The People Partner executes the People Strategy for the Philips manufacturing site in Reedsville, Pennsylvania. The role is part of the global People function and partners closely with the local Manufacturing Management Team and People leaders to enable safe, effective, and engaged manufacturing operations.
Acting as a trusted advisor, you will ensure that people strategies, workforce plans, and employee relations practices are aligned with business priorities, global People frameworks, and local labor legislation. In addition, the role combines strategic insight with strong hands-on execution at site level and influences outcomes through professional expertise, coaching, and collaboration.
Your role:
Partner with the Manufacturing Management Team and People leaders to develop, engage, and retain talent at the site. As a trusted advisor and coach, you strengthen leadership capability, help leaders address business challenges through effective people solutions, and guide goal setting, feedback, performance, and development in line with global People frameworks and local requirements. You also role-model a culture of impact with care, enabling engagement initiatives, helping leaders interpret and act on Employee Engagement Survey results, and supporting change with clear communication and thoughtful people-impact management.
Drive workforce planning and core site people processes, including staffing plans, talent and performance management, engagement, holiday balances, and compensation and benefits, ensuring alignment with business needs and local market competitiveness. You advise on organizational design, position management, and resourcing approaches to support production requirements, cost optimization, and volume fluctuations.
Provide end-to-end support on employee relations matters, including absence and sick leave, disciplinary and grievance cases, performance improvement plans, and investigations. You ensure consistent, fair, and timely case management in line with local labor laws, internal policies, and best practices. As the labor relations subject matter expert, you engage with unions (where applicable) and internal/external audit stakeholders to build constructive relationships and deliver compliant outcomes.
You're the right fit if:
You have 5+ years of experience in People Partnering, HR Business Partnering, or similar roles, preferably within a manufacturing, operational, or industrial environment, supported by a relevant Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, People Management, Change Management, or a related field.
Your skills include strong expertise in employee and labor relations, with hands-on application of labor law and internal policies; the ability to coach and influence leaders without formal authority while navigating complex, sensitive people topics with confidence, integrity, and sound judgment; and a blend of business acumen with practical execution, translating strategy and frameworks into effective site-level people solutions.
You have a Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or equivalent.
You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.?
You're an excellent, clear, and credible communicator who builds trust with stakeholders in a regulated, fast-paced operational environment. You work autonomously, manage complexity and ambiguity effectively, and collaborate well within a global People organization.
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company's facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company's main facilities, generally at the customers' or suppliers' locations.
This is an Office role.
About Philips
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Philips Transparency Details
The pay range for this position in Reedsville, PA is $93,000 - $148,000.
The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.
In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives, may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.
At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.
Additional Information
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Reedsville, PA.
It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status or a person's relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, marital or domestic partner status, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.
As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.
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