Description

Primary Purpose:

The Human Resources Manager leads and directs the routine functions of the Human Resources (HR) department for the Fairfield plant and corporate headquarters. This role manages the processes for hiring and onboarding, administering pay, benefits, and leave, and enforcing company policies and practices. The Human Resources Manager also oversees the safety responsibilities for the assigned location. The Human Resources Manager must collaborate with corporate and plant leadership on dynamic and challenging business initiatives and decisions, to function as an advisor and a partner. The Human Resources Manager will be the sole HR point of contact and resource for employees at the location, while being part of a larger organizational human resources team. This role requires the Human Resources Manager to work onsite full-time to best serve the leadership team and the employees.

Responsibilities:

Human Resources

• Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
• Manages the talent acquisition process, which may include recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified job applicants, particularly for exempt, nonexempt, and professional roles; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.
• Conduct onboarding orientation and ensure process completion of all new hire paperwork.
• Provide advice and counsel to site leadership regarding personnel practices, company policy and interpretation, and employment law to ensure compliance.
• Resolve day-to-day employee relations matters in compliance with policy and practice.
• Provides support and guidance to staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise; may be required to administer and execute routine tasks in delicate circumstances such as providing reasonable accommodations, overseeing employee disciplinary meetings, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminations.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, policies, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.
• Liaison to Payroll and IT to communicate any changes.
• Partner with office management on employee activities, events, and day to day projects.
• Oversee corporate internship program.
• Manage all leaves of absence, FMLA and disability.
• Provide or oversee administrative support when needed.

Safety

• Manages federal state and local Plant OSHA compliance regulations.
• Develops and coordinates training for general safety, workers compensation and accident investigation.
• Schedules, monitors and recommends action based on return-to-work examinations.
• Provide first aid treatment of on-the-job illness or injury. Ensure that properly trained persons are available to render first aid on other shifts.
• Maintain first aid treatment records and reports.
• Maintain emergency response and accident prevention plans. Organize and manage emergency response team and safety committee.
• Coordinate and schedule as necessary: PFTs, physicals, hearing tests, safety glasses, drug testing, and wellness programs.
• Maintain and report monthly statistics pertaining to the plant safety record and corporate requirements.
• Recommend action to assure that the plant complies with all federal state, and local laws related to the health and safety of employees.
• Work cross functionally to identify root cause and corrective actions for any incidents or injuries.
• Process all employee workers compensation claims. Coordinate and assist in representing the company at hearings.
• Maintains liaison with Company retained physician, schedules physical examinations, and coordinates medical reports for work-related illnesses or injuries.
• Maintains contact with all employees absent from work with job related conditions.
• Identifies and offers modified work as appropriate.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Qualities and Skills Required:

• At least five years of human resource management experience required, food and/or manufacturing experience preferred.
• At least two years of experience managing regulatory compliance in OSHA or related.
• Experience with a Union population required.
• Bachelor’s degree a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate with all levels of organization.
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable, and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management systems.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish is strongly preferred.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has no direct supervisory responsibility.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time salaried position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday. Expectations of 45 hours per week, to be worked during normal business hours. This position is full time in-office. The position is in Fairfield, NJ.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements of this position are similar to those found in an office position and include standing/sitting for extended periods of time, operating traditional office equipment, i.e., computer, printer, etc, and the ability to safely walk to, from and around the warehouse on even walking surfaces. This role will be often exposed to temperatures between 33-50 degrees Fahrenheit.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all the duties required of the position.

RECRUITERS: Please do not send unsolicited resumes. Schuman Cheese is not responsible for fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Thank you.