HR Business Partner II

Responsibilities

• Support line leaders in driving plant performance.
• Provide support for employees and report to the plant HR Manager.
• Work in partnership to coach, support, influence, and enable customer groups including team members and leaders to effectively deliver their people plans.
• Contribute to and support the accomplishment of the company objectives in a matrix structure.
• Participate in HR projects that impact the entire facility.
• Ensure compliance with Safety work rules and reinforce Safety as a Core Value.
• Ensure adherence to Food Safety & Quality policies and procedures.
• Manage employee relations issues and promote positive and pro-active employee relations.
• Build management responsibility and capability for managing employee relations (where appropriate).
• Lead generalist duties in the areas of performance management, OJT, training, talent acquisition, new employee orientation, assistance with onboarding process, benefits, compensation, attendance, etc., as a resource to team members and leaders.
• Embed engagement, safety, and a performance management culture within the business area as a means of driving business improvement.
• Drive, influence, advise and support the cultural and people aspects of organizational change, structures, people processes and business improvement initiatives within the customer groups in order to improve business efficiency and people management, allowing for flexibility and planned growth.
• Assist customer groups to improve and deliver decision support via HR data and metrics that are meaningful to drive business objectives, as well as building accountability and visual management.
• Partner with the HR Centers of Excellence (COE) to leverage resources and support company-wide initiatives and processes.
• Provide feedback to HR team, including Specialists (COE) and peer groups on implementation and utilization of tools to ensure flawless execution of HR initiatives.
• Represent the customers’ needs from the plant level and provide customer feedback to the COE teams.
• Lead projects that support plant and Supply Chain initiatives to enhance HR processes.
• Minimize business risk and enhance the company culture by ensuring that all management are knowledgeable in all required legal subject areas.
• Provide support to the HR Manager and HR Team as a whole on various HR initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with all Federal, State and Local legal and regulatory requirements.
• Provide outstanding customer service by responding to employee requests and questions and give prompt delivery of information for issues in need of escalation.
• Conduct audits for various payroll, benefits or other HR programs.
• Enter new hires, update and maintain Human Resources Information System records and compile reports from database as needed.
• Conduct and document workplace investigations, including PIPs.
• Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks. Adhere to Quality work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.

Qualifications

• B.S. or B.A. degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field.
• 5+ years of increasing generalist responsibility within Human Resources in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success managing projects.