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Job Description:

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

This position reports to the Senior Human Resources Business Partner, and is a trusted strategic business partner to the Plant Manager(s). You must be an astute HR Business Partner, with extensive experience in the management of administration of employee programs, change management, employee engagement strategy, leadership development, organizational design, performance management, HR laws and regulations, HR policy management. You’re a dynamic leader, who always acts with integrity and discretion to ensure your role as a trusted advisor.

The HR Business Partner is responsible for oversight and implementation of human resource functions for all employee groups (salaried, salaried non-exempt, and hourly). Serves as a consultant to management on all employee relations issues; acts as an employee champion and change agent.

Essential Duties

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure consistent and objective application of policy through performance management and investigations. Analyze sensitive and complex employee relations matters to determine appropriate course of action, identify systemic problems, and recommend solutions.

• Partner with legal and employee relations teams to mitigate risk regarding employee relations issues.

• Champion overall employee relations and engagement strategy.

• Actively engages with both hourly employees and support staff out on the machine line. Completes daily walk-throughs to stay informed on business challenges/opportunities.

• Provide guidance to the local management team on the administration of policies.

• Act as a key HR Business Partner supporting plant departments on all aspects of human resources, including organizational and employee development.

• Assist the business leader to provide employees with development opportunities and ensure current and future performance standards are met. Champion the Talent Management Process. Support managers in forecasting and planning their talent pipeline requirements in line with the business objectives.

• Maintainscurrentknowledgeofandensurescompliancewithfederal,stateandlocallabor and employment laws.

• Partner with COEs to develop process improvements on HR related projects, initiatives, and policies aligned to GAF strategy, culture, and business practices. Work with HR Services Team to process HR transactions.

• Strategically contribute to the business objectives by helping plant leaders identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures and processes.

• Provide expert advice and coaching when needed. Ensure that strong leadership and coaching culture permeates the organization.

• Assist the business leader to provide employees with development opportunities and ensure current and future performance standards are met.

• Champion the Talent Management Process. Support managers in forecasting and planning their talent pipeline requirements in line with the business objectives, to include strategic staffing and succession planning.

• Oversee/Support recruitment, orientation, training, transfers, job postings, and terminations for all positions.

• Support Environmental, Health and Safety requirements as needed, to include case management of work-related injuries.

• Manage specific projects as determined in the annual HR plan and participate in functional and cross-functional initiatives. Participate in HR project teams and programs.

Physical Demands

• Ability to walk the plant floor on a daily basis

• Ability to climb stairs and ladders

• Abilitytoreadandconcentrateviacomputerdataentrytypingandproofreading

• Must be able to climb ladders and/or stairs and walk on open grating on elevated surfaces

• Required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch

• Frequent sitting, walking, and standing, and occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing

• Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the use of office machinery

• Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone

• Ability to use hands and fingers to handle and feel tools, instruments, controls, or objects

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

• Must continuously have the ability to differentiate colors precisely

• Periodically lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds

Under This Roof, We Require

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or related field

• 5+ years of HR business partner experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment

Under This Roof, We Also Value

• Master’s degree in Human Resources

• SPHRorPHRcertificationorSHRMequivalence

• Proficiency in Google Suite

*Relocation assistance may be provided.

• 25-50% minimum travel required

How We Protect What Matters Most

• Weofferawiderangeofhealthinsuranceoptionsthatincludemedical,dental,and vision for you and your family.

• Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.

• Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.

• Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.

• Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.

• We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.

We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).

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With 130+ years in the industry, GAF is the leading roofing manufacturer in North America. As a member of the Standard Industries family of companies, we are also part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world.

Our communities help give our work meaning and the products we manufacture help protect what matters most. The shingles help to shelter the families living in the homes in our towns. The TPO helps protect what is under that hospital’s roof. In addition to quality products, we make sure they are installed by quality craftsmen and women. The full GAF portfolio of solutions is supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors.

GAF continues to be the leader in quality and offers comprehensive warranty protection on its products and systems. Our success is driven by a commitment to empowering our people to deliver advanced quality and purposeful innovation and the desire to protect what matters most. ​