HR Business Partner

The Sauder Family of Companies, which includes Sauder Woodworking, Sauder Building Products, and Sauder Manufacturing, is a family-owned group of manufacturing business units headquartered in Archbold, Ohio. We design, manufacture, and market furniture, cabinetry, closets, and specialized commercial furnishings that serve customers throughout North America. With a legacy spanning more than 90 years, we are united by a commitment to craftsmanship, innovation, customer service, and creating opportunities for our team members and communities.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Human Resources Business Partner serves as a trusted advisor to Business Unit leaders, managers, and employees, providing consultative guidance and coaching on human resources-related matters to support business goals and ensure alignment with company policies and objectives. This role partners closely with Operations leadership to develop and execute people strategies that maximize employee potential and maintain appropriate staffing levels. The HR Business Partner supports multiple stages of the employee lifecycle, with a strong focus on recruitment, employee relations, workforce planning, and employee engagement.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Build and maintain effective partnerships with front-line leaders, managers, and senior leadership, providing consultative support on workforce planning, talent management, employee relations, and organizational development.
• Lead and support employee lifecycle activities, including recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning, performance management, employee engagement, retention, promotions, transfers and separations.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for Operations and other roles as needed, including sourcing, candidate selection, offers, pre-employment processes, and new hire and benefits orientation.
• Maintain accurate HR records, personnel files, recruitment metrics, and employment data, including applicant flow, interviews, hires, transfers, promotions, and terminations, while ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, EEO, Affirmative Action, and company requirements.
• Advise and coach leaders and employees on employee relations matters, workplace concerns, disciplinary actions, and policy interpretation to ensure consistent and compliant outcomes.
• Investigate employee concerns and support the administration of leave programs, including FMLA, short-term disability, and other leaves of absence.
• Assists in compliance efforts to meet regulatory requirements such as EEO, AAP, OSHA, worker’s comp , unemployment, and FLSA.
• Manage the employee disciplinary process, ensuring consistency and compliance with company policies.
• Time and Attendance approval.
• Assists with implementing policies and procedures involving HR and the Business Unit.
• Servers as back-up for other HR as needed.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Education & Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Minimum of 3 years’ in a Human Resources role required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Minimal travel is require

Preferred

• SHRM or HRCI certification preferred
• Previous Human Resources experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Key Skills & Capabilities

• Initiative to work across teams, and be an integral partner to Operations leaders
• Ability to work with confidential information, with the integrity to not disclose information
• Highest level of reliability and credibility
• Ability to multi-task and work with minimal supervision on complex tasks

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position is primarily performed in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this role, the employee is regularly required to communicate effectively, including talking and hearing, and frequently required to sit, stand, walk, and move throughout office, manufacturing, warehouse, or campus facilities. Regular use of hands and fingers is required for writing, computer operation, and telephone use, as well as the use of standard office equipment such as computers, printers, and other business technology.

Noise levels are typically low to moderate in office environments but may vary when visiting operational or manufacturing areas.

Employees must work in a manner consistent with Sauder's safety practices, policies, and expectations and wear required personal protective equipment when entering designated production areas.

Occasional travel between company locations, attendance at meetings, training events, conferences, or customer visits may be required. Travel of approximately 5% expected.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

People are capable of great things! Because of this, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements that are listed within this job description.

Sauder is a family company, so we believe in a healthy work-life balance for our employees. We want employees to know their time here is more than just a job--they can build a life-long career at Sauder. We have a culture of continuous improvement and internal advancement. We provide 3 weeks of vacation and a full benefit package beginning at 30 days. Other perks include 401(k), a company-funded health savings account, free counseling, furniture discounts, and tuition reimbursement.

Sauder does not provide immigration sponsorship or assistance with obtaining work authorization for this position. This includes, but is not limited to, F-1, H-1B, O-1, TN, and E-3 status. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Sauder is an equal opportunity employer and gives equal consideration for employment to all qualified applicants.