Smithfield Foods Hiring for Human Resources Manager, Distribution Center Job at Greenfield, IN Full Time

Core Responsibilities:

• Implements and manages on-going policies, programs, and procedures to foster understanding of and improvement in management, supervisory or employee relations.
• Manages situations involving policy or contract interpretation. Leads and mentors others to ensure consistent application of all such rules and policies. Develops and implements innovative solutions to personnel and/or labor relations issues affecting the plant to mitigate any legal or compliance-related risks. Maintains a positive labor/employee relations environment at the plant by counseling managers and employees on human resource policies and rules, identifying and resolving problems or recommending courses of action.
• Counsels managers and/or supervisors concerning human resource policies and procedures; reviews and resolves issues.
• Supervises Human Resource staff directly or through supervisors; plans, assigns and reviews assignments; counsels staff; evaluates job performance and approves or recommends actions.
• Ensures administrative, management and hourly employee retention at the facility is maintained at an acceptable level. Uses knowledge, experience, and continuous interpretation of facility dynamics to help understand and determine the training and educational needs of the hourly employees and administrative, management employees.
• Manages all new employee recruitment, orientation, and training, either through primary function or through performance of subordinates.
• Manages the development and ongoing execution of the location’s Affirmation Action plan to achieve AAP goals during entire employment process for all employees at the facility (recruitment, promotions, transition processes)
• Performs analysis and prepares statistical reports, narrative reports and communications for use in formulating goals and objectives.
• Manages employee benefit enrollments, questions, or inquiries.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university in Business Administration or related field and 5+ years exempt level related experience and/or training, required.
• 2+ years’ experience acting as a lead by providing training, guidance or mentoring to less experienced staff or managing processes and projects.
• Must have experience in administration of benefits, compensation and other programs.
• General knowledge of employment laws and practices.
• Knowledge of Human Resource systems; Internet software; Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint; Payroll Database software.
• Possesses specialized knowledge of HR systems, processes and procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customer or employees of organization.
• Must be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Strong reasoning and math skills.
• Bi-lingual skills: speak, read, write, address groups, individuals, conduct investigations, counseling, training, mentoring, using language other than English (as applicable to the business unit), preferred.
• Must be able to travel 5-10% of the time.
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and guidance to employees in clerical functions of HR.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and assisting in providing appropriate resolutions.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

• The majority of the time is spent in an office setting outside of the distribution center. The DC environment will include extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical equipment such as forklifts/hi-lifts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the loading areas.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Frequently required to sit; stand; walk; reach with hands and arms.

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