HR Business Partner - North America

Overview

About Heraeus Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead.

Permanent

About Heraeus Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead.

About Heraeus Precious Metals With more than 350 years of experience in precious metals processing, Heraeus Precious Metals is the world's leading provider of innovative products and services, such as precious metals trading and recycling. Our products are used in a wide range of industries, for example to reduce climate killers such as nitrous oxide and methane and in the form of pharmaceutical ingredients for the treatment of cancer.

Our innovative strength is driven by our 3,000 employees at more than 15 sites worldwide, who work passionately with our partners to develop pioneering and sustainable solutions.

Our vision:
We create innovative precious metals products and services, leading the way to a sustainable future. To achieve this, we have set ourselves ambitious targets.

Are you a strategic HR leader ready to shape culture, drive organizational effectiveness, and support business growth across multiple North American sites? We’re seeking an experienced HR Business Partner (HRBP) to join our team and partner closely with leadership to strengthen our people strategy, talent pipeline, and workplace culture.

As the North America HRBP, you will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, guide workforce and organizational decisions, and drive consistency in HR programs across our locations. This role plays a critical part in connecting global HR strategy with local operational needs.

Strategic HR Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, and cultural development.
• Partner with leadership to forecast future talent needs and build development plans to support growth.
• Lead and support change management initiatives, including reorganizations and structural transitions.
• Drive comprehensive talent strategies—attraction, selection, onboarding, retention, development, succession planning, and performance management.
• Deliver and facilitate leadership development programs, including People Days, Internship Programs, and Essentials of Leadership.
• Collaborate closely with global and regional HR partners to implement aligned tools, processes, and best practices.
• Provide insights using HR analytics and workforce trends to influence business decisions.
• Foster employee engagement, resolve issues proactively, and support culture initiatives.
• Monitor employee engagement and implement strategies to improve retention.

HR Management

• Lead workforce planning and oversee temporary staffing partners.
• Manage compensation programs, including market benchmarking and incentive alignment.
• Lead, supervise, and develop members of the local HR team.
• Ensure regional and global HR processes are implemented consistently and continuously improved.
• Investigate and resolve employee relations matters; recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Develop job descriptions and support company-wide job analysis and benchmarking initiatives.
• Deliver HR policy training and support HR-related education for managers and employees.
• Represent the region in global HR forums to support alignment and standardization.
• Contribute to global HR strategy development and lead cross-site projects.
• Participate as a key member of the regional HR team on initiatives involving training, staffing, benefits, and policy development.
• Uphold and reinforce the Company’s Code of Conduct.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Lead HR team members in Santa Fe Springs and Wartburg, TN, including selection, development, performance management, and workload planning.
• Ensure HR operations meet business needs and comply with policies and regulations.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field;
  Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing within a global organization strongly preferred.
• Chemical processing environment experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of ADA, FMLA, Workers’ Compensation, OSHA, and other employment laws.

Locations:
Santa Fe Springs, CA

• Wartburg, TN
• New York City, NY Travel: ~20%

Curious? Apply now!

We look forward to receiving your documents by reference code 58879 via our online application portal - even if you don't meet all the requirements, but have good reasons why you are still the right fit for this role!

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ReqID: 58879