HR Business Partner

We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join our team at Topcon. As an HR Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing strategic HR support to our employees and management team.

Employee Relations

• Act as a point of contact for all employees and managers within your designated area of responsibility.
• Support the HR Manager in all HR-related matters, including the preparation of promotions, job/working hours changes, maternity leave requests, and related discussions with line managers and employees.
• Solve inter-personal work-related issues between employees, including discussions related to warnings and terminations, as well as complex cases.
• Ensure equal treatment and consistency apply.
• Manage employee exit, including reference letters.

Apprenticeship/ Dual Study Programme/ Working Students

• Recruit candidates for apprenticeships, dual study programs, and working student positions.
• Coordinate programs with the Chamber of Commerce, universities, and internal departments.
• Act as a point of contact during program implementation.
• Manage working students during their engagement with Topcon, including coordination of Bachelor/Master degree program engagements with related departments.

Personal Development

• Coordinate and act as a point of contact for Topcon-internal development programs.
• Coordinate the creation/update of training plans with cost centre owners and administer obtained training certificates in Workday as a backup for the HR Representative.

Recruiting & Employer Branding

• Create and place job advertisements via Workday and job boards not included in the WD process, including applicant management in coordination with the Talent Acquisition team.
• Conduct job interviews and issue employment contracts (from Support IC to Manager roles).
• Participate in job fairs.
• Maintain contact with universities for working students and recruitment agencies for temp staff workers.

HR-Roadmap

• Support the HR Manager in coordinating and implementing performance reviews, goal setting, salary reviews/merit and bonus payment processes, and annual leave management.

HR-Documents & Statistics

• Create, update, and publish HR documents in the TELE-document management system for auditing purposes, including job descriptions, organization charts, HR forms in TDP-SharePoint, and TELE-Docu Manager, including audit preparations.
• Prepare HR data/statistics as required and prepare HR-PPT for work meetings.

Education and Experience

• Qualifications in Human Resources, psychology, law, business, or equivalent experience.
• Training in employment legislation, compensation, organizational planning, organization development, employee relations, safety, training, and/or preventive labor relations, preferred.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in HR business, preferably in an international, matrixed environment.
• Fluent English and German (written and spoken) is necessary.
• Deep knowledge of German local law and legislation and general knowledge of other countries' labor legislation.
• Evidence of maintaining a high level of confidentiality.
• High-level computer literacy (Socials/Internet/MS Office Suite/SaaS).
• Analytical mindset with a keen eye for detail and the ability to problem-solve.
• Ability to travel within the region.

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes

• Broad knowledge and experience in Human Resources, including recruitment, employment legislation, compensation, employee relations, safety, training, and employee development.
• Ability to manage multiple and sometimes competing priorities.
• Ability to work independently, be self-motivated, and proactive.
• Desire to collaborate to achieve results (both with the global HR team and local Operations).
• Contribute to a team environment through developing positive working relationships based on trust and integrity.