Senior HR Business Partner, Manufacturing Plants

A day in the life

Begin your morning on the plant floor in Richland Center, WI, checking in with supervisors about staffing, coaching a new leader through a performance conversation, and planning an inclusion initiative that will also support the Middleton, WI site. By afternoon, you’re partnering with the North America ISC HR Business Partner and Plant Leadership to align people strategies to production goals, and you close the day translating employee feedback into actions that fine‑tune Rockwell Automation’s HR processes.

In this senior generalist role, you will act as a trusted advisor and change agent—leading organizational design and job leveling efforts, guiding compensation decisions, and driving employee engagement and inclusion. You will collaborate closely with HR Services, HR Centers of Excellence (COEs), and fellow HR Business Partners to deliver the full value of HR to our manufacturing operations.

You will report directly to the Senior Manager, HRBP - ISC NA Manufacturing and will be based at our Richland Center, WI facility while supporting both Richland Center and Middleton, WI.

How you’ll make an impact

• Partner with plant and functional leaders to enhance organizational effectiveness and implement HR programs that advance business priorities.
• Provide counsel on employment legislation, talent management, learning and development, performance management, recruitment, workforce planning, rewards, and engagement.
• Develop a deep understanding of team objectives to ensure the right skills, structures, competencies, and rewards are in place—both short- and long-term.
• Assess and strengthen leadership capability; build robust talent pipelines aligned to future needs.
• Lead workforce planning: clarify hiring requirements, analyze labor trends, anticipate skill gaps, and champion inclusive hiring practices.
• Act as a change champion for Rockwell’s HR Delivery Model; partner with the HR Service Center to identify and build required competencies.
• Use HR technology and automation to improve decision quality and speed—across HR teams and with business leaders.
• Continuously capture manager and employee feedback to improve HR processes and service delivery.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Human Resources Management or a related field.
• PHR or SPHR certification.
• 5+ years of HR experience within a manufacturing/operations environment.
• 3+ years across compensation, performance management, employee development, organizational development, coaching/consultation, change management, and employee relations.

Proficiencies

• Bachelor's Degree
• Human Resources
• Coaching and Mentoring Experience

Benefits and work/life

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Parental and Caregiver leave
• Flexible scheduling in coordination with your manager

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Grow with us

We believe great ideas come from everywhere. If this opportunity energizes you, yet your background doesn’t match every line, we encourage you to apply—you could be the ideal fit for this or a future role. This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.