**Company Overview** **:**
We are Kerry. The Taste & Nutrition Company. We make products people enjoy and feel better about.
And, we are growing. We need talented, passionate people who want to help us make the business better. People who expect better from themselves. People who care about delivering better for customers, their colleagues, the company and their own career. People who take pride in paving new paths to lead the business forward. We need great people who want to do great things. People like you, perhaps.
If you are high energy, self-motivated, creative, collaborative, and enjoy executing against the demands of a fast-paced high growth organization, then consider joining our team to help drive your career and Kerry forward.
Kerry is a $7.5B company with world headquarters in Ireland and 40+ manufacturing facilities and 4,500 employees in North America. Learn more and/or apply at www.kerry.com/careers .
**Description and Responsibilities** **:**
The HR Manager will be responsible for providing full human resources generalist support to assigned clients. Such support will include recruitment and retention, HR program administration, employee and labor relations, compensation and benefits administration, performance management, coaching and counseling, policy interpretation and application and may include management of other HR employees.
The HR Manager leads the HR activities and team in a large/strategic manufacturing site or is the HR contact for an assigned professional level client group.
Influencing and Coaching
As part of the leadership team, form solid working relationships, based on thorough knowledge of the business and HR procedures with the functional/departmental/site leaders.
Partner with Plant Manager/Client Leader to assess and implement an optimal organizational design to support business growth.
Coach leaders on appropriate and proactive management techniques and make timely and informed decisions on when to escalate issues.
Participate in the development of the Strategic Site plan and the people aspects of this plan.
Workplace investigations
Conduct investigations as required and make recommendations on follow up/disciplinary action
Safety/Workers Compensation/Leave of Absence/Safety Committee
Active management of all WC and RTW cases including management of the interactive process as required
Leave of absence system updates and active management of employee’s leaves
Unemployment Insurance Process
Respond to all UI claims as required by state law
Act as primary contact for vendor to provide additional information for UI claims
Ensure that vendor termination notices are properly filled out and accurately reflect the circumstances of the termination
Attend UI hearings on behalf of the facility.
Lawson Process
Fully competent in navigating through the Lawson system, including ESS/MSS and core HR recordkeeping.
Full inquiry capability and provide oversight to HR record maintenance for the salaried employees in assigned facility
Coordinate changes to employee records with the HR Service Center.
Benefits
Responsible for ensuring that annual Open Enrollment is completed successfully at assigned location.
Conduct information/benefit meetings with assigned employee groups.
Coordinate and provide visible support of all company-sponsored wellness activities.
Learning & Development
Establish full competence with LMS and Alchemy systems; ensure that assigned employees are properly coded and records are accurate
Assist in communication and administration of Educational Assistance and Scholarship program for assigned location(s).
Recruiting
Partner with Plant Manager/Client Leader to develop workforce plan and recruitment strategies to include proactive recruitment on hard to fill or known upcoming vacancies.
Identify and apply multiple recruiting strategies to ensure a timely and appropriate response to fill open positions. Minimize time to fill open requisitions while improving the fit of new hires.
Full competence in iCims recruitment management system
Responsible for launching/managing/updating all open requisitions for assigned location.
Communications/Engagement
Responsible for development of On-Site and/or local newsletter content
Either serve or partner as site communications champion and management of the communication flow within the facility.
Manage employee engagement activities for the site including hourly and admin staff such as roundtables, employee events and social activities.
Participate on daily GEMBA walks and presence on the floor across all shifts.
HR Programs
Analyze, interpret, develop, and implement HR policies, programs, and procedures as appropriate
Full knowledge of and ensure compliance with Kerry HR Policies and Programs at assigned location.
Acts as company spokesperson for new program deployment at assigned locations
Provides objective and timely feedback when new programs/changes to existing programs are introduced.
Participate in and/or lead projects as assigned.
Competence in Kerry policies governing employment terminations, including termination practices
Champion the Talent Management process at the site and partner with managers to develop and update development plans for employees
Support leaders with the performance and development and pay planning processes.
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements: EEOC/AA, ADAA, FMLA and other leaves in addition to any state specific requirements
Leadership
Coach and develop HR team members and ensure strong development plans are in place to enable movement to future/larger roles within the company.
**Qualifications** **:**
+ Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Human Resources, Business or related field. 5+ years’ experience in a generalist human resources function, preferably in a manufacturing environment.Excellent verbal and written communication skillsAbility to communicate across all levels of the siteConfident presentation and public speaking capabilitiesFamiliarity with Microsoft Office Suite of productsEasy to approach with the ability to engage employees and be a strong employee advocate whilst maintaining company valuesProfessional, trustworthy and hardworking demeanor.Ability to handle confidential information with sensitivity and respect.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
**Requisition ID** _2016-4712_
**Division** _Kerry_
**Job Locations** _US_ _-_ _WI_ _-_ _Sturtevant_
**Position Type** _Full Time_
**Recruiter** _BD_
**Posting Type** _LIHJ_