On-site in Houston, TX

Summary: 

• The Investigator, Employee Relations plays a critical role in cultivating a fair, inclusive, and high-trust workplace. 
• You’ll handle sensitive employee matters with care, consistency, and integrity—conducting impartial, thorough investigations and partnering across teams to promote accountability and belonging.
• Responsible for conducting internal investigations on a broad range of issue types and allegations and supporting improvements in the program to include identifying trends, opportunities and action plans. 
• This role is also responsible for making recommendations to ensuring compliance with expectations and in support of improvement of internal processes and procedures.

Description:

Investigations:

• Lead and manage investigations across the different functions for the site. These investigations include alleged violations of company policies, laws, ethical and general employee relations investigations.
• Draft thoughtful, well-structured documentation, including investigation reports, talking points, and corrective action guidance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Legal, E&C, IT, Quality, EHS, local HR and outside counsel) to ensure comprehensive and objective investigations.
• Exercise sound, discerning judgment to balance employee fairness, legal compliance, and business priorities.
• Conduct detailed root cause analyses for substantiated allegations, and recommend corrective and preventive actions to mitigate recurrence.
• Document findings, decisions, and recommendations to appropriate system ensuring thorough and accurate records for internal reporting and recordkeeping.
• Support efforts to gather and analyze investigation data to identify trends, risks, and areas for improvement, in collaboration with members of HR team.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree, minimum.
• Prior investigation experience, preferably within a multinational company.
• Strong communication skills to include verbal and report writing.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, HR practices, and compliance frameworks.
• Exceptional analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships.
• Demonstrated discretion, empathy, and resilience when handling confidential and sensitive issues.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting interview around sensitive matters.
• Strong computer skills, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

The hiring range for this position is $30.00 to $37.50 per hour. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity, and may also vary depending on candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience amongst other factors.

Harvest Technical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, Sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.