Human Resources Business Partner

At Hach, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every associate plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team, you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs. You’ll also belong to a respectful and collaborative community that fosters career growth and professional development. You’ll be supported by resources that make a positive difference in your life because, at Hach, we value your authenticity and want your talents to shine.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.

About the role:

Our global HR team has an opportunity available for a Human Resource Business Partner (HRBP) to support the Commercial team in North America. The Commerical team includes our Field Service, Bench, and Customer Service groups. The HRBP will provide a wide variety of critical human resource responsibilities include advising and guiding leaders and associates in core practices, providing information and advice around regulations, policies, and programs.

If you believe in creating something extraordinary, you’ll fit right in at Hach. You’ll find we’re always looking to improve. You’ll notice we believe that we can be better tomorrow than we are today. Some call it dedication, others call it drive, we call it passion. Hach is here to ensure water quality for people around the world. Want to join us in this mission? We are ready for your best. DIVE IN! HAVE IMPACT!

What will you do?

Engagement and Retention

• Improve associate engagement and reduce voluntary turnover, partner with leaders to develop effective action plans and track progress
• Coach and counsel managers in enhancing their own leadership skills, addressing concerns, and improving on opportunities to develop robust teams
• Support ongoing training and development for our customer group and partner with learning and development

Employee Relations

• Respond timely to questions and conduct associate relations investigations, may collaborate with managers and legal counsel on outcomes and next steps

Talent & Performance Management

• Collaborate with others to implement, improve, and utilize our talent development processes
• Partner with our internal customers on performance management

Other Duties

• Collaborate with others on the external and internal recruitment process
• Deliver reports (turnover, staffing ratios, etc.), coordinate unemployment responses, handle recruiting processes, lead parts of the onboarding process
• Enter necessary associate data in HR systems in a timely, accurate manner. Create, maintain and lead the compliance of associate files. Assist in creating, changing, and maintaining inclusive job descriptions
• Ensures optimal relationships with our customers through strength in understanding and creating solutions to deliver the highest satisfaction levels for our diverse set of associates
• Drives execution of temporary countermeasures to problems even before the root cause is determined to maintain customer satisfaction

What qualifications do I need?

• Bachelor’s degree required and 5+ years of experience in an HR field, or any similar combination of education and experience. HR experience specific to change management, engagement and employee relations is key.
• Cultural sensitivity and awareness to lead and engage effectively with cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.
• Previous experience working in a complex, matrixed and high-performing culture.
• Experienced in the use of continuous improvement tools (standard work, root cause analysis, voice of the customer, etc.) preferred.

Competencies that will support your success in this role:

• Strong collaboration skills (communication, tone, messaging, execution, planning, ownership)
• Ability to work independently while knowing when to raise situations as needed
• Demonstrates a high level of customer service skills, approachability, and sense of urgency
• Able to identify and prioritize the tasks necessary to meet long- and short-term objectives and effective time management and multi-tasking abilities to achieve these objectives
• Dedicated to innovation, inspiring teams to meet and exceed expectations
• Managerial courage, showing the ability to be honest and tact to establish relationships while doing so
• Must exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality

The salary range for this role is $90,000-$100,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Colorado. This range may be modified in the future.

• This job is also eligible for bonus pay.
• We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• You can apply for this role through the Careers Page at https://jobs.danaher.com/global/en/ (or through the Workday “Find Jobs” function if you are a current employee)

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.