Factory HR Business Partners Manager

The Opportunity

Join Hitachi Energy as a pivotal member of the South Boston leadership team and help shape the future of our North America Transformer Business. This is a dynamic, high‑impact role where you will champion people, culture, organizational development, and strategic HR excellence. You’ll collaborate with global partners, standardize key HR processes, and lead initiatives that elevate performance, engagement, and operational success. With a strong focus on building capabilities and driving meaningful change, you’ll influence culture, accelerate growth, and contribute to a thriving workplace where people feel valued and empowered.

Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

How You’ll Make An Impact

- Lead HR strategy deployment and organizational development initiatives.

- Partner with operations leaders to strengthen culture, supervisory effectiveness and workforce planning.

- Build proactive communication, engagement, and employee experience programs.

- Design and support change management strategies across the site.

- Drive talent development, performance systems and local compensation processes.

- Analyze workforce data to shape retention strategies and reduce attrition.

- Guide employee relations, investigations, coaching and conflict resolution.

- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal employment regulations.

Your Background

- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Industrial Relations or related field; advanced degree is a plus.

- 8+ years of progressive HR generalist experience, ideally in manufacturing or distribution.

- Experience advising leaders and influencing organizational strategy.

- Proven success in culture development, change management and process improvement.

- Strong relationship‑building, project management and communication skills.

- Ability to manage confidential information with professionalism and integrity.

More About Us

- Hitachi Energy invests in learning, mobility and long‑term career growth.

- You’ll join a global team committed to sustainability, innovation, and purpose‑driven work.

- We foster an inclusive culture where every individual can thrive and make an impact.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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