People Business Partner - Cannabis Retail

Who we are...

High Profile Cannabis Shop

We are looking for...

In this role you will...

• Serve as a primary HR resource for employees and leaders across assigned markets, providing guidance on employee relations, performance management, policy interpretation, and day-to-day people questions.
• Apply working knowledge of company operations, SOPs, policies, and employment practices to support consistent issue resolution and accountability across assigned locations.
• Coach leaders through employee relations concerns, performance conversations, documentation, attendance, conduct, policy violations, and disciplinary next steps while reinforcing manager ownership.
• Support employee relations matters by reviewing documentation, gathering information, assisting with investigations, recommending next steps, and escalating higher-risk concerns as needed.
• Build partnerships with store leaders and hourly employees through regular communication, field visits, feedback gathering, and follow-up on store-level people needs.
• Partner with leaders to implement HR and culture initiatives, improve consistency across locations, and identify opportunities to strengthen employee experience and manager effectiveness.
• Assist HR leadership and business leaders with organizational changes, staffing considerations, job description updates, and related people processes.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and business leaders on hiring needs, candidate alignment, interview feedback, onboarding coordination, and new hire readiness.
• Support onboarding, employee transitions, performance review cycles, employee feedback processes, and manager follow-up at the store level.
• Contribute to HR training, tools, templates, and process improvements that help leaders apply HR practices consistently.
• Support leave of absence, accommodation, workplace injury, safety, and workers' compensation processes by ensuring information is documented, routed, and followed up on appropriately.
• Support offboarding activities, including resignation follow-up, exit feedback, separation documentation, and identification of employee relations or retention trends.
• Review HR reporting and workforce metrics, including turnover, attendance, employee relations trends, and open follow-up items, to identify themes and recommend practical improvements.
• Partner with HR leadership on escalations, sensitive employee matters, workforce trends, and compliance risks by providing observations, documentation, and recommendations.

The skills and requirements you have...

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years related experience, or equivalent
• Must be willing to travel as needed to support assigned retail stores.
• PHR, SPHR or other HR certification, strongly preferred.
• Experience working with hourly team members required.
• Strong current knowledge of employment and labor laws and regulations.
• Strong working knowledge of ADA, FMLA, and leave of absence processes, including accommodations, documentation requirements, and coordination with employees, managers, and internal partners.
• Knowledge of KPIs and workforce metrics.
• Proven ability to establish credibility, build relationships, operate effectively in ambiguity, and maintain strict confidentiality.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including patience, professionalism, and a helpful approach to employee issues.
• Strong results orientation and commitment to quality, performance, and deliverables.
• Working knowledge of HRIS systems and comfort learning new systems.
• Effective multi-tasker with demonstrated ability to prioritize competing demands.
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills; ability to correspond in a professional, businesslike manner.
• Must be at least 21 years of age and able to pass a background check.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain required state licenses based on work location.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance for full-time staff
• Life Insurance
• Short-term & Long-term Disability Insurance
• Paid time off
• 401k
• Company paid holidays

Compensation Estimate Disclaimer

C3 Industries is led by a passionate, creative, and hardworking team of cannabis cultivation and processing experts. We produce the highest quality, indoor cannabis flower, and extracted products at our state-of-the-art facilities in Oregon and Michigan.

At C3I our product is cannabis, but our most important asset is our people. We believe in hiring locally, offering competitive compensation packages, and giving our employees an opportunity to learn and grow. As a company, we are committed to being active corporate citizens and community members and celebrate diversity and inclusion.