HR Business Partner
About the job
- Deliver timely, accurate human resources support to enable plant growth and value creation.
- Maintain ongoing compliance with legal, regulatory, and corporate requirements.
- Proactively improve processes, remove barriers, and support employee self-actualization.
- Build trust-based relationships with employees, leaders, and external partners.
- Demonstrate sound judgment, integrity, and principled decision-making in human resources matters.
- Continuously develop professional, business, and manufacturing knowledge to strengthen the human resources partnership.
- Partner with plant leadership to understand and advance business objectives, strategies, and workforce needs.
- Support leaders in connecting employees to how they create value for the company; identify talent gaps and coach leaders on development of gap-closure plans.
- Act as a steward of Principle Based Management culture and identify opportunities to enhance its application.
- Work with the Talent Acquisition team to recruit talent and lead onboarding, ensuring alignment of roles with comparative advantage.
- Ensure compliance with Polish labor law, local regulations, internal policies, and corporate human resources standards.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve local human resources policies and procedures in line with legal requirements and Principle Based Management principles.
- Coach leaders and employees on performance, development, and behaviors aligned with company values.
- Use data and employee feedback to identify and address opportunities to improve engagement, retention, and productivity.
- Support and lead change-management and transformation initiatives.
- Foster a culture of open dialogue, challenge, stewardship, and principled decision-making.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
- Several years of human resources experience, preferably in a manufacturing or high-growth environment.
- Fluency in both Polish and English.
- Strong knowledge of Polish labor law and hands-on experience implementing local human resources policies and procedures.
- Practical knowledge of IATF 16949 requirements and experience supporting customer, certification, and internal audits.
- Experience conducting employee investigations and managing complex employee-relations matters.
About the company
Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, Kansas
Founded
1940
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Koch raised $224.4 million in equity financing on March 10, 2026, preserving dry powder.
- Koch's Africa fertilizer foothold expands global phosphate reach from Morocco's Jorf complex.
- Closed Tacoma gypsum plant concentrates capital into stronger Georgia-Pacific assets and higher-margin lines.
What critics are saying
- DOJ opened a fertilizer antitrust probe in March 2026, risking criminal charges and damages.
- Farmers filed class actions in March and June 2026 against Koch Agronomic Services.
- Georgia-Pacific will close Tacoma's gypsum plant on October 30, 2026, cutting 125 jobs.
What makes Koch Industries unique
- Private since 1940, Koch reinvests earnings for decades, not quarterly Wall Street optics.
- Koch Fertilizer expanded into Morocco on June 30, 2026 through Jorf Fertilizers ownership.
- Georgia-Pacific and Koch Agronomic Services give Koch integrated positions across packaging and fertilizers.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Vacation
- Professional Development Budget
- Fertility Treatment Support
- Parental Leave
- Adoption Assistance
- Hybrid Work Options