HR Business Partner (m/w/d) - GONet (Multi-Site Manufacturing)

HR Business Partner (m/f/d) - GONet (Multi-Site Manufacturing)

For our PMCC (Power Management & Control Components) business unit and GONet Germany, our multi-site service and sales network, Eaton is looking for a committed and experienced HR Business Partner (m/f/d) - GONet (Multi-Site Manufacturing) for Germany.

Your Mission:

As HRBP for GONet, you will operate at the centre of a complex, multi-site manufacturing network, partnering with leadership teams and Works Councils to deliver both operational excellence and sustainable transformation.

As a member of the Eaton Germany Country HR team, the role requires balancing day-to-day HR delivery in a highly regulated, co-determined environment with proactively shaping and contributing to the people agenda across the country, including employee experience, engagement, workforce capability, and organisational effectiveness.

A critical success factor is the ability to build trusted, transparent, and forward-looking partnerships with Works Councils, ensuring compliance while enabling business agility.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Business Partnering

• Partner with GONet and site leadership teams to translate business strategy into practical, forward-looking HR plans
• Act as a key advisor on labour models, productivity, and organisational effectiveness across the network
• Support delivery of GONet transformation initiatives (e.g. footprint changes, centralisation, capability shifts)
• Use workforce data (absenteeism, overtime, attrition, productivity) to drive fact-based discussions and decisions

2. Works Council Partnership & Co-Determination

• Build credible, trust-based relationships with Works Councils across all GONet sites
• Act as a key interface ensuring early, transparent, and structured engagement on all relevant topics
• Support, lead and coordinate information, consultation, and negotiation processes in line with local regulations
• Partner with business leaders to develop pragmatic, mutually acceptable solutions balancing operational needs and employee interests
• Ensure consistency of approach across sites while respecting local frameworks and agreements
• Anticipate potential risks and proactively shape narratives and engagement strategies

3. Operational HR Excellence

• Ensure high-quality, compliant HR delivery across all sites, including:
• Employee relations case management
• Absence and attendance management
• Performance and talent processes
• Workforce planning and staffing
• Safeguard adherence to collective agreements, labour law, and internal policies
• Contribute to and drive standardisation and simplification of HR processes across Eaton Germany, contributing to high quality audit-ready systems
• Embed robust workforce data management processes.

4. Employee Experience & Engagement

• Contribute to and drive a consistent Eaton Germany and GONet employee experience, aligned with operational realities
• Lead engagement agenda (surveys, action plans, leadership accountability) with visible outcomes
• Strengthen frontline engagement and employee voice, including integration with Works Council structures
• Champion initiatives on wellbeing, inclusion, and communication transparency

5. Workforce Capability & Future Readiness

• Support development of a future-ready workforce aligned to GONet strategy:
• Skills mapping and capability gap analysis
• Cross-training and multi-skilling initiatives
• Succession planning for critical operational roles
• Partner with leadership and Works Councils on reskilling/upskilling pathways, especially in the context of automation and network optimisation

6. Process Optimisation & Continuous Improvement

• Drive lean and efficient HR processes aligned with GONet operating principles
• Partnering with country HR colleagues, identify and implement opportunities for digitalisation, standardisation, and service improvement
• Collaborate with Country HR, HR CoEs and HR Services to enhance end-to-end employee and manager experience
• Embed a continuous improvement mindset, linking HR initiatives to operational performance

7. Change Management & Communication

• Lead the people side of GONet transformation and change initiatives
• Develop and execute clear, consistent communication strategies across sites
• Ensure alignment between leadership messaging and Works Council communication channels
• Support leaders in navigating complex change with confidence, transparency, and consistency

Profile & Experience

• Proven HRBP experience in complex, unionised manufacturing environments
• Strong track record of Works Council engagement and negotiations
• Experience supporting multi-site or network-level transformations
• Ability to manage both operational HR delivery and strategic initiatives simultaneously

Skills:

Leadership Behaviours

• Win Together:
  • Credible and balanced - trusted by both management and Works Councils
  • Employee-centric and business-minded - embeds fairness and performance
• Think Big:
  • Structured and transparent - drives clarity in complex, regulated environments
• Act Boldy:
  • Proactive and anticipatory - engages early to shape outcomes, not react to them
  • Resilient and pragmatic - navigates tension and ambiguity effectively

We offer

• Challenging tasks in a dynamic environment, where you will quickly take on responsibility and actively help shape the business.
• Responsible, varied, and independent work with direct customer interaction.
• A structured and thorough onboarding process within a well-established team where personal commitment and mutual support are top priorities.
• Attractive employment conditions combined with the career opportunities of a global corporation, including targeted training programs, extensive development prospects, and exciting career opportunities.
• Become part of a global company whose mission is to improve quality of life and protect the environment through sustainable energy management technologies and services.
• Flexible working hours.
• Professional support for both personal and professional challenges, as well as support for balancing work, family, and private life through flexible work arrangements and a family-friendly HR policy.
• Strong processes and state-of-the-art systems and tools.
• The opportunity to be part of a company with more than 100 years of history, well-known in the industry and with a significant impact on the energy sector.
• Work for a company committed to inclusion, diversity, and sustainability.

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