HR Talent Generalist, Beech Island Mill

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In one of our professional roles, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

In This Role, You Will

The HR Generalist serves as a trusted business partner to manufacturing leaders, providing support across talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, organizational effectiveness, learning and development, and workforce planning. This role helps build a high-performing, engaged workforce by coaching leaders, developing team capability, supporting organizational change, and fostering a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and mutual respect.

At the KC Beech Island Plant, we are transitioning from a traditional system to a High Performance Work System (HPWS) where employees are empowered to make decisions, solve problems, develop new skills, and directly influence business results.

HR Business Partnering

• Coach leaders on onboarding, performance management, employee relations, development planning, and career growth.
• Support implementation of people strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with leaders to develop action plans from engagement and culture survey results.

Talent & Workforce Planning

• Support recruitment activities, hiring events, onboarding programs, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Partner with leaders to identify capability gaps, succession opportunities, and development needs.

Learning, Performance & Organization Effectiveness

• Support performance management processes and employee development initiatives.
• Facilitate team effectiveness, leader assimilation, and change management efforts.
• Drive continuous improvement through coaching, collaboration, and problem solving.

Communication & Employee Experience

• Support site communications, recognition programs, engagement activities, and community initiatives.
• Promote a culture of inclusion, accountability, teamwork, and employee ownership.

Compensation & HR Programs

• Partner with leaders and Centers of Excellence on compensation, retention, and workforce solutions.
• Support implementation of HR programs and corporate initiatives at the site.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of HR experience.
• Experience in employee relations, leadership coaching, talent management, and organizational change.
• Strong ability to influence leaders and employees through coaching conversations.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-changing environment and navigate ambiguity.
• Comfortable having difficult conversations and supporting employees through change.
• Ability to build relationships across all organizational levels.
• Availability to work fully onsite at Beech Island Mill, South Carolina.

Preferred

• HR experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, operations, warehouse, or plant environments.
• Experience with hourly workforce populations.
• Experience working in High Performance Work Systems (HPWS) or highly autonomous team-based organizations.
• Demonstrated growth potential and willingness to relocate in the future for career development opportunities.
• Experience leading change management initiatives.

Pay

Salary Range: 79,880 – 94,440 USD. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

Schedule

Full time