Sr. Human Resources Manager at Lactalis USA Inc.

Tulare, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

31 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Human Resources, Recruitment, Employee Relations, Organizational Development, Training, Coaching, Conflict Resolution, Legal Compliance, Performance Management, Change Management, Payroll Administration, Team Leadership, Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Business Acumen, HRIS Systems

Industry

Dairy

Description

Description Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose. At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed. As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together. In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®. At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued. Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy. From your PASSION to ours Lactalis Heritage Dairy, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Senior Human Resources Manager based in Tulare, California. The Senior Human Resources Manager partners with the local plant management team and employees to drive business strategy and achieve breakthrough results. S/he serves as a consultant to management on HR related issues and proactively assesses and anticipates people related needs, with a strong emphasis on Safety, Quality, Resource Deployment and Continuous Improvement. The HR Manager formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver value added service to management and employees that reflect LHD’s business objectives From your EXPERTISE to our Key responsibilities for this position include: Understands, follows, and enforces all safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. Oversees and participates in the recruitment, selection, and retention of all plant employees. Partners with Plant Leadership to maintain staffing levels according to business needs and the annual operating budget. Oversees the plant orientation/onboarding program for newly hired employees in partnership with the plant management team. Oversees site payroll administration and LOA process. Partners with USA Shared Services to ensure accurate payroll processing. Partners with Plant Director and USA Compensation team to administer annual hourly wage increase program. Partners closely with the plant management team to understand business issues and opportunities and assist them in developing HR initiatives as a strategic and tactical response to those needs. Partners with management team to improve organizational effectiveness by optimizing resource utilization, employee morale and engagement. Partners with management to implement tools and processes designed to improve the organization’s overall effectiveness, change management initiatives, performance management processes and succession planning. Partners with LHD Corporate HR to enhance employee and management performance by identifying training and development needs, offering, and evaluating appropriate training programs, and ensuring effective utilization of performance management feedback systems and processes. Manages and enhances a productive work environment by resolving conflicts between management and associates, coaching management on effective management and coaching techniques and maintaining open communication with employees and managers. Advise and counsel managers on a variety of topics to optimize employee engagement, team development and organizational effectiveness. Provide counsel and training to managers and supervisors regarding positive employee relations and engagement efforts. Conducts investigations into employee complaints. Provides direction to plant management team by providing coaching and interpretation to complex employee relations issues to develop problem resolution solutions and improved teammate performance. Coaches and guides HR Generalist on less complex employee relations issues. Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements, conducting effective, thorough and objective investigations, representing organization at hearings, and interpreting Company policy for managers and employees. Responsible for managing site HR team members, including training and developing; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Requirements From your STORY to ours Qualified applicants will contribute the following: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Administration, Business, or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required. 7+ years broad based HR generalist experience required. 3+ years HR experience in a manufacturing environment is required; food industry preferred. 3+ years experience leading direct reporting team members is required. Strong understanding of HR practices in recruitment, organization development, policy administration, training and employee relations. Hands-on, self-starter, capable of juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced work environment. Strong business acumen. Demonstrated capability to interface and maintain effective relationships with all functions and levels of the organization; demonstrated listening skills. Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions in a manner consistent with company values. Knowledge of Federal and State employment laws, investigation skills, HR technical knowledge in EEO, FMLA, ADA, unemployment and worker’s compensation. High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and HRIS systems (Paylocity and UKG/Kronos preferred). Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills. Strong influence and facilitation skills Experience managing organizational change. Proven ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment. Flexibility to support 24/7 operation. At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career. Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.

Responsibilities

The Senior Human Resources Manager partners with plant management to drive business strategy and achieve results, overseeing recruitment, onboarding, payroll, and employee relations. They also advise management on HR initiatives and ensure compliance with HR laws and policies.