Job Description

The HR Business Partner serves a critical role as our utility player within the Human Resources department. The position is responsible for supporting the operational effectiveness of HR, filling any gaps with Plant HR Managers for all our locations, in addition to assisting EEX and Recruiting work streams. As the HR Business Partner, you will work closely with the Corporate HR Managers, EEX Manager and TA Manager, to assist with employee training, growth and development as well as ensure all processes and procedures are carried out according to company policies. You will help guide all HR practices and objectives that will provide an employee-oriented high performance culture emphasizing quality, productivity, goal attainment and empowerment.

In this role you will work closely with internal business partners to ensure all human resources duties are undertaken in accordance with federal and applicable state employment laws, company policy, industry best practices, and ensuring risk to the business is minimized. As a key member of the corporate HR team this role provides sound advice and coaching to department managers in all HR related areas that impact the plant. During the off season, you will be expected to participate in Corporate HR, EEX and Recruiting projects.

Essential Functions/Qualifications

The responsibilities of the position include the following:

• Establish and maintain employment practices and procedures in accordance with plant and corporate guidelines as well as in compliance with all local, state, and federal employment laws including EEOC, ADA, Civil Rights Act, DOL and any applicable Affirmative Action Plans.
• Plan and participate in performance management activities such as disciplinary reviews, terminations, standard employee reviews and succession planning. Documents appropriate information throughout the performance management process.
• Train staff on topics such as performance reviews, discrimination/harassment policies, drug & alcohol policy, respectful workplace and conduct policies, HRIS implementation, payroll standards and participate in orientation training to all employees.
• Provide proactive employee relations support including coaching, counseling, investigations, and dispute resolution. Responds to employee relations issues including employee complaints, grievances and investigations.
• Recommend and seek continuous improvement of HR, Recruiting policies, procedures and programs through coordination and consultation with HR leadership team.
• Respond to unemployment claims and participate in any unemployment hearings, as needed.
• Review, audit and complete all necessary HR and employee forms (onboarding paperwork, policy acknowledgements, and all Employee Status Notices (ESN); just to name a few), processes, procedures to ensure adherence to best practices and policies.
• Establish and train standard operation procedures in accordance with our company policies to include orientations, onboarding, offboarding, incident management and reporting cadences.
• Assist Recruiting, EEX Teams and Payroll with confirmations, offers, pre-hire screening, onboarding, travel request, pay discrepancies, job changes, promotion letters, etc.
• Ensure Plant HRs are fully supported and have latest information from Corporate, Recruiting and EEX teams to ensure smooth transition and ultimate employee experience.
• Other duties to help support teams and entire organization.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following functional and interpersonal competencies:

Functional

• Organization – In order to be successful as HR Business Partner, you must be highly organized and also have the ability to seamlessly reprioritize your tasks throughout the day. This role requires excellent organizational skills to track and manage the needs of a business and its employees. You must be organized to manage sensitive data, such as employee files, schedules, payroll, and benefits. HR managers also use organizational skills to maintain files in both physical and digital forms.
• Proactive Problem Solving – this can help you find solutions to challenges that new and returning employees may face during the hiring, onboarding and staff movement process. You can use this skill to help your internal business partners to help them overcome challenges and continue to get employees through the hiring process swiftly and plants fully supported and staffed.
• Experience working in high-volume, fast paced hiring environment required. You will need the ability to adapt and excel when business plans change.
• Attention to detail – You can prioritize tasks, work with a sense of urgency, yet leave nothing to chance. You are able to factor in every piece of information that will lead to improved processes and reduced costs.
• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite and HRIS related systems. Proficient in Excel & Microsoft Office - able to use MS Word to edit text documents, create templates, and automate the creation of tables of content. Running and creating functions, pivot tables, and charts in excel.

Interpersonal

• Passionate - You love what you do, and you have a positive attitude. You care about your teammates and the results of your work while demonstrating humility.
• High Standards - Quality orientation. Follow through on commitments. A Doer who gets things done.
• Efficient - Producing significant output with minimal wasted effort, organized planning, and prioritization.
• Proactive - Initiative-taker who appropriately tackles problems and gets stuff done without the need for constant oversight. Continually seeks additional responsibilities while asking for, and acting on, feedback.
• Communicator- Speaks and writes clearly and articulately and likes to build strong relationships. Openly listens to learn and shows appreciation for other points of view.
• Judgment - Strong business acumen, professional ethics and excellent logic and reasoning skills, Ability to exercise great judgment while working independently in a demanding environment.
• Emotional Intelligence - high degree of self-awareness. Oversees interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. Exercises good judgement while under pressure.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related experience.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience working as an HR Manager in the seafood industry in Alaska or similar field required. Proven success and work experience as a HR in fast-paced, multi-location facilities.
• Bilingual abilities are a plus but not required.
• HR Mindset needed to align and enable employees to work to their potential so they can contribute to achieving SBS’ mission, vision, values, current and future goals.
• Hands-on experience with applicant tracking systems and HRIS databases.
• Familiarity with employment paperwork, including compliance regulations related to employee onboarding, with ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Working knowledge of employment and hiring laws.
• Experience with high-volume staff movement in Alaska, coordinating charters, published fares, transportation, housing accommodations, meals, etc.

Work Environment and Schedule

This position utilizes a hybrid work model, requiring a minimum of three days per week on-site at our corporate office, Seattle WA. The successful candidate must maintain a dedicated home office environment while remaining available for in-person collaboration, strategic meetings, and departmental briefings as scheduled. This position may require travel around our production facilities before and during the various processing seasons.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Mental Activities

The employee is frequently required to use interpersonal and teamwork skills. The employee needs to be able to discern details on timesheets and reconcile appropriate calculations. The employee needs to regularly demonstrate attention to detail. The employee is occasionally required to use creativity, independent judgment, discretion, and problem analysis.

Salary Disclosure

The typical base pay range for this role is $81,000 -$95,000 per year. Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills.

Silver Bay Benefits and Perks

• Health Insurance: Employees, as well as their families, are eligible for health benefits that include medical, dental, and vision benefits. Employees are also eligible for basic life insurance, long-term disability, and voluntary life insurance benefits for them and their families.
• Employee Assistance Program: Available for employees and their families.
• Retirement Plan: Employees are eligible for the Silver Bay Seafoods safe harbor retirement 401(k) plan.
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Sick & Paid Holidays Silver Bay recognizes the importance of employees having the opportunity to recreate, rejuvenate, and attend to non-work matters. As a full-time employee, you will accrue 4.62 hours every bi-weekly pay period of Vacation, up to 120/hours/3 weeks per year. In addition, you will accrue 1 hour of Sick Time for every 30 hours worked.
• Other Compensation: Eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Notice to Staffing Agencies: Silver Bay Seafoods does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party staffing agencies or recruiters. Any resumes submitted without a signed agreement in place will be considered property of Silver Bay Seafoods, and no fee will be paid.

Silver Bay Seafoods is equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to humanresources@silverbayseafoods.com