HR Business Partner

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

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HR Business Partner

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At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

As an HR Business Partner, you will be responsible for day-to-day HR transactions for one or several assigned service lines (Employee Life Cycle, Onboarding, Payroll, and People Analytics), while managing complex and escalated tasks, in Electrification Service in Florence, SC and US Service organization, ensuring accurate and timely processing of information of all stakeholders and assures quality controls are carried out.

You will partner with our EL Service business to attract, develop, and retain the appropriate workforce to effectively implement our business strategy. In this role you will ensure data integrity in Workday and HRGT through regular audits, and communication with key stakeholders and submission of tickets when data changes are required.

Your Responsibilities

• Partner and support managers, supervisors, and employees at the Florence, SC facility to understand current issues that can be supported or resolved through HR practices, processes, or policies.
• Talent Acquisition – perform talent partner activities for all hourly roles and hourly onboarding, support other recruitment initiatives involving all salaried positions for the Florence, SC facility and US Service Organization.
• Executes and delivers in assigned areas of responsibility in Workday and other HR tools.
• Handles complex and escalated tasks to ensure a high degree of customer experience.
• Supports Service HRBPs in Workday and IS actions at time of position set up, offer and during the onboarding process.
• Streamline and facilitate the onboarding process in partnership with the hiring manager, HRBP, talent partners to enhance the overall employee experience.
• Executes and delivers HR services in compliance with agreed business processes, KPIs and quality targets in a timely, accurate and customer focused manner, showing an end-to-end responsibility.
• Provides on-demand reports related to business processes where required.
• Acts as point of contact for inquiries regarding HR related topics and delivers support across one or several service line(s).

Identifies deficiencies of existing business processes and recommends enhancements and/or simplification based on day-to-day experience.

• Identifies training needs and conducts training as needed or requested.
• Serve as an employee advocate and conduct investigations of allegations as needed in adherence to ABB policies and instructions.
• Training and communication to employees and managers regarding HR services, HR strategy, policy, and processes.
• Provide managers and supervisors with coaching and guidance regarding onboarding new employees, disciplinary process, and the separation process in partnership with the Senior HR Business Partner.

Your Background:

• 5+ years of experience in HR, working in HR related roles with operations and process, preferably in manufacturing facility, or a combination of a bachelor’s degree in business from an accredited college or university with 2 years of relevant experience, or associate degree in business with 4 years of relevant experience, or high school diploma with 8 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of US Employment law and OFCCP requirements relevant to South Carolina and US.
• Knowledge of Workday, SAP, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Employee engagement; trainings, recognition, special themed days, etc.
• Strong creative problem-solving skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong tactical execution.
• Position will be based at the Florence, SC facility.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More About Us:

What's in it for you

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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