harbors team; however, only those who complete the online application and meet the minimum job qualifications will be considered for this role.

Clean Harbors is a Military & Veteran friendly company.

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