HR Generalist - Off-Shift Support

Department:

Corporate

Location:

Nottingham, PA

Description

**Building a great career never tasted so good!

Herr Foods Inc.**

is the largest privately owned salty snack food manufacturer and distributor in the country, we are based in Nottingham, PA and we think our 1600\+ employees are pretty spectacular! We have been committed for the last 80\+ years to making our Herr’s family business an enjoyable place to work!

We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the

HR Generalist - Off-Shift Support

position, joining our

Nottingham, PA

team!

• SCHEDULE:

Monday-Friday

• HOURS:

Scheduling flexibility required to meet business demands - hours discussed upon interview.

• BENEFITS

: This position is

full-time

benefit eligible, elective benefits include:

+ Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance.

+ Marathon Health Clinic - a premier on-site healthcare provider. A separate entity from Herr's, located at our Nottingham, PA facility. This facility ensures easy access to tailored healthcare services, preventative care, wellness programs, for employees on any medical plan

+ Opportunity to contribute to a 401k with company match, company profit sharing.

+ Paid vacation, holiday and sick time.

+ Paid Employee referral program.

Job Summary:

This role has the primary responsibility of overseeing and coordinating

recruitment efforts, application of HR policies \& procedures; employee relations, training and other HR programs that support Plant employees at our Manufacturing and Warehouse facilities (PA and MD). This position provides strategic support of the HR Department’s projects and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Process Management \& Oversight

• Manages recruiting process for area of support including, posting/advertising position openings, screening resumes, conducting telephone interviews; coordinating in-person interviews based on recommendations; conducting reference checks and extending offers of employment. Processes required background checks.
• Represents Herr Food’s at recruiting and other internal and external company related events.
• Guides new employees through the various onboarding stages, ensuring a positive and valuable experience. Coordinates and presents new hire orientation.
• Oversees entrance/exit interview process for area of support

People Strategy

• Partners with leadership teams to understand business objectives and align HR strategies to support organizational goals.
• Provides coaching and guidance to managers on performance management, employee engagement, and talent development.
• Leads workforce planning initiatives, including recruitment strategies, succession planning, and organizational design.
• Gathers and analyzes HR Metric data to recommend improvements, process and/or procedural changes.
• Oversees entrance/exit interview process for area of support and identifies trends to be communicated to appropriate people.
• Collaborates with the HR team to implement and improve company-wide programs, including performance reviews, compensation planning, and training initiatives.
• Ensures compliance with labor laws, regulations, and internal HR policies.
• Champions a positive organizational culture following the company values by promoting employee engagement and retention strategies.

Employee Relations:

• Completes employee relation investigations and follow-ups with parties while striving for creative and fair outcomes.
• Works proactively to identify problems and craft creative solutions.
• Spends time walking the production and warehouse floor to proactively talk with employees, understand needs and ways to offer support.
• Promotes HR and safety programs and policies to sustain an efficient and respectful workplace.
• Participates in developing department goals and objectives.

Customer Service/Communication

• Cultivates positive professional relationships at all levels with a diverse audience.
• Uses information provided from recruiting, benefits, leaves and safety teams to recommend the best communication strategy to area of support.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively while striving for the highest possible outcomes for employees and the organization.
• Drafts and communicates HR and company related announcements determining the appropriate and best suited forums.
• Develops and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external customers
• Answers employee questions and addresses employee concerns with supervisor or appropriate manager and/or department.
• Provides back-up support for other positions within department, including safety.

In addition to the essential functions listed above, the employee is expected to exercise honesty, integrity and respect with all clients and co-workers, preserve confidentially of all business information and data, maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co-workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, respect the work environment and keep it as environmentally friendly as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible. Reliable attendance and punctuality are also required.

The employee is also expected to perform other related duties, special projects and functions as required from time to time.

Qualifications

• Bilingual/Spanish speaking required.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain strict adherence to HIPAA \& confidentiality requirements.
• Bachelors degree in Human Resources preferred. HS Diploma or GED required.
• 3\+ years of progressive HR experience required with working knowledge of employment/labor laws preferred.
• MS Office Suite intermediate skill level required.
• Demonstrated experience with attention to detail and excellent organization skills.
• Demonstrated experience to work independently or as a team with results driven approach.
• Exemplary customer service skills and communication.
• Excellent interpersonal relationship building skills; proven ability to build relationships and influence leaders
• Recognized as one who is proactive in problem-solving and works towards creative solutions.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to internal/external customers.
• Requires strong problem-solving ability and strong analytic skills.

Physical requirements and work environment:

• Performs work required for this position in an office environment.
• Remains sedentary for moderate to extended periods of time.
• Required to us a computer monitor, keyboard, and mouse for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds on occasion.

Reasonable Accommodation for Disability

Any employee, who believes that a reasonable accommodation is required for purposes of federal or state disability law is required to contact Human Resources to begin the interactive exchange process.