Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources Business Partner for a direct hire opportunity in Fresno, CA, supporting a construction organization focused on industrial facilities and infrastructure. This HR Business Partner role is ideal for a hands-on, business-minded HR professional who is confident advising leaders, resolving complex employee relations matters, and supporting teams across multiple subsidiaries and locations.

This position offers the opportunity to serve as a trusted HR advisor in a stable, operationally driven environment where strong leadership partnership, practical problem solving, and responsive HR support are highly valued. The role is well suited for someone who enjoys building credibility with managers, improving workforce practices, supporting compliance, and helping teams navigate change with consistency and professionalism.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide proactive employee relations and labor relations support to managers, employees, and subsidiary leadership across multiple business units.
- Conduct and support workplace investigations, performance improvement plans, corrective actions, separations, grievance documentation, and related HR processes.
- Advise leaders on HR policies, California employment law, federal compliance requirements, workforce trends, and practical business-focused solutions.
- Support organizational changes, workforce planning initiatives, onboarding coordination, training programs, and compliance training across multiple locations.
- Administer and utilize HRIS, LMS, Excel, and reporting tools to maintain accurate records, track training completion, and analyze workforce data.
- Draft HR communications, present HR topics to leadership groups, and collaborate with HR specialists in benefits, recruiting, payroll, and operations.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $90,000 to $100,000 per year.
- Direct hire opportunity.
- Location: Fresno, CA.

How to Apply? Please send your resume to  k a r l a m@appleone.com under the subject of "Human Resources Business Partner"

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required.
- 5-7 years of progressive HR experience, including experience in a generalist or broad HR role.
- Demonstrated HR business partner experience supporting business leaders directly, not solely HR operations.
- Strong employee relations and labor relations experience, including investigations, performance management, separations, and grievances.
- Working knowledge of federal and California employment laws, including FMLA, ADA, Title VII, and FLSA.
- Experience supporting multiple locations, multiple entities, or subsidiary-based organizations strongly preferred.
- Experience coordinating and facilitating training programs, compliance training, harassment prevention training, and new hire training.
- Proficiency with HRIS systems, LMS platforms, Excel, reporting tools, and employee record maintenance.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft clear HR communications independently.
- Ability to present HR information to small and mid-size leadership groups.
- Sound judgment, strong follow-through, and the ability to determine when to resolve issues independently versus escalate.
- Valid California Driver’s License required.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s degree in Human Resources or MBA.
- Experience working within a structured HR team alongside specialists in areas such as benefits, recruiting, payroll, and HR operations.
- Multi-site or multi-entity HR experience within construction, industrial facilities, infrastructure, or another operationally complex environment.
- Experience building trust with business leaders and providing practical HR guidance in environments where leaders may be skeptical of HR.
- Ability to identify employee relations trends, workforce risks, and opportunities, then provide proactive recommendations to leadership.

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