Who we are?
As a French pharmaceutical industrial group, we strive to make healthcare solutions that improve and simplify patients' lives accessible to as many people as possible.
As a world leader in sterile single dose, we have 10 sites on 4 continents and more than 2400 employees.
Since 2013, our site Unither Manufacturing LLC. based in Rochester (NY), specializes in the manufacture of Blow-Fill-Seal, Liquid Stick-Packs, Pharmaceutical bottles, Tablets and Capsules. It has more than 360 employees.
Reporting to the Director of Human Resources ,
The HRBP provides HR services to managers and employees while acting as a strategic partner to align people strategies with business goals. This includes all aspects of employee relations, performance management, compliance, workforce planning, employee engagement, and people analytics. The HRBP drives cultural change, supports organizational transformation, and ensures HR practices directly contribute to productivity, safety, and cost efficiency.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
HRBP
HRIS administration and HR process ownership at site level.
Conducts exit process (interviews, surveys, offboarding) and analyzes trends to improve retention.
Partners with leadership to forecast labor needs and ensure appropriate staffing across shifts.
Leads workforce planning, succession planning, and career development for high-potential employees (with design support from Talent Development).
Drives performance management cycle: goal-setting, evaluations, coaching, corrective actions, and developmental planning (with design support from Talent Development).
Designs and facilitates communication strategies to increase employee understanding of HR systems, policies, and cultural initiatives.
Acts as trusted advisor for employee concerns, grievances, disputes, and disciplinary actions; coaches managers to resolve issues proactively.
Facilitates HR-driven training (compliance, policy, leadership, interviewing, and skills development).
Supports organizational change initiatives (automation, lean projects, restructuring) with strong focus on communication, retraining, and engagement.
Promotes employee morale, engagement, and safety culture through active communication and proactive initiatives.
Tracks and analyzes workforce metrics (turnover, absenteeism, overtime, headcount vs. demand, training hours, safety incidents).
Provides dashboards and insights to managers to inform staffing, productivity, and cost control decisions.
Uses predictive analytics to anticipate risks (e.g., high turnover in critical roles) and develops proactive solutions.
Ensures compliance with all laws, labor regulations, and internal policies, in partnership with EHS and operations teams.
Represents the company externally at job fairs and community events to build employer brand (as needed with Talent Acquisition).
Your profile
Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, Industrial/Labor Relations, Organizational Psychology, or closely related field is required. Master’s degree preferred.
PHR or SPHR, SHRM-CP or related is preferred.
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
Proven experience in HR business partnering, employee relations, performance management, and workforce planning. Experience in manufacturing or similar operational environments preferred.
SPECIFIC SKILLS:
Strong communication and influencing skills across all organizational levels. Highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities, and operate with discretion in handling confidential matters. Analytical mindset with ability to interpret people data and translate into business insights. Demonstrated capability to support change management and cultural initiatives.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ENVIRONMENT:
Frequent interaction across facility locations; mix of office and production area exposure. Ability to travel occasionally. Subject to time-sensitive demands and high-pressure situations.
80 000,00 - 90 000,00 USD
*The referenced compensation range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
At Unither, your base salary is just the beginning. Our Total Rewards include:
It’s a package designed to reward impact—not just hours worked.
At Unither, we don’t just offer competitive hourly wages—we also pay 100% of your medical premiums. That means no paycheck deductions for your healthcare, which can be worth an extra $1 to $3.50 an hour in your pocket compared to jobs where you pay part of the premium.
We are a dynamic company driven by a spirit of victory and are therefore pursuing strong growth while maintaining a close relationship with our customers and employees.
Our culture is based on 5 values: Respect, Responsibility, Trust, Courage and Innovation. We are committed to bringing these values to life with our employees by granting them a high degree of autonomy in the exercise of their profession and by encouraging their initiatives.
We are committed to providing them with working conditions and atmosphere that is conducive to their development and the expression of their potential.
We propose you to integrate a site that values the meaning of work and that entrusts our employees with a high level of responsibility.
Join us and make a difference!
Unither is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and to ensuring equal employment opportunity for all applicants.
Unither Pharmaceuticals, with 8 manufacturing plants (France, USA, Brazil and China) 4 commercial offices and 1 R&D platform, is the worldwide leader in sterile unit-doses contract manufacturing. Unither Pharmaceuticals manufactures several product lines, using highly innovative and competitive niche technologies such as: Liquid Stick-Pack, Sterile unit-dose (Blow Fill & Seal Technology), Multidoses with and without preservative, Pharmaceuticals bottles, Suppositories and Pessaries, etc. Our products are sold in more than 100 countries for an annual turnover of 371 million euros. Our vision is to be recognized for making affordable healthcare solutions that improve and simplify patients’ lives for as many people as possible. Our mission is to deliver innovative, competitive and sustainable solutions to our customers: pharmaceutical companies. Our promise is to consider patients’ needs in order to make successful products for our pharmaceutical customers.
