Job Description

With offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio, Pepper Construction is a national general contracting and construction management firm that primarily serves the private sector. Pepper Construction provides clients the experience and resources of a national company, combined with the hands-on approach of a local company.

The Human Resource Business Partner will work directly with the VP of Human Resources and members of the leadership team to implement HR services including training, K-12 recruitment, field hiring and onboarding, and employee relations. This multi-faceted role will be capable of working effectively with all levels of employees, must be flexible and adapt to change, possess a strong and clear communication style and a commitment to helping people within the company.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Union Trades Hiring
· Coordinate and manage field hourly union trades hiring, missed hours and layoffs.
· Dayforce management for union trades employees. Administer and track union trades employee new hire paperwork and information updates.
· Partner with HR team to ensure a strong, positive candidate onboarding experience.
· Facilitate and enhance the field orientation and onboarding process.
· Coordinate first day communications to new union trades employees, safety team and field supervisors
· Coordinate with field operations and payroll teams on union trades time entry, reporting, missed hours and layoffs.
· Communicate regularly with field supervision to ensure field staffing placement, evaluations and training information are current and organized
· Liaison with local unions for trade staff employee relations
· Lead high school and trades careers fair outreach.
Learning and Development
· Dayforce management for local learning and development
· Coordinate training invites, registrations, attendance, handouts, and room set up.
· Work in collaboration with learning and development team across the company to assist and coordinate training locally.
· Collaborate with local subject matter experts to develop and maintain materials and serve on the training steering committee.
Employee Engagement
· Serve as liaison for HR to Marketing with both internal and external communication for events, newsletter materials, collateral, social media presence for trade and k-12 career fairs and industry related events.
· Local lead for industry specific engagement events.
· Coordinate with operations leaders to administer and track travel agreements
· Coordinate and assist with company sponsored functions.
· Work with peers across geographic subsidiaries to support companywide policies and procedures.
· Assist employees with questions, concerns, and issues in a timely and effective manner.
· Perform other job-related duties as necessary.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
· Bachelor’s degree in human resources or business-related degree required.
· 5+ years’ experience in the Human Resource field
· Knowledge of real estate, architecture, engineering, or construction industry preferred but not required.
· Union trades hiring experience preferred.
· PHR and/or SHRM-CP certification preferred.
· Bi-lingual in Spanish preferred, not required.
· Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.
· Ability to effectively manage time, multi-task, pivot for competing priorities and pay close attention to details.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
· This position works in the main office and has flexibility to work from home one day each week.

WHY PEPPER?

• Great benefits (medical, dental, vision) and 401(k) match—your future is in good hands!
• Vacation time, PTO, holidays, floating holidays and more!
• Student loan repayment program
• Opportunities to network and grow professionally
• A supportive team environment that celebrates success
• Engaging and fun company-wide events
• Volunteer opportunities
• Meaningful work bringing a positive impact to communities

Pepper Construction is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Please note: Pepper does not sponsor work visas.