HR Business Partner - Employee Relations

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Description

The Human Resources Business Partner is a key member of the Employee Relations team. Must have strong, recent experience in an Employee Relations role supporting a large population. This role is charged with providing leadership best practices advice throughout the employee life cycle to maximize employee efficiencies. The HR Business Partner will deliver on strategic business partnerships with a focus on employee relations. The HR Business Partner will perform a broad range of professional human resources tasks, including but not limited to interpreting and developing policies, developing programs and initiatives in line with the organization's strategic goals, workplace investigations, conflict resolution, effective performance management, leadership development, and other key initiatives driving employee retention. This role serves as a business partner in consulting and supporting various business departments' operations. This position works closely with organizational leadership in a consulting manner, providing guidance and coaching to assist in facilitating improvements in the employee experience. This person builds and maintains strong relationships with cross-functional partners, helping to achieve Company and Enterprise initiatives, ultimately driving business results.

Major responsibilities of the position are listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties, assignments and specific projects may be assigned at the discretion of executive management.

• Provides consultation and support to department business partners and associates on all HR related issues.
• Develop and maintain positive coaching relationships with managers and leaders and provide guidance and support in addressing employee development and disciplinary matters throughout the organization.
• Conducts prompt, thorough, and neutral workplace investigations.
• Maintains properdocumentation,partners with leadershipon outcome, and ensures timely resolution and follow-upon employee relations issues.
• Promote consistency while working with team members and managers to develop appropriate action plans addressing employee behavioral and/or performance deficiencies.
• Serves as the primary HR point of contact for the assigned operations teams.
• Advises business leaders on all aspects of organizational effectiveness including hiring, performance management, employee relations andpolicy interpretation.
• Evaluates organizational climate and issues, assists with employee communications and facilitates improvements in the employee experience.
• Maintain confidentiality relating to sensitive and employee relations matters.
• Provides guidance and assistance in the disciplinary action process; makes recommendations on the appropriate level of corrective action.
• Champions employee engagement initiatives.
• Serves as lead on various HR projects, such as engagement surveys, policy and procedure revisions, and identifying/implementing continuous process improvements.
• Utilizes various systems/tools to track HR issues, identify trends, measure progress and analyze data. Compiles information and generates reports.
• Helps drive the execution andperiodic analysisof on-going HR processes and programs, such as bonus programs, performance reviews, HR audits and recognition programs.
• Ensures legal compliance with all Federal and State regulations. Upholds consistencyinthe interpretation and administration ofpolicies. Educatesbusiness partners on employment laws.
• Assist in assessing, creating, conducting and measuring associate and leadership training.
• Coordinate and or act as the HR sponsor for roundtables, town halls and or employee committees.
• Assist in the ADA interactive process.
• Collaborateswithcorporate business partners and assists in the management, administration and communicationof employee benefits, such as health and welfare benefit plans, policies on time away fromwork and leave of absences including FMLA, Workers' Compensation, and Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3+ years of STRONG experience with Employee Relations in an HR Generalist / HR Business Partner/HR Specialist capacity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A Bachelor`s (BA or BS) in Human Resource Management or related field (e.g. Business, Organizational Communication, Industrial Psychology) preferred or equivalent experience.
• SHRM-CP/SHRM/SCP or PHR/SPHR preferred.
• Ability to identify, manage, and mitigate risk using exceptional judgement.
• Previous HR experience in supporting large diverse business operations preferred.
• Professional maturity and demeanor, strong work ethic and the ability to manage multiple priorities/initiatives while driving results and being able to work independently.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills andthe ability to work collaboratively and build positive/effective business partnerships.
• Proven project management skills and leadership capabilities.
• Strong employment law and Federal and State regulations and legal compliance knowledge.
• Proficiency in MS word, excel and power point.
• Experience with human resources information systems (HRIS).
• Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) skills preferred.

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About Us

About Harry David®

Since 1934, Harry David has been America's premier choice in gourmet food gifting. Headquartered in Southern Oregon, Harry David owns and operates 20 different orchards, spread over 100 square miles, featuring fresh yearly crops of handpicked delicious fruit, including peaches, Bosc pears and the iconic Royal Riviera® pears. Harry David offers a wide variety of options for everyday sharing and entertaining, including Moose Munch® premium popcorn, Wolferman's Bakery®, Cushman's® and Stock Yards® branded products. Harry David is part of the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. family of brands. Shares in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, ticker symbol: FLWS.

Our Commitment to Diversity

At 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., we seek to inspire more human expression, connection, and celebration -- for everyone. This means fostering a culture of inclusion where our team members, customers, and partners feel respected, valued, and empowered. We believe that embracing diversity, and celebrating the uniqueness of every individual, makes us a better company.