Silver Spring Foods Inc Hiring for Human Resources Generalist at Eau Claire, WI Full Time

Description:
Silver Spring Foods is a 4th generation family-owned business in Eau Claire, WI that has grown to be the number one grower and processor of horseradish in the world. We provide farm-to-table mustards, sauces, and horseradish products to grocery stores, restaurants, and food service companies all over the country. Silver Spring is also a premier co-packer for well-known national and international brands who value our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, private label experience, and production capacity. Besides our great products, Silver Spring Foods is known for our great, inclusive, and appreciative work culture, opportunities for advancement, flexible work schedules, great compensation packages, and for being a nimble business that isn’t dragged down by lots of red tape.

Silver Spring Foods offers competitive wages along with a full benefit package, including $0 premiums for medical insurance! We also offer dental, vision, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, generous paid time off, paid holidays, and a wellness reimbursement stipend; employees and their dependents get free access to near-site clinic on the first day of employment, tuition reimbursement program and much more!

The Human Resources Generalist is an integral part of the Silver Spring Foods Team. You’re a motivated, can-do individual with a passion for recruiting and retaining talented individuals for the Silver Spring Foods team. You have a keen eye for detail and take pride in administering multiple HR programs. You are a key member of the team in providing support in the areas of staffing, on-boarding, learning and development, performance management, compensation and benefits. You are a forward thinker and are passionate about providing a great place to work for our employees. You understand the importance of a great culture. You’ve got at least 12-18 months experience as a Human Resources Generalist, Recruiter or Representative. You also have great employee relations experience. You thrive in a fast-moving environment where your good judgement keeps the work flowing. And, you get real satisfaction from helping your team members achieve their goals and from working side-by-side with your team to make great things happen.

You’re looking forward to a new position with lots of opportunity for growth and advancement in our growing company and state of the art facility.

The HR Generalist will:

• Recruit, interview and select candidates for open positions by sourcing from various creative sources (social media, job fairs, networking, job boards, schools etc.)
• Coordinate interview processes for hiring managers.
• Maintain positive and timely contact with candidates
• Create and maintain recruitment content for social media, websites, radio, TV and other sources.
• Assist in seasonal hiring needs and completes required documentation
• Coordinate pre-employment screening processes and ensure all documentation is complete.
• Conduct new hire employee orientation to welcome new employees to our company and culture.
• Assist with benefits administration and serves as resource for employee questions
• Provide support to management in interviewing, hiring, terminations, promotions, performance reviews, safety and employee relations issues.
• Work with leadership team in appropriate resolution of employee relations matters.
• Promote wellness, community involvement and other programs to help promote a strong employee culture.
• Maintain strong network in community to promote employer brand
• Maintain HRIS system for employee record keeping

. Requirements:
Required: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications or closely related field, along with one year of HR generalist/recruiting/representative experience.

Preferred: 3-5 years of experience in an HR Generalist role and SHRM-CP or PHR Certification.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and collaboration skills

Ability to work with diverse groups

Solid understanding of Human Resources policies and practices and laws.

Flexibility to support 24/7 manufacturing facility.

Needs to have strong attention to detail.

Must be able to maintain high degree of confidentiality

Must have ability to understand and interface with production operations.

Must read and write English at high school level.

Must have strong computer skills, including HR technology/tools

Physical, Mental and Visual Skills

Sitting, standing, walking

Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

Must hear well enough to converse on telephone, must see well enough to read reports.

Must be able to do routine arithmetic calculations

Must be able to communicate in English well enough to interface with others both verbally and in writing

Working Conditions

Majority of work will be done in a climate controlled, office environment. Occasionally work will involve exposure to company equipment and in various locations. Some travel may be required (by automobile and airline), which will involve routine traffic hazards.