What is the Opportunity?

At Ovivo, we offer you the opportunity to expand your skills and professional experience while collaborating with worldwide experts in water treatment.

We're looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to serve as the primary on‑site HR lead for our Salt Lake City location (~150 employees), with additional HR support for our Huntington Beach, CA location and Canada-based employees. This role is based in our Salt Lake City Office and operates on a hybrid work model. This highly visible, autonomous role reports to and partners closely with the Division Head of HR based out of our Austin, TX location and the Salt Lake City General Manager, balancing strategic impact with hands‑on HR execution.

The role is based in our Salt Lake City, UT office and will enjoy our Hybrid working environment. This role will have periodic travel for meetings, site visits and company sponsored events at corporate offices.

What is the role?

Strategic Partnership

• Advise leaders on workforce planning, org design, and people strategy
• Translate business goals into practical HR initiatives
• Identify organizational needs and propose effective solutions

Employee Relations

• Manage complex employee relations issues and investigations
• Guide managers on performance, discipline, and conflict resolution
• Foster a fair, accountable, respectful workplace

Performance Management

• Lead goal‑setting, check‑ins, and annual review processes
• Coach managers on performance conversations and documentation

Onboarding & HR Operations

• Own end‑to‑end onboarding and HR administrative processes
• Maintain accurate employee records and support daily HR inquiries

Organizational Development

• Build and maintain career paths, job leveling, and org design work
• Contribute to enterprise‑wide OD initiatives
• Support change management initiatives

Employee Engagement

• Drive pulse survey participation and analyze results
• Partner with leaders on action planning and follow‑through

Communications

• Draft employee communications for the General Manager
• Ensure clear, timely messaging around HR programs and changes

Training & Development

• Identify learning needs and coordinate or facilitate training
• Support coaching, development planning, and succession discussions
• Other duties as assigned

Does this sound like you?

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including true HRBP work
• Strong partnership skills with senior leaders
• Comfort balancing strategic work with hands‑on HR tasks
• Solid employee relations expertise
• Experience with engagement programs, career frameworks, and training
• Excellent written communication skills
• Highly collaborative, independent, and emotionally intelligent
• Familiarity with CA and/or Canadian employment law preferred
• Bachelor's degree required; HR certifications preferred

Don't meet every single requirement? If you carry a strong sense of ownership and teamwork in everything you do, we'd like to hear from you anyway.

What we offer as an employer

At Ovivo, teamwork is at the heart of everything we do. We value work-life balance and strive to provide an engaging work environment along with excellent benefits and career progression opportunities. We offer:

Hybrid work environment - while most of your time will be spent in the office, you'll be equipped to work between the office and remotely.

Benefits - all full-time employees are eligible for Ovivo's generous benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
• 401k Match of 4%
• Parental Leave
• Company paid life insurance along with company paid short and long-term disability
• 11 paid holidays
• Three weeks of PTO per year (prorated based on start date)
• Roll over of 64 PTO hours to the following year
• Sixteen personal hours hire date determines number of personal hours for the first year
• Days off between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day - paid by the company with no impact to PTO balance.
• Profit sharing

At Ovivo we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect.

Dive in - Apply Today! Let's change the future of water together.

About Ovivo

Ovivo is a global provider of equipment, technology, and systems producing among the purest water and treating some of the most challenging wastewater in the industry. Ovivo is a powerful global brand with renowned trademarks, possessing more than 150 years of expertise and references in water treatment, supported by its proprietary products, advanced technologies, and extensive system integration knowhow. Ovivo delivers conventional to highly technological water treatment solutions for the industrial and municipal markets and leverages its large installed base of equipment around the world to offer parts and services to its customers. Ovivo is dedicated to innovation in an industry that is in constant evolution and offers water treatment solutions that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally sustainable.

Visit our website to learn more about Ovivo : https://careers.ovivowater.com/

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