Overview

Americold provides temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation to food producers, restaurants, schools and retail outlets such as grocery stores. We're proud to provide an essential link in the food industry supply chain and to help put food on tables around the world. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Americold owns and operates temperature-controlled warehouses around the world. We have over 16,000 associates and offer a wide variety of career opportunities - from warehouse forklift operators and supervisors to accounting, administration, business development, customer support, engineering, transportation, and technology solutions positions.

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibility: Responsible for Americold’s HRIS administration, controls, implementation and enhancement on behalf of the company. Lead and manage HRIS team members (both technical and functional) and resources effectively. Lead system projects and initiatives. Coordinate within HR and cross-functionally to assure that technology related needs have been adequately addressed. Provide data analysis and reports to better inform business decisions is critical for the role. Essential Functions: • Create tactics and plans to achieve the objectives of the senior HR leadership team and lead the HRIS team in implementing those plans effectively. • Evaluate HR processes and recommend automated solutions to improve efficiency. • Design, develop, implement, maintain, and update HR systems/programs/reports to optimize the system value. • Support legacy systems until future state systems are implemented. • Assign projects within scope of responsibility. • Manage HRIS related control items by working with IT, HR, Benefits and Payroll clients on requirements, development, and testing • Serve as the liaison for all internal customers’ requests including stakeholders such as Accounting/Finance, Engineering, Legal, Benefits, Labor Relations and the Executive Team. • Implement appropriate change management efforts for successful system adoption. • Lead resource planning and work prioritization for the HRIS team, taking ownership for team results. • Establish team goals, performance standards, and appropriate measurements. • Recruit, hire, train, appraise, and develop team members in compliance with corporate policy. Provide personal development for team members through coaching and opportunities to learn, grow, and develop. • Serve as an escalation point for all system related issues, processes and procedures. • Other duties as requested.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience: • Minimum 7 years HRIS business analysis experience • Experience with Oracle HCM, especially implementation, and Kronos strongly preferred • Knowledgeable on a wide range of global HR processes, data and roles • 2 years project and staff management experience required • Strong knowledge of MS Office, including Word and Excel • Prior experience as a functional member with mid to large scale HR technology projects for system upgrades, enhancements, and implementations • Company experience with union populations and associated system functionality preferred • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience Knowledge & Employment Standards: • Good leadership skills with the ability to effectively facilitate cross functional project teams • Ability to understand organizational strategies, vision and mission • Excellent communication (written and verbal), planning and organization skills with an ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language. • Ability to listen to client needs and formulate an overall analysis and project plan • Exceptional customers service skills • Possess a proactive approach with strong customer service orientation • Able to prioritize and execute tasks in time-sensitive situations with a keen attention to detail • Self-starter with exceptional ability to identify and solve problems • Flexible and team-oriented approach required • Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws • Demonstrates uncompromising level of integrity and code of ethics and maintain a high degree of confidentiality Physical Requirements & Abilities: • The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job • Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions • Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending • Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work • Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks • May require travel by automobile and airplane • May require visiting facility operations in temperatures at or below freezing • May carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions, or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds • Requires the use of various electronic tools • Occasionally works evenings or weekends in order to complete objectives or to attend meetings • Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes • Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and responds appropriately to constructive feedback from executive management Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW