A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We’re an $18 billion U.S. food company with nearly 60,000 employees worldwide. We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Join our family today. Apply Now! CORE RESPONSIBILITIES Our team members receive industry-competitive salaries and are eligible for great benefits packages: Competitive Pay: $78,500 – $116,600 annually Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More Education benefit available to full and part time Smithfield team members on their first day of employment. Open to moving? We will help! Ask about our Relocation Assistance packages! In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth, professional development, and tuition assistance Responsibilities and tasks are written as follows: Mitigates legal risks in the application of policies and the administration of any applicable collective bargaining agreements. Leads and mentors others to ensure consistent application of all policies. Develops and implements innovative solutions to resolve employee and/or labor relations issues affecting the plant. Effectively communicates and demonstrates Smithfield’s ROI guiding principles (Responsibility, Operational Excellence and Innovation). Partners with key stakeholders and performs analysis; prepares statistical reports, presentations, and communications to develop and present solutions for strategic local initiatives, including staffing and turnover. Facilitate workplace investigations or other inquiries arising out of needs expressed by employees and/or manifestation of policy infraction(s). Maintains an understanding of business unit objectives and costing, partnering with departmental stakeholders to drive results through our people. Actively looks for opportunities to increase business acumen to better support the business unit. Understand business unit financials and objectives to determine opportunities and increase business acumen to drive results through our employees. Provides guidance on facility workforce planning, succession planning process (9-box), and talent development. Manage, develop, and collaborate with leaders identifying talent within hourly and salary staffing process. Maintains the development and ongoing execution of the location’s DE&I initiatives, Affirmative Action Plan and maintains a positive employee relations environment. Utilizes tools such as culture survey results. Collaborates with people leaders and employees developing trust and rapport to improve working relationships and employee experience, while increasing productivity and retention Change agent leader to support MIQ, local and other corporate initiatives. Consults with people leaders, providing guidance when appropriate. Actively listens and provides constructive feedback, recognition, and gratitude. Subject Matter Expert in a variety of HR related programs providing necessary resources to empower employees with the knowledge and materials needed (FMLA, LOA, ADA, Workday resources, etc.). Serves as a visible business partner, actively participating in leadership meetings. Visits the production floor to engage employees at all levels, relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people. Partners with Centers of Excellence and other HR departments, effectively translating communication from the organization into practice at the functional level. Ensures hourly, administrative and management employee retention at the location is maintained at an acceptable level. Uses knowledge, experience, data, and continuous interpretation of facility dynamics to help understand and determine the training and educational needs of employees at the facility. Maintains oversight and responsibility for all HR related compliance audits including SMETA/SWA. Utilizes data to influence business decisions. Influences and drives positive people experience through development/career pathing. Oversight of employment complaints including executing thorough investigations. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field and 5 years’ relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience required. 2 years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership is required. General knowledge of employment laws and practices. Knowledge of Human Resource systems; Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint; Payroll Database software. Possesses specialized knowledge of HR systems, processes, and procedures, including administration of benefits, compensation and other programs. Prior experience in a manufacturing and union environment, preferred. Prior experience reading and interpreting documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Demonstrated ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Must be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality. Strong reasoning and math skills. Strong communication skills: speak, read, write, address groups, individuals, conduct investigations, counseling, training and mentoring. Bi-lingual skills preferred. Must be able to travel 5-10% of the time. Demonstrated ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment. Demonstrated ability to work well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Demonstrated ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment. EEO/AA Information Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595. At Smithfield, good food starts with good people. Our nearly 60,000 team members across the globe drive our success. We strive to create a fair, ethical and rewarding work environment, offer excellent benefits packages and education and career advancement opportunities and cultivate a welcoming workplace through our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. For Smithfield, "Good food. Responsibly.®" is more than just our tagline; it's what we do. We provide good jobs. We take good care of our animals. We are good stewards of the environment. We do good in our local communities. Smithfield is proud to offer robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones, and with out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers. Beyond our medical plans, our Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost. These programs are uniquely tailored to our Smithfield team and provide support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more. In addition, Smithfield offers tuition assistance and tuition reimbursement. In partnership with Guild, Smithfield provides upfront tuition assistance, covering up to 100% of tuition costs for various degree and certificate programs and offering partial funding for other learning programs to help team members accomplish their personal and professional goals. Smithfield offers more than 200 fully or partially funded programs across 60 learning partners, including college degrees and certificates in high-growth areas like business, technology, engineering, sustainability and more; high school completion and college preparatory programs; and English language learning. Full-time and part-time Smithfield team members are eligible on their first day of employment. Learn more at smithfield.guildeducation.com. Smithfield’s Education Reimbursement Program provides financial reimbursement to team members who want to further their formal education by obtaining a GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or by pursuing an academic degree at an accredited college or university that is not a Guild learning partner. To learn more about Smithfield's benefits, visit smithfieldfoods.com/careerbenefits. Headquartered in Smithfield, Va. since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is a U.S. food company that employs nearly 60,000 people in seven countries and partners with thousands of American farmers. As one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein companies, we are dedicated to producing “Good food. Responsibly.®” to feed a growing world population. We have pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including our industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30% across our entire U.S. value chain by 2030. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to our communities. Smithfield boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield®, Eckrich® and Nathan's Famous®, among many others. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com and connect with us on Facebook, X, formerly known as Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Threads. Not finding the right fit? Let us know you're interested in a future opportunity by clicking Get Started below or create an account by clicking 'Sign In' at the top of the page to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest!