Field HR Partner

About the position

ABM Industries is hiring a Field HR Partner to support front-line employees and management for all ABM industry groups in the Phoenix market. Bilingual/Spanish is strongly preferred. In this role, you will be responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and front-line leaders and serving as a consultant to front line leaders on human resource-related issues. The successful Field HR Partner acts as an employee champion and change agent. The role assesses and anticipates HR-related needs. Works in collaboration with HR centers of excellence to achieve talent goals necessary to sustain and drive business performance. Ability to implement innovative and practical solutions through a strong process and metrics focus. The position formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added service to management and employees that reflects the business objectives of the organization. This is a Hybrid Role (expected to be in-office or in the field Mon-Thu). Our regional ABM office is located at: 7420 South Kyrene Road, Suite 115, Tempe, AZ 85282 . Benefit Information: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM 2026 Employee Benefits | Staff & Management

Responsibilities

  • Consult with line management, providing HR guidance when appropriate.
  • Build and maintain an environment for our Team Members that results in a high customer focused and engaged workforce.
  • Review onboarding and orientation for new leaders.
  • Analyze trends and metrics, seeking opportunities and strategies to improve trends in turnover, retention and key indicators of employee and customer engagement.
  • Partner with leadership to understand current and future staffing needs.
  • Partner with Talent Team to develop workforce plans that respond to current and future staffing needs.
  • Partner with Learning & Development Team to ensure key programs are focused on front line managers and team members.
  • Manage and resolve employee relations issues.
  • Conduct effective, thorough and objective investigations.
  • Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance; partners with legal as needed/required.
  • Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to front line leaders (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
  • Work closely with front line leaders to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
  • Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation.
  • Provide guidance and input on business restructures, workforce planning and succession planning.
  • Identify training needs for business and individual coaching needs.
  • Participate in evaluation and monitoring of training programs to ensure success; follow up to ensure training objectives are met.
  • Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver programs to meet organizational goals.
  • Review key business performance targets and their related talent implications with business leaders.
  • Support customer retention and business development though direct involvement with key customer base.
  • Identify and drive the sharing of best practices across functions to facilitate continuous improvement.
  • Understand and mitigate corporate risk associated with relevant employment laws/policies.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of applicable experience in Human Resources, business operations or management
  • Appropriate experience with a large hourly & distributed workforce is strongly preferred
  • Experience working with union and non-union employees preferred.
  • Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management or related field; Master’s Degree preferred
  • In lieu of degree, 10 or more years of related experience required
  • Clear, comprehensive understanding of the link between talent and other HR initiatives and business strategy
  • Strong consultation and communication skills
  • Ability to effectively challenge, influence, and develop productive relationships inside and outside of HR
  • Intellectual agility, interpersonal flexibility and deep curiosity to learn
  • Exposure to strong process and project management discipline
  • Effective team player and networker

Nice-to-haves

  • Bilingual/Spanish is strongly preferred.

Benefits

  • ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package.
  • For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM 2026 Employee Benefits | Staff & Management
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