HR Business Partner

As a Human Resources leader, you will play a crucial role in executing recruitment and selection processes, employee relations, work life balance improvement projects, partner morale maximization, wage and benefit changes, safety enhancements, training and development, labor/union relations, policy administration, and regulatory compliance related to employment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Recruit, hire, and onboard new employees.
• Represent Human Resources in cross-functional plant projects to ensure operational needs are met.
• Administer policies and make recommendations for procedural or policy improvement opportunities.
• Manage employee performance.
• Partner with employees to build strong relationships.
• Administer internal job transfers through all internal systems and local regulations.
• Develop and execute partner training programs.
• Improve HR processes.
• Collaborate with the HR leadership team to lead employees and effectively communicate with Operations and Commercial teams.
• Work with the HR Team Leader to implement staffing and workforce planning initiatives.
• Communicate HR policies, compensation, benefits, and other HR initiatives to employees.
• Collaborate with HR and Operations leadership teams to improve standard policies, processes, and the overall employee experience.
• Maintain employee and position information in HR Systems, including Workday.
• Stay up-to-date on local regulatory and compliance changes and communicate them to leadership.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in human resources is preferred.
• Labor relations experience is a plus.
• Technical expertise in human resources practices and procedures.
• Strong presentation skills, ability to communicate effectively, and deliver presentations in an engaging manner.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a larger team.
• Demonstrated ability to service customers.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Well-developed analytical skills.
• Forward thinking.
• Ability to evaluate the financial impact of various HR & labor practices.
• Ability to navigate Microsoft Office and aptitude to become an expert in Workday and other internal software systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of local labor laws and regulations.

About Us

We strive to do good through food every day. We're a customer-brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, shelf-stable beverages, and yogurt. Our employees and presence on five continents enable us to be an essential ingredient in our customers' success.

We partner with the best retailers, restaurants, distributors, and food manufacturers around the globe. We recognize our responsibility to do good in the world and are driven to make a difference in everything we do.

Life & Culture

We call ourselves partners – not employees – and there's a good reason behind that. Our work is more than just a job. Our common goals drive and energize us as we work together to be the best we can be.

Caring is a huge part of who we are. We not only help each other grow; we take care of each other along the way. Whenever a partner is experiencing a hardship, it's common for others to take the initiative to organize fundraisers to help support them through our Partners Helping Partners program. We also care about our communities and want to help make them better places to live every day.

Who We're Looking For

Our people are truly the heart of our company, and we're on a journey together. It's about more than a job. We work hard to find great people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and provide opportunities to help them grow. Like a family, we care deeply about each other.