# HR Business Partner **Company**: Diageo **Location**: Montgomery, Alabama **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $90,488 to $150,813 (ANNUAL) **Category**: Human Resources **Industry**: Manufacturing **Apply**: https://diageo.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Diageo_Careers/job/Montgomery-Alabama/Human-Resources-Business-Partner---Montgomery_JR1131656?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_e42beee9-1bb ## Description Diageo is seeking an HR Business Partner to serve as a trusted partner to the Montgomery Site Director and site leadership team, supporting both salaried and hourly employees in a manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating independently, exercising sound judgment, providing thoughtful HR guidance, and partnering with leaders to translate people priorities into practical actions that strengthen both the employee experience and site performance. Key responsibilities include: - Acting as a central point of contact and liaison across the Montgomery Conversion and for key projects and annual HR processes - Providing weekly payroll administration - Leading and/or assisting with standardization and streamlining practices, tools, resources, communications, and documentation - Building and developing relationships with peers and others to exchange feedback on issues, identify and/or solve problems, assess needs, and/or achieve business results - Providing support at other supply sites as needed - Supporting the HR Director in key HR & People Processes - Serving as the Diageo systems champion to their client groups - Generating key reports to support the HR Director to identify or address actions for their client groups - Serving as the central point of contact for Employee Relations matters - Supporting onboarding of new employees - Assisting with benefit administration including disability claims, leaves of absence, unemployment, and Worker’s compensation - Handling details of a confidential nature, and performing based on understanding of company policy, views, and philosophy - Maintaining site records in compliance with Diageo North America Records Retention policy The ideal candidate will have: - A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field - 5+ years of progressive HR experience, with strong preference for experience supporting a manufacturing, plant, supply chain, distribution, or similarly operational environment - Demonstrated experience partnering directly with site or operational leadership and supporting both salaried and hourly employee populations - Strong hands-on experience in employee relations, investigations, performance management, leadership coaching, and organizational change - Proven ability to operate independently, exercise sound judgment, and manage sensitive or complex people matters - Demonstrated ability to influence business leaders, bring an informed HR perspective to decision-making, and navigate differing viewpoints constructively - Experience supporting workforce changes such as restructures, shift changes, downsizing, site transitions, or other organizational changes - Ability to translate workforce data and employee insights into practical actions that improve engagement, retention, culture, and business performance - Strong communication and coaching skills, with the ability to build credibility across frontline employees, people leaders, and senior site leadership - Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and a high degree of ownership - Working knowledge of applicable federal and state employment regulations, employee relations practices, benefits, and labor relations - Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills In return, Diageo offers a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package, including a salary range of $90,488 to $150,813 per annum. ## Skills ### Required - HR - Business - Employee Relations - Performance Management - Leadership Coaching - Organizational Change - Microsoft Excel - Word - PowerPoint ### Nice to have - Manufacturing - Plant - Supply Chain - Distribution - Operational Environment --- Source: [Apply at diageo.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com](https://diageo.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Diageo_Careers/job/Montgomery-Alabama/Human-Resources-Business-Partner---Montgomery_JR1131656?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)