Oregon Fruit Products Hiring for People & Culture Manager at Salem, OR Full Time

Oregon Fruit Products is a family-owned fruit processor in the Willamette Valley that offers a complete line of canned, frozen, and shelf-stable premium fruit. It was founded in 1935 by Max Gehlar and remained in the Gehlar family until 2011, when the Maletis family purchased the company. We honor that heritage, keeping the family business mindset, while reinventing ourselves for generations to come. At Oregon Fruit Products we care about our employees because we know it starts with people. We pay 90% of the healthcare benefits, and have 401K, dental and vision benefits. This role has a bonus structure. Come join our team!

Summary:

This position is responsible to drive forward initiatives that make Oregon Fruit Product a better business – from building a diverse team, to developing leaders, to ensuring communication is open and empowering employees. Be a strategic voice to help the company continue to grow effectively and sustainably. Onboard successful applicants and empower teams to do excellent work with a primary focus to build people and organizational capability by translating business strategy into people strategy and results. Be dedicated to retaining, developing, rewarding, and motivating employees while holding them accountable to living the Company’s mission, vision and values.

Essential Duties

• Reinforce the Company’s culture and create an environment where core values become a part of each employee’s daily work.
• Partner with the internal team to create and build engagement within the team
• Empower managers to develop their teams. Demonstrate expertise in coaching employees through change, whether that change is company-wide, manager specific, or career development
• Create training curriculum that creates growth and development opportunities for the team
• Manage and execute recruitment activities for roles outside the plant floor
• Manage the performance management system
• Manage the relationship with Xenium
• Mange the Plant Personnel (team of 3)

Work Location: Salem, Oregon

Qualifications:

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management or relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Deep and broad experience as a people generalist, managing all areas of the employee lifecycle.
• The ability to execute tactically and think strategically.
• Experience contributing to and delivering people focused initiatives, continuously adapting and improving to suit growing business needs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $110,000.00 – $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

Education:

Experience:

• Human Resources: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: One location