HR Manager - Garland, TX

Join our community of food professionals as a Human Resource Manager, supporting the Area Director of HR in executing the area vision, direction, and goals. This role helps create a safe, inclusive, and engaging culture while ensuring the organization has the right talent in the right roles to deliver key results.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a genuine safety culture that fosters employee well-being through engagement and leadership accountability; role model and prioritize safety.
• Advocate for a positive employee experience and high engagement; identify and escalate employee experience defects.
• Promote a positive work environment across the market to drive engagement, retention, and performance through consistent execution of LEAD Plays.
• Utilize data and insights to identify opportunities and make recommendations (e.g., EPS action planning).
• Participate in developing department goals and objectives; execute plans to meet these goals.
• Advise supervisors and managers on the application of Company policies to ensure consistency and accurate interpretation.
• Facilitate training as needed (e.g., orientation, leader development).
• Support communication and change campaigns for strategic HR and business priorities, driving employee adoption.
• Lead investigations with support from the Area Director of HR; partner with Compliance on investigations and summarize findings.
• Support recruitment efforts, develop staffing and retention strategies, manage onboarding, performance improvement plans (PIPs), and individual development plans (IDPs).
• Review and coach on hourly-level disciplinary and performance management actions.
• Provide coaching and consulting support to area leaders in talent assessment, planning, and performance management.
• Lead leave administration practices for the market; provide guidance for the interactive process in compliance with ADA and support the Workers Compensation Program.
• Collaborate with and influence market leaders to align HR practices with business objectives.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of US Foods procedures, employment laws, and regulations to ensure compliance.
• Maintain documentation relating to personnel activities such as staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, Affirmative Action Plans, and disciplinary actions.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of HR experience, with at least 4 years in a professional (non-administrative) role.
• Experience consulting with and advising small management teams.
• Strong foundation in core HR fundamentals to support and advise on various HR practices and processes.
• Familiarity with employment legislation such as ADA, FMLA, EEOC, FLSA, and Title VII.
• Working knowledge of MS Office software; familiarity with HRIS; effective presentation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• SHRM certification desirable.
• Valid driver’s license required; motor vehicle record must be in good standing.
• Travel required: 10-15%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior employee relations experience and experience working in a collective bargaining environment.
• Experience with affirmative action requirements at a Federal government contractor.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to make timely and informed decisions and understand when to escalate issues.

Work Environment

• Onsite role performed inside a US Foods office-based environment.
• Significant interaction with associates in multiple locations, including distribution centers, driver domicile yards, and occasional customer visits with territory managers.

Physical Requirements

• Stand: Frequently
• Walk: Frequently
• Drive Vehicle: Occasionally
• Sit: Continuously
• Lift 1-10 lbs: Occasionally
• Carry 1-10 lbs: Occasionally
• Grasp Objects: Frequently (e.g., hand truck, boxes, cartons, steering wheel)
• Manipulate Objects: Frequently (e.g., boxes, dolly, metal truck ramp, hand truck, paperwork)
• Manual Dexterity: Continuously (e.g., typing, use of office machines such as copiers, printers)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Pre-tax spending accounts
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life insurance
• Annual incentive plan bonus (potential)

Pay

The expected base rate for this role is between $75,000 and $120,000, depending on relevant experience, education, skills, function, and geographic location.