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Main Purpose of Job: 
As a Senior Human Resources Manager at a large Nestlé factory, you will be accountable for providing Human Resources leadership and support to all employees, as well as site leadership, through effective organizational design and execution of Human Resources strategy. 

You will lead a Human Resources team, handle recruitment, employee development, employee relations, policy interpretation, compensation administration and legal compliance. You will also be responsible for the complete HR service/value chain for the facility and its workforce. This role may also manage people, requiring them to coach, lead and develop their direct reports. 

Key Outputs / Deliverables: 

Execute HR Strategy (45%)

• Overseeing/providing precise execution of all Human Resources initiatives while acting as a catalyst of change where appropriate.
• Leading overall Human Resources service delivery to the business through the HR department while helping to shape the culture that facilitates and supports Nestlé’s goals and initiatives.
• Providing expert counsel and guidance to Leadership on all people management and development and perform investigations when required.
• Strategizing and sharing the coordination and execution of workforce plan for the site 
• Ensuring effective working relationships with and between managers, and employees. 
• Proactively review HR/business trends to assess potential impact on employee relations, wage/benefit issues and the business, and address accordingly.
• Review employee/personnel trends to assess impact on employee morale, potential employee relations or wage/benefit issues utilizing the support of Nestlé Continuous Excellence principles.

Employee/Labor Relations (25%)

• Assessing Employee Relations practices to support compliance with Corporate, Federal, State and Local rules and regulations while providing guidance to management to help maintain a well-adapted employment environment.
• Ensuring effective working relationships with and between managers, employees; as well as acting a liaison between employee relation teams and unions where applicable.

Performance Management & Learning (15%)

• Provide coaching and development to site leaders and employees, as well as HR direct reports as needed.
• Ensuring an effective culture and working environment that is open, empowering, fair, and equitable through thorough analysis of Human Resources scorecard data, survey results, and other workforce management data.
• Utilizing the performance, talent, and organizational planning management systems to help drive the achievement of company goals through objective and development plan setting, performance calibration, and talent development.

Compliance (5%)

• Supporting a holistic safety focus by driving people related safety goals and initiatives.

Recruitment (10%)

• Develop the HR strategy to attract, retain and develop employees to support the organization’s short- and long-term business goals.

Qualifications: 

• BS/BA Degree required with a focus in HR, Business, Organizational Communication, or Industrial Psychology preferred. 
• Master’s Degree preferred in HR, Business, Organizational Communication, or Industrial Psychology field.
• PHR or SPHR through HRCI/SHRM certification strongly preferred
• 10 years of Human Resources Business Partner Experience
• 3-5 years of experience as both HR Manager and/or HR Generalist in a production facility or distribution center environment
• Knowledge of Federal and State employment laws, Investigation Skills, HR technical knowledge in EEO, AA, FMLA, ADA, unemployment, and worker’s compensation

Critical Experiences: 

• Labor negotiations/union experience through handling mediation/arbitration/grievance processes. 
• Ability to strategically impact the culture through talent management and coaching, with a focus on risk mitigation, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, and leadership development.

Job ID:292694 

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