HR Manager

Department: Penn Cove Administration

Location: Penn Cove Plant

Compensation: $85,000 - $100,000 / year

Description

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members’ personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

The Human Resources Manager at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our admin team supporting efforts the organization's overall success by ensuring compliance, overseeing admin functions, providing onboarding support, managing performance, fostering employee engagement, maintaining positive employee relations, analyzing data, assisting team members and leadership with benefits and leave needs, and maintaining records. This position involves performance management, data analysis, and managing relationships with employees and is ideal for someone who is adaptable, able to build positive relationships, analytical, and organized.

Key Responsibilities2. Payroll, HRIS and Data Accuracy:3. Talent Acquisition, Onboarding and Workforce readiness:4. Engagement, Performance and Succession Support5. Administrative Duties:6. Operations Group support:Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.

• Human Resources Management and Compliance:
• Partner with site leadership and divisional HR to develop and execute site specific HR strategies that align with divisional priories while driving consistency and compliance
• Ensure compliance with Team Member Handbook, safety requirements, and all applicable employment laws and regulations
• Conduct and support employee relations investigations, corrective actions and conflict resolution in partnership with Division HR
• Apply sound judgement and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information
• KPIs: compliance audit outcomes, investigations/corrective actions and reduction in repeat employee relations issues
• Prepare, maintain and audit accurate team member records in UKG and related systems
• Manage timekeeping systems and bi-weekly payroll processing, including new hire set up and supervisor training on approvals
• Escalate payroll or compliance issues to division HR leadership as needed
• Support accurate execution of non standard pay structures (piecework, shift differentials and seasonal incentives)
• Analyze and report HR data including turnover, attendance, training completion, and seasonal trends
• Provide actionable site-level insights to the Aquaculture HR Director to support strategic decisions
• KPIs: accurate, timely payroll with zero material errors, HR reporting and HRIS data accuracy
• Partner with division recruiting to support hiring events, job fairs, interviews and seasonal ramp-ups
• Administer new hire orientation and ensure onboarding is completed accurately and on time
• Support seasonal staffing readiness and workforce planning at the site level
• KPIs: time to fill for critical roles, seasonal staffing readiness metrics and new hire onboarding completion rates
• Execute employee engagement plans, recognition programs and service award events
• Participate in performance review cycles, compensation processes and coordination efforts
• Support site level succession planning and leadership pipeline development
• Assist with safety initiatives and compliance audits
• KPIs: turnover rates, engagement participation, safety and training compliance rates
• Answer telephone inquiries, greet visitors, and route communications appropriately
• Maintain office equipment, supplies, and company devices with a focus on cost efficiency
• Coordinate with IT to ensure proper hardware/software provisioning, troubleshooting, and equipment recovery
• Provide general administrative support as needed
• KPIs: accurate maintenance of site administrative records, timely IT onboarding and offboarding support
• Reconcile and track credit card transactions, budget, and general ledger, when needed.
• Assist with travel needs and logistics for leaders.
• Work with onsite coordinator to ensure workers comp issues are addressed and resolved.
  
  

Required:

What you bring to Pacific Seafood

• Associate degree from an accredited college or university in related field.
• Minimum of five years related Human Resources experience.
  
  

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university.
• Previous HR experience in a manufacturing, processing, or distribution environment.
• Bilingual written, verbal, and reading skills in English and Spanish languages.
• PHR/SHRM certification.
  
  

Physical Requirements

The Physical Demands Described Here Are Representative Of Those That Must Be Met By a Team Member To Successfully Perform The Essential Functions Of This Job. While Performing The Duties Of This Job, The Team Member:

• Sedentary work, walking and standing are required only occasionally.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  
  

Working Conditions

The Working Environment Characteristics Described Here Are Representative Of Those a Team Member Encounters While Performing The Essential Functions Of This Job. While Performing The Duties Of This Job, The Team Member Is Exposed To:

• Office, as well as warehouse environment.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.
• Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.
• Standard office equipment and heavy machinery.
  
  

Benefits

Total compensation:

At Pacific Seafood Your Base Wage Is Only a Portion Of Your Overall Compensation Package. We Invest In Our Team Members Through a Comprehensive And Attractive Total Rewards Package, Including But Not Limited To:

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
• Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
• Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program
  
  

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.