Title:  Human Resources Manager, 1st Shift   Req ID: 8848

City, State:  Westfield, WI

Reports to:  Director of Human Resources 

Classification:  Exempt 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary: The Human Resources Manager-Westfield is responsible for leading the Westfield plant HR Department; ensuring that the HR team is knowledgeable and provides appropriate support to the Westfield plant; and developing initiatives designed to improve culture, recruiting, and human capital management within the Westfield plant.

Essential Functions:

• Leads the Westfield plant HR Department.  The incumbent provides guidance on a variety of HR situations and ensures that the plant HR department effectively supports plant operations.  The incumbent oversees employee discipline meetings, investigations, and terminations.  The incumbent oversees the plant HR staff, delegates assignments and duties as appropriate, and facilitates optimum performance from each member.

• Leads the talent acquisition and management process.  The incumbent develops strategy and directs the marketing, recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of hourly plant positions.  The incumbent actively works with production-related groups to develop strategies designed to retain employees and ensure that individuals receive career development opportunities.  The incumbent identifies training opportunities and delivers presentations where appropriate.

• Leads Plant HR initiatives.  The incumbent regularly reviews and makes recommendations to improve plant policies, procedures, and practices with respect to HR-related matters.  The incumbent analyses HR metrics and develops data-driven strategies and compensation recommendations.  The incumbent maintains compliance with federal and state laws, internal policies, and industry best practices.

Required Qualifications:  

1. Bachelors’ Degree
2. 3+ years of experience in exempt-level human resources role(s)
3. Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner
4. Demonstrated direct management and leadership of a team
5. Proficient in both oral and written communication
6. Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook/other e-mail software

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience working in a manufacturing setting, especially within the food industry
2. Experience as an HR Manager within a food manufacturing facility

Supervisory Responsibility: Directly supervises a staff of exempt and non-exempt HR professionals.

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment, with periodic time spent on a refrigerated manufacturing production floor. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers and smartphones. 

Physical Demands: The physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting, driving, seeing, and hearing.

Travel: Occasional travel to another facility may be required

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test and background check are required.
 

Brakebush provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Applicants must have the legal authorization to work for any employer in the United States. We are currently unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas.

Brakebush is committed to adhering to compliance and applicable pay transparency laws in all states where we operate and any other states where we have a legal obligation.
 

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