HR Coordinator, Personnel Scheduler

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news.

At Post Consumer Brands, we’ve spent generations showing up for families, starting with breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Our cereals have become a trusted part of daily routines, helping spark conversations, fuel busy mornings, and create everyday moments that bring families closer together, including their furry four-legged family members, who have recently become a part of our story. As families have evolved, so have we. What began at the breakfast table has expanded into snacks, peanut butter, and, more recently, pet food, because caring for a family means feeding every part of it. With the addition of several iconic pet brands, we’ve extended our purpose: to make high-quality, accessible food for everyone under the same roof.

This phase is still new, and that’s what makes it exciting. As we continue to grow across grocery and pet, we’re looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables, and food bowls, across the country.

Post Consumer Brands in Battle Creek, Mich., the cereal capital of the U.S., is the company's largest manufacturing plant and home to about 600 team members. When you join the team here, you'll be helping to produce some of the most iconic cereal brands, including Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, PEBBLES cereal, Grape-Nuts and Honeycomb cereal. The Battle Creek plant is also unique as it is home to the original barn where C.W. Post started the Postum cereal company in 1895. The Battle Creek team has deep community roots, supporting the city's Cereal Festival, local elementary schools, and hosting several on-site volunteer events throughout the year.

The purpose of this position is to provide administrative support to all functional areas of the Human Resources department. This position is specifically responsible for owning the scheduling process and training qualification administration for hourly production and skilled trades employees at the Battle Creek plant.

Personnel Scheduling:

• Create and maintain weekly employee work schedules for production and skilled trades hourly employees at the Battle Creek plant.
• Assign employees based on qualification and seniority in accordance with defined processes in the site’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
• Consistent with Collective Bargaining Agreement language, responsible for identifying and posting weekly bid job opportunities for Operations and Skilled Trades and the subsequent awarding of bids.
• Partner with payroll to manage and accommodate time off requests to achieve accurate pay records and maintain adequate coverage for production needs.
• Partner with supply chain and operations teams to understand production schedules to efficiently and accurately meet staffing requirements on an ongoing basis.
• Provide long-term production and staffing planning data to HR team for hiring strategy development and execution.
• Develop an effective working relationship with Union leadership including the Executive Board and Stewards. 

Training Management:

• Create, maintain and track records of training and rate qualification for all hourly employees.
• Utilize staffing shortage data to develop training strategies to minimize process downtime due to lack of qualified manpower.
• Assign employees to training opportunities, based on training strategies and in compliance with contractual guidelines.
• Collaborate with plant operations teams to ensure completion of training plans as scheduled.
• Partner with Continuous Improvement and Learning and Development Teams to design, implement and sustain effective training processes.

Human Resources Administrative Support:

• As a member of the human resources team, provide administrative support to other functional areas including recruiting, onboarding, payroll and HR Operations as needed, in addition to the job duties listed above.

• Education: Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Experience: 3 years of experience supporting HR functions in a union environment: Working experience in labor relations, contract administration, and employee training strongly preferred.
• Skills:
• HRIS knowledge required. Proficiency with UltiPro system knowledge preferred. Experience with Kronos timekeeping a plus.
• Proficient in the use of office technologies (MS Excel, Outlook, and Word)
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high level, responsive customer service in a business environment.
• Demonstrated proactive work ethic and sense of urgency to do what it takes to get the job done
• Ability to work with confidential data.
• Ability to prioritize work and good organizational skills.
• Willingness to work occasional flexible hours in support of a 24/7 manufacturing facility.