Human Resources Business Partner

LMI Aerospace, Inc. is a leading supplier of structural assemblies, kits and components, and a provider of design engineering services to the commercial, business and regional, and defense aerospace markets. LMI fabricates, machines, finishes, kits, and assembles machined and formed close tolerance aluminum, specialty alloy, and composite components.

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) acts as a business partner to Operations by executing the Human Resources aspects of managing people and organizations. 1. Assist and advise senior management on HR and organizational issues. Major areas of responsibility include staffing, on-boarding, employee relations, and organizational development. Participate in corporate-wide initiatives and projects with other division HR professionals. 2. Responsible for implementing and managing human resources policies and programs to achieve stated company objectives.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: * Serve as a partner to the General Manager(s) providing thoughtful input on business issues and people related actions. * Manage Organizational Development efforts to include Succession Planning, Development Planning, Goal Setting, and Performance Management. * Direct talent management for exempt and non-exempt staff, to include: recruiting, applicant tracking, compensation analysis, and onboarding. * Respond to employee concerns, EEO, ADA and unemployment claims. * Administer employee investigations to resolve workforce situational issues, including gathering appropriate documentation, conducting employee interviews, and advising management regarding results. * Provide recommendations for resolution based on investigatory outcomes; actively participate in administering resolution through employee/supervisor counseling, documenting, as applicable. * Act in a consulting capacity to company leadership in the areas of promotion, demotion, transfers, layoffs, terminations, resignations, and employee relations. * Ensure compliance with federal and state laws such as FLSA, Equal Employment, ADA, FMLA, as well as compliance to internal policies and procedures by advising management and counseling employees regarding policy compliance as well as consulting legal as directed. * Responsible to ensure that all employee data supports legal requirements and required reporting. * Proactively drive positive employee relations, including identifying and implementing employee engagement initiatives. * Coordinate administrative tasks including but not limited to administering the wage and performance review process, maintaining job descriptions, coordinating all leaves of absence requests, coordinating drug screening processes, conducting exit interviews, maintaining employment data and reports, preparing attendance records and disciplinary warnings. * Implement established HR policies, procedures, handbooks and initiatives. * Provide input, recommendations and feedback for the development of new approaches, policies, and procedures. * Assist in developing standard HR processes for continuous improvement. * Administer activities in accordance with current practice. * Oversee workers compensation claims administration and return to work transitions in accordance with relevant laws and company policies and procedures. * Develop and coordinate activities to encourage career development through in house training, seminars, educational assistance programs, apprenticeship and on the job training. * Oversee the maintenance of employee records required by law or local governing bodies, or other departments within the company, to include but not limited to: personnel files, benefit participation documents, HIPAA files, and I-9 records. * Assist in compiling annual human resources budget information. * Manages site HR budget within approved levels. * Performs other related duties or projects as required and assigned. **Supervisory Responsibilities:** - May support multiple manufacturing sites with responsibility for oversight of HR Generalist(s) or administrative staff.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. **Education and Experience:** - A bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management, and five to seven years of experience in the HR field, or any similar combination of education and experience is required. **Qualifications:** * Requires prior working knowledge of principles and practices of human resources. * Prior advanced experience with a full service HCM, preferably Workday is required. * Requires effective oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and computer literacy. * Prior knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions is required. * Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel is required. * May require travel within assigned sites for up to 10% of time, depending upon business needs. **Required Competencies:** * Ability to build constructive and effective relationships across the organization * Shows consistency between words and actions and holds others accountable for doing so * Is able to convince or persuade others by asserting his/her ideas and opinions * Ability to create clear and concise presentations to support ideas and address issues * Clearly describes the implications of data or ideas when presenting * Demonstrated ability to address difficult issues and coach others in addressing concerns **Physical Demands:** - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. - Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. - While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, and talk or hear. - The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. - The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. - The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. - Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.