People Advisory Partner

Johnson Matthey

$100K — $120K *
Devon, PA 19333In-Person
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of labor relations experience, especially with unions and compliance to collective bargaining agreements.
  • On-site plant support experience is preferred, requiring flexibility for a multi-shift operation.
  • Strong collaboration skills in a high-security protocol environment.
  • In-depth knowledge of US employment law and HR practices.
  • Proven HR advisory experience with a focus on complex case management, preferably with a degree in HR or Business.
  • Demonstrated success in leading local change initiatives and coaching management effectively.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to handle sensitive situations confidently.

Responsibilities

  • Lead implementation of people change initiatives like organizational design and performance frameworks.
  • Partner with managers to advance and sustain change plans while coaching on handling people issues.
  • Manage complex employee relations cases, ensuring compliance and collaboration with unions.
  • Provide structured advice on policy interpretation and escalate high-risk cases as necessary.
  • Serve as the link between enterprise frameworks and local execution, collaborating across teams.
  • Document all case handling and change delivery to comply with company standards.
  • Offer insights on local risks and colleague sentiment to guide regional decision-making.

Benefits

  • Retirement Savings (401K Match and additional Employer Contribution)
  • 20 days annual PTO (varies for shift-based roles)
  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Health Insurance (Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision)
  • Voluntary Benefits
  • Wellbeing Programs and Incentives
  • Tuition Assistance
Full Job Description

The role: 

As a People Advisory Partner, you will help drive our goals by: 

  • Leading the local implementation of people change initiatives, such as organisational design, performance frameworks and engagement programmes. 

  • Partnering with managers to cascade, embed and sustain change plans while coaching them to build capability in handling people issues. 

  • Managing complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, performance and absence, ensuring compliance and consistency, and working collaboratively with unions where required. 

  • Providing clear, structured advice on policy interpretation and escalating high-risk or precedent-setting cases to the Regional/Country Advisory Lead. 

  • Acting as the bridge between enterprise frameworks and local execution, collaborating with Business Partners, Centres of Expertise and People Operations for joined-up delivery. 

  • Ensuring all case handling and change delivery are well documented, compliant and aligned with company standards. 

  • Offering insights on local risks, adoption challenges and colleague sentiment to inform regional and enterprise decision-making. 

Key skills that will help you succeed in this role: 

  • Labor relations experience required, this role with be working with unions and supporting adherence to the CBA. 

  • On-site plant/production site support experience is strongly preferred. This is a hybrid role but will require being on-site as needed, as well as flexibility to support a multi-shift operation.   

  • This is a collaborative environment and members of the People Advisory team must be willing to support metal-free facilities with high security protocol.   

  • Strong understanding of US employment law and HR practices. 

  • Proven experience in an HR advisory or employee relations role, with the ability to manage complex cases effectively. A degree in HR, Business or a related field is preferred. 

  • Demonstrated capability in leading local change initiatives and coaching managers to ensure successful adoption. 

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with resilience to manage sensitive issues. 

  • Highly organised with strong attention to detail, while remaining flexible and adaptable in a dynamic environment. 

  • Autonomous and confident in making decisions, balancing risk and compliance. 

  • Experience working in a global, matrixed organisation is an advantage. 

Even if you only match some of the skills, we’d love to hear from you to discuss further! 

What we offer: 

We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees’ financial and physical wellbeing, such as: 

  • Retirement Savings (401K Match, plus an additional Employer Contribution) 

  • 20 days annual PTO (varies for shift based roles) 

  • Life and Disability Insurance 

  • Health Insurance (Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision) 

  • Voluntary Benefits 

  • Wellbeing Programs and Incentives 

  • Tuition Assistance 

Ready to make a meaningful impact on your career and the environment? Join us and help shape a sustainable future while advancing your career! 

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