Job Description

Human Resource Manager

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

Purpose:

As the Human Resource Manager for Big Flats, NY you will serve as the front-line HR support for the designated client group within the Big Flats & Mohnton, production facility. The HRBP will provide client group managers with support on all HR related matters including employee relations issues, coaching, guidance on performance management, development, management effectiveness, and continuously monitor and diagnose the functional health of the client organization and implement plans to proactively address areas for improvement. Working in collaboration with the HR specialist functions (Recruiting, Compensation & Benefits). In this role, you will work directly with the Head of HR and act as business partner to the Director of Manufacturing.

Key Accountabilities and Deliverables:

• Provide operational expertise to the Director of Manufacturing and employee population in all HR related matters: payroll, social legislation, recruitment, talent management, Labor relations and internal communication.
• Support internal programs by highlighting HR related issues.
• Contribute to the business strategy by helping identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes.
• Support line management in forecasting and planning the talent pipeline requirements in line with the function/business strategy.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition Team to ensure that all recruitment activities are well planned, documented, approved and result in fast, compliant, high-quality hires.
• Ensure all recruiting, on-boarding, promotion and exit activities are well planned to deliver seamless, well support transitions resulting in continuous improvement in client organization capability.
• Implement appropriate learning interventions while accounting for learning principles and theories and manage ongoing delivery.
• Drive the people processes (performance, development, and career) to ensure that employees' level of performance and capabilities meet current and future standards.
• Manage specific projects as determined in the annual HR operational plan as well as participating in functional and cross-functional initiatives.
• Develop and promote feedback mechanisms for employees to influence the continuous improvement of HR services and processes.
• Implement HR policies and reward strategy to ensure that all reward decisions are fair and objective.
• Provide expert advice and coaching to managers and employees where appropriate.
• Drive engagement and collaboration, supporting resources to help clients integrate and model our new cultural direction.
• Proactively engage client departments through immersion in their business objectives, team meetings and planning cycle.
• Champion diversity and inclusion efforts and continually drive to ensure client workforce is representative of our organizational need for diversity.
• Drive a talent lifecycle approach to proactively diagnose talent needs and build aggressive plans to identify, engage, assess and onboard the right talent for the need.

Skills & Experience:

• Proven track record of success in multi site manufacturing environment inclusive of expansions, facility closings activities, and labor/market analysis
• Must be well versed in employment laws and applications (FMLA, FLSA, Voluntary Retirement plans etc.).
• Labor Relations experience in both union and non-union environments
• Excellent leadership; comfortable leading own area and working on your own/creating own schedule.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, a global organisation and manage multiple priorities
• Knowledge of and skilled in "hard" HR processes (compensation and benefits) + social law including Labor relations in unions environment and "soft" HR processes (performance management, talent assessment, engagement, recognition, learning & development, training, recruitment)
• Experience in plant organization.
• Ability to develop strong trusting relationships to gain support and address complex, interdependent issues, needs and priorities effectively to achieve results.
• Comfortable with ambiguity - able to remain flexible in a changing business environment.
• Strong analytical skills. Skilled in critical and creative thinking to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree; MBA preferred.
• 5 + years of Human Resources management experience in food industry.
• Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma

Core Competencies Required:

• HR consultancy
• Training & development Performance management Broad HR knowledge Policies & programs
• Excellent collaborator & influencer Commercially perceptive Proactive & reactive partnering Catalyst for change

Personal Attributes:

• A proactive thinker with the vision to formulate effective strategies to meet the business plan.
• Able to work in a more nimble and agile environment, maximize use of resources while supporting a growth strategy.
• A smart, dynamic, inclusive, authentic and respected HR professional. A great communicator and cross-functional business partner.

Additional Job Details:

Base starting salary ranges from $90k - $120k/year. The base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. In addition to base pay, this role includes:

• An annual incentive opportunity, awarded based on individual and company performance.
• A comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and financial security.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.

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