HR Business Partner (f/m/d)

As HR Business Partner (HRBP) (f/m/d) you will be responsible for aligning the organization’s people strategy with its business strategy. You will be responsible for the full employee life cycle - from recruitment, through onboarding, career development to off-boarding for the Barbastro site. Together with line managers, you will set priorities, drive values, and deliver business results.

This position is located in Barbastro, Spain. On-site availability is required.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage integrity of HR data and process all changes in personnel information, salary, compensation etc. and end to end Payroll processing
• Accomplish and put in place both Chemical Collective Bargaining Agreement and local company agreements when applicable.
• Onboard new employees to the company, developing adequate induction and training and manage succession planning of staff.
• Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues incl. day-to-day performance management, e.g. termination, organizational changes and disciplinary actions.
• Monitor analyze and report different metrics at plant level incl. annual labor cost budget, actual labor cost, absence rates, benefits, turnover, overtime, open positions, CEO pay ratio.
• Lead Works Council relations balancing collective employees requests with the business objectives.
• Lead local implementation of Westlake HR procedures and strategy
• Drive recurrent Westlake corporate HR processes
• As member of the site management team, act as a strong contributor on local decisions with the aim of improving and optimizing the organization.

Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree and more than 5 years of progressive professional HR experience. (preferably in an industrial and international environment);
• up-to-date on employment laws and regulations, as well as other legal requirements regarding people management
• Conflict management and negotiation skills;
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and design/optimize work processes and Results-driven
• Respectful verbal and written communication skills in Spanish and English (preferred C1) language, both verbal and written;
• Expert in Windows based software (specifically Excel and PowerPoint).