[Hiring] Human Resources Business Partner @JBT Marel

Role Description

The HRBP acts as a trusted advisor to DF&H, Service North America, helping drive performance, safety, culture, and workforce readiness. The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) supports a dynamic Field Service organization by providing strategic and hands-on HR guidance to leaders and employees across geographically dispersed teams. You will ensure that workforce practices, talent strategies, and employee engagement efforts align with operational goals, regulatory requirements, and the needs of a mobile, customer-facing workforce.

As our Human Resources Business Partner, you will report to the Senior Human Resources Manager. On a given day, you may:

• Partner with Field Service leaders to understand business priorities, workforce challenges, and operational goals.
• Translate our needs into HR strategies that improve productivity, retention, and employee experience.
• Use workforce data and field insights to recommend proactive solutions around staffing, scheduling, performance, and engagement.
• Provide guidance on employee relations matters, including investigations, conflict resolution, performance issues, and policy interpretation.
• Support a fair, consistent, and compliant approach to managing a distributed workforce.
• Provide leadership on effective communication, team development, and accountability.
• Support talent planning, succession planning, and leadership development for supervisors and field technicians.
• Partner with Learning & Development to identify skill gaps and training needs specific to field operations.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to ensure timely hiring of field technicians and support roles.
• Provide insights on labor market trends, turnover drivers, and workforce forecasting.
• Support onboarding processes that prepare new hires for success in a field-based environment.
• Champion a culture of safety, accountability, and customer service excellence.
• Lead engagement plans tailored to remote and mobile employees.
• Support change management efforts related to new technologies, processes, or organizational shifts.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, and company policies.
• Support workers' compensation, safety programs, and return to work processes.
• Partner with HR Operations to ensure accurate and timely HR transactions, reporting, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–7 years of HR generalist or HRBP experience.
• Knowledge of employment law, HR best practices and California labor laws.
• Experience supporting distributed, highly remote or field-based teams.
• Ability to travel to field locations/sites.
• Experience in Field Service, Manufacturing, or similar operational environments.
• You must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future.

Requirements

• This position is remote with up to 20% travel to locations and conferences.

Benefits

• JBT Marel offers benefits on day 1 of your employment, including:
• Medical
• Dental
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Family leave
• Vision coverage
• Matched 401(k) plan