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Fedrigoni

Specialty papers and self-adhesive materials

Human Resources Business Partner

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Arco, Italy
In Person
People & HRHR Generalist & Employee Relations

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 6 years of experience in human resources roles within multinational companies, with a solid background as a Plant Human Resources Business Partner or Industrial Relations Expert.
  • Hands-on experience independently leading and managing relationships and negotiations with local and regional trade unions.
  • Strong expertise in Italian labor law and the ability to provide guidance on employment matters and ensure legal compliance.
  • Experience collaborating with external legal counsel, employers’ associations such as Confindustria, and other external stakeholders on labor and industrial relations matters.
  • Ability to manage and coordinate priorities in a complex environment with different ongoing transformation streams.
  • Ability to work in cross-functional teams.
  • Fluent English.
Responsibilities
  • Act as a strategic Human Resources partner to business leaders, aligning people initiatives with operational and organizational goals.
  • Lead employee and industrial relations activities, fostering constructive relationships with trade unions while ensuring compliance with collective labor agreements and employment regulations.
  • Manage disciplinary procedures and complex employee relations matters, ensuring compliance with labor legislation, company policies, and consistent application of Human Resources practices.
  • Monitor labor costs and workforce planning, focusing on absenteeism, overtime, and other key Human Resources metrics, and provide actionable insights to management.
  • Support managers in performance management, learning, development, and talent initiatives.
  • Oversee recruitment and onboarding activities, ensuring the attraction and retention of talent aligned with business needs.
  • Partner with leaders to strengthen employee engagement, team effectiveness, and leadership capabilities across the organization.
  • Coach and advise managers on people management, career development, and building high-performing teams.

About the company

Fedrigoni is a long-established producer of specialty papers and self-adhesive materials. Its papers come in a wide range of textures, colors, and finishes designed for publishing, design, and packaging, and are compatible with offset and digital printing. The company also manufactures self-adhesive materials for industrial use, including customized automotive solutions that provide functional protection and identification. Compared with other suppliers, Fedrigoni emphasizes a diverse material portfolio paired with design-oriented applications to support brand storytelling and packaging solutions for designers, printers, and converters. Its goal is to help customers elevate design, packaging, and branding through high-quality papers and adhesives that meet both aesthetic and practical needs.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$731.5M

Headquarters

Verona, Italy

Founded

1888

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What believers are saying

  • Amcor and Fedrigoni launched recycle-ready wet wipe packaging in May 2025.
  • Papkot partnership can win FMCG and F&B customers seeking plastic-free, recyclable materials.
  • Palantir deployment should improve service levels and working capital across Fedrigoni's plants.

What critics are saying

  • Fedrigoni exited office paper in January 2025 after closing Giano and cutting 195 jobs.
  • €665 million floating-rate notes due 2033 keep leverage exposed if rates stay elevated.
  • Packaging rivals like Amcor compress margins by bundling recycle-ready solutions and labels.

What makes Fedrigoni unique

  • Fedrigoni dominates premium specialty papers, labels, and RFID across packaging and creative uses.
  • Its 2025 Palantir partnership modernizes forecasting, inventory, and operations at global scale.
  • Papkot investment ties Fedrigoni to recyclable fiber coatings for next-generation packaging.

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Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

6%

1 year growth

6%

2 year growth

6%
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Aug 12th, 2026
Fedrigoni Completes €665 Million Notes Offering

Paul, Weiss advised Fedrigoni, an Italy-based portfolio company of Bain Capital and BC Partners, in the issuance of €665 million of senior secured floating rate notes due 2033. Fedrigoni is a leading manufacturer of pressure-sensitive products and premium packaging materials. Proceeds from the offering were used to refinance existing debt.The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Neel Sachdev, Matthew Merkle, Deirdre Jones, Nicolò Ascione and Marco Bagnato, and included partner Matthew Leist; and tax partners Timothy Lowe, Lindsay Parks and Rohit Pisal, and counsel Samir Kurani.

Fedrigoni
Jun 27th, 2025
Fedrigoni completes the acquisition of Arjowiggins China

Fedrigoni, after entering last January into an arrangement with Arjowiggins HKK3 Limited (“HKK3”), the owner of the Arjowiggins China group operating the paper mill in Quzhou, China, announced that it had finalized the acquisition of HKK3’s entire share capital on December 2023. The Quzhou mill is a world-leading manufacturer of translucent papers (sold under the...

Adhesives & Sealants Industry
Jun 10th, 2025
Fedrigoni and Palantir Expand Partnership to Accelerate Operational Transformation with AI

Palantir Technologies Inc. announced a multi-year partnership with Fedrigoni, a global reference manufacturer of specialty papers for packaging and other creative applications, self-adhesive labels, graphic supports for visual communication, and RFID.

PolyMart
May 19th, 2025
Amcor and Fedrigoni unveil breakthrough recycle-ready wet wipe packaging

A global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has partnered with Fedrigoni - a global reference in the manufacturing of specialty papers for packaging, self-adhesive labels, graphic media, and RFID - to develop a recycle-ready flexible packaging solution for wet wipe application.

Formes de Luxe
May 6th, 2025
From recycled tin capsules to novel paper sampling, what's new from luxury packaging suppliers?

Printing specialist Martinenq partnered with papermaker Fedrigoni to create a range of products dedicated to fragrance sampling and cosmetics testing.