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Senior Human Resources Manager – Nutrition Operations
Location: Eau Claire, WI
About Kelly:
At Kelly, we’re passionate about connecting exceptional talent with opportunities that advance health, wellness, and operational excellence. We partner with top organizations to deliver impactful solutions and help you thrive in collaborative, inclusive environments where your expertise makes a difference.
Role Overview:
Kelly is seeking a talented Senior HR Manager to support Nutrition Operations at facilities in Eau Claire, WI and Covington, OH, with additional responsibility across the broader Nutrition operations network. You’ll provide strategic HR leadership to operations teams, partner with leadership to develop and execute human capital strategies, and drive employee and labor relations, engagement, and retention programs aligned with company values and objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Trust the office staffing pioneer.
Finding the right job isn’t always easy. Kelly® Professional & Industrial takes the guesswork out of your job search by connecting you with great opportunities that work for you. That means your schedule, your interests, and your career plan. In fact, our company created the staffing industry with the goal of connecting people with great office jobs-so you could say we’re pretty good at it!
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Location: Eau Claire, WI
About Kelly:
At Kelly, we’re passionate about connecting exceptional talent with opportunities that advance health, wellness, and operational excellence. We partner with top organizations to deliver impactful solutions and help you thrive in collaborative, inclusive environments where your expertise makes a difference.
Role Overview:
Kelly is seeking a talented Senior HR Manager to support Nutrition Operations at facilities in Eau Claire, WI and Covington, OH, with additional responsibility across the broader Nutrition operations network. You’ll provide strategic HR leadership to operations teams, partner with leadership to develop and execute human capital strategies, and drive employee and labor relations, engagement, and retention programs aligned with company values and objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review, update, and recommend improvements to location HR policies, procedures, and practices annually.
- Lead employee relations and union-labor relations, including contract interpretation, labor law compliance, collective bargaining negotiations, grievance investigation, and arbitration preparation.
- Foster positive Union/Management relations and ensure accurate application of contracts.
- Drive organizational change and innovation, collaborating closely with site and business unit leaders.
- Manage employee engagement analytics and strategy development across the Nutrition Operations and Supply Chain network.
- Support leadership development, coaching, large project/program management, and best practice delivery.
- Measure and drive improvements of key HR metrics/scorecards.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
- 7–10 years of relevant HR experience; minimum of 5 years in a lead role in a unionized manufacturing environment preferred.
- Proven ability to establish and maintain relationships across all levels: management, union, and employees.
- Strong knowledge of labor relations practices, contract interpretation, mediation, unfair labor practice charges, LOA/MOA development.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and emotional intelligence skills.
- Strong analytical, strategic, and problem-solving abilities.
- Bachelor’s degree in HR Management, Psychology, or Business required; Master’s degree and certifications (e.g., SHRM) preferred.
- Demonstrated adaptability, teamwork, and ability to influence without direct authority.
- Unquestioned integrity, objectivity, and confidentiality in handling sensitive matters.
- Customer-focused mindset with a bias for action.
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Trust the office staffing pioneer.
Finding the right job isn’t always easy. Kelly® Professional & Industrial takes the guesswork out of your job search by connecting you with great opportunities that work for you. That means your schedule, your interests, and your career plan. In fact, our company created the staffing industry with the goal of connecting people with great office jobs-so you could say we’re pretty good at it!
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Salary : $135,000 - $155,000