HR Business Partner / HR Manager - Polish speaking (Employed or freelance)

📋 Tasks and responsibilities

This senior HR role is based at an industrial production site in Nysa and combines strategic HR business partnering with hands-on operational support. You will work closely with site leadership, the local HR team and international HR stakeholders.

The local HR team supports the full employee lifecycle in a fast-growing production environment.

Core responsibilities

• Workforce planning and staffing support
• Leadership and talent development
• Labor relations and social dialogue
• HR compliance and policy governance
• People analytics and reporting
• Employee engagement and communication

Key focus areas for 2026

• Implementing career development frameworks
• Integrating IATF and automotive quality requirements into HR processes
• Improving labor relations and managing union interactions
• Rolling out absenteeism and return-to-work programs
• Executing stay interviews and follow-up actions from people surveys
• Reviewing, harmonizing and maintaining HR policies and compliance

Primary tasks and responsibilities

• Lead and execute HR projects related to career frameworks, competence models and quality integration
• Prepare and deliver training, communication and rollout of key HR initiatives
• Strengthen labor relations and ensure compliance with Polish labor law
• Support and challenge management on workforce, talent and organizational topics
• Facilitate survey sessions, team dialogues and engagement workshops
• Audit, update and standardize HR policies, procedures and SOPs
• Provide operational coaching to HR team members where needed
• Act as the local point of contact for global HR implementations
• Ensure accurate documentation and reporting in line with audit and IATF standards

Location

• Main location: Nysa
• Minimum 3 days per week onsite
• Increased onsite presence during the onboarding period

📝Your profile

Experience and knowledge

• At least 7 years of experience as an HR Business Partner and/or HR Manager in an industrial environment
• Experience with HR-related projects
• Strong knowledge of Polish labor law and experience working with trade unions
• Experience implementing HR frameworks such as career paths and competency models
• Understanding of IATF or other automotive quality standards
• Experience with HR compliance, audits and procedural governance
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors is a strong plus

Personal skills

• Senior and confident professional who can work autonomously
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Hands-on mindset: strategic while also willing to support operational tasks
• High adaptability in a complex and evolving environment
• Culturally aware, with strong interpersonal skills
• Able to manage sensitive cases with discretion and integrity

Languages

• Native Polish
• Fluent English

💼 Offer

You will be part of a growing Belgian SME where initiative and personal development are encouraged. We will provide you with an enjoyable work environment with fun colleagues. We will work out a career plan with you, with attention and a budget for extra education/certification. You can count on an attractive salary, supplemented with extra-legal benefits, including a company car.
(Freelance is also possible)