HR Business Partner

Foundation Building Materials (FBM) is a leading construction materials distribution company serving commercial and residential markets across North America. The HR Business Partner role serves as a strategic and hands-on partner to leaders and employees at unionized locations, focusing on labor relations, compliance with collective bargaining agreements, and supporting operational goals. This role acts as a trusted advisor to management and a resource for employees, ensuring a fair and compliant workplace environment.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary HR contact for unionized locations, maintaining productive relationships with union representatives and stewards
• Interpret, administer, and ensure compliance with collective bargaining agreements (CBAs)
• Lead or support grievance investigations, responses, and resolutions in partnership with management and legal counsel
• Prepare for and participate in labor negotiations, including data analysis, proposal development, and bargaining sessions
• Advise leaders on contract administration, past practice, and labor risk mitigation
• Monitor labor trends, arbitration outcomes, and changes in labor law impacting union environments
• Partner with site and regional leaders to align HR strategy with business and operational goals
• Provide guidance on employee relations issues, performance management, corrective action, and investigations
• Coach leaders on effective people management within a unionized framework
• Support organizational change initiatives, workforce planning, and restructuring efforts
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local labor and employment laws (e.g., NLRA, FLSA, ADA, FMLA)
• Conduct workplace investigations related to misconduct, policy violations, or contract issues
• Promote a fair, consistent, and respectful workplace culture
• Support conflict resolution and proactive employee engagement strategies
• Partner with HR Teams (Talent, Compensation, Benefits, L&D) to deploy HR programs in union environments
• Support compensation, job evaluations, and classification reviews as they relate to CBAs
• Assist with onboarding and training for leaders on labor relations and union protocols
• Analyze HR and labor metrics (turnover, grievances, absenteeism, discipline trends) to inform decisions
• Support our values in the stand areas of Safety, Customer Focus, Teamwork, Integrity and being a Company of Choice for both employees and customers
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Human Resource Specialist, 10+ years
• 3-5 years of experience with Union employees and CBA's
• Any combination of education and experience related to college level work or experience in Human Resources
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and intermediate advanced knowledge of Excel in creating spreadsheets and database management tools
• Exemplary customer service, organization skills and able to multitask
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with preparation and distribution of system wide communication on HR related topic