HR Manager

Daily's Premium Meats LLC; South Salt Lake (UT); On-site; USD 91,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Daily's Premium Meats LLC is seeking an HR Manager in Salt Lake City to lead the plant HR team and partner with site leadership. You will drive HR programs, labor relations, and compliance across a roughly 600-employee operation, reporting to Corporate HR and interacting with plant leadership.

The role emphasizes workforce engagement, onboarding excellence, HRIS oversight, and data-driven initiatives to improve performance and reduce turnover.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of HR experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of labor laws, wage/hour regulations, and compliance.
• Experience with HRIS systems and data-driven decision making.
• Bonus: SPHR/SHRM-SCP certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead/coach the plant HR team and build a high-performing function.
• Partner with Plant Manager and Corporate HR to align HR with business goals.
• Maintain compliance with federal/state labor laws and update policies.
• Manage union relations and address concerns through effective communication.
• Oversee onboarding, recruitment, and end-to-end HR processes.
• Maintain HRIS data integrity and generate people analytics for leadership.
• Guide disciplinary actions and terminations with fairness and consistency.
• Support retention efforts and employee engagement strategies.
• Maintain thorough recordkeeping and accurate documentation.
• Conduct exit interviews to inform continuous improvement.

Skills

HR Leadership

Strategic Partnering

Employee Relations

Union Relations

HRIS

Recruitment

Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $91,000 USD to $114,000 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: HRMAN002562

Description

SUMMARY: Join Daily's Premium Meats as an HR Manager at our Salt Lake City location, where you'll be instrumental in shaping our workplace culture, supporting labor relations, and ensuring compliance with labor regulations for a plant of approximately 600 employees. Your expertise will be instrumental in shaping our workplace dynamics, driving change initiatives, and taking on a leadership role while strengthening employee engagement and wellbeing to deliver value-added outcomes. This role will act as the HR Business Partner to plant leadership and sits on the corporate HR team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• HR Leadership: Lead, coach and develop the plant HR team. Foster a high-performing, service-oriented function that effectively supports employees, leaders, and the evolving needs of the business.
• Strategic HR Partner Activities: Serve as a dedicated partner to the Plant Manager and liaison between the plant and Corporate Leadership to align HR strategies with overall business objectives, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration to drive organizational success.
• Influential Relationship Building: Develop and foster influential relationships with plant leadership and stakeholders. Position HR as a trusted partner, supporting informed decision-making and prioritizing the well-being of our employees. Ability to create relationships and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Compliance Oversight: Ensure strict adherence to federal and state labor laws, maintaining meticulous records and updating policies to reflect current legal requirements.
• Union Relations: Manage positive working relationships with the union, navigating collective bargaining agreements, and addressing union-related concerns with effective communication.
• Employee Relations: Act as a liaison between management and employees, providing guidance on policy interpretation and resolving work-related issues. Keep employees informed of HR policy changes and offer counseling support.
• New Hire Onboarding: Coordinate comprehensive onboarding procedures to create a smooth transition for new hires and guide your team in steps to ensure thorough paperwork processing and benefits enrollment. Create a 90-day onboarding experience alongside Operations to ensure new hires are set up for success and reduce early turnover.
• HRIS Management: Oversee HR Information Systems (HRIS) operations, maintaining accurate and up-to-date employee records. Ability to extract and create key people analytics to drive discussions with leadership and changes.
• Disciplinary Processes: Coordinate and participate in disciplinary or termination proceedings, working closely with supervisors to maintain fairness and compliance. Offer guidance on appropriate adjustments to complaints received from both management and employees.
• Recruitment and Selection: Collaborate with the Talent Specialist and on-site Recruiter to support full-cycle recruitment efforts, aligning talent acquisition with organizational needs.
• Record Maintenance: Maintain organized records essential for effective HR functions, ensuring confidentiality and accuracy.
• Exit Interviews: Conduct exit interviews to gain insight into the reasons for employee termination, facilitating continuous improvement in HR practices.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty/function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the work environment, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required or preferred. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions as listed.

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree or higher, minimum of 5 years' human resource experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience leading HR programs and multi-disciplines within HR. Strong knowledge and demonstrated ability to lead key compliance programs such as hiring, immigration, wage & hour, accommodations. Ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment. Experience with HRIS systems, and utilizing key data/metrics to drive positive changes.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: HR certification (e.g., SPHR, SHRM-SCP) is preferred. Experience in a union manufacturing environment is preferred.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Must be able to read and interpret documents in the English language such as safety files, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Must be able to write reports, business correspondence, effectively present information, and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees, and candidates. Ability to communicate fluently in two languages, Spanish and English preferred, but not required. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to handle sensitive employee matters with discretion.

REASONING ABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Must be able to make decisions on routine employment matters utilizing those instructions. Ability to apply mathematical applications to practical situations. Ability to perform necessary calculations for completion of summary of affirmative action evaluation.

DECISION MAKING RESPONSIBILITIES: Frequent contact with operations management and plant leadership, with direct reporting line to Corporate HR to make large impact decisions. This position requires thoughtful decision making for Daily's after researching and fact gathering when needed.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to operate basic office equipment, Microsoft Suite including appropriate calendar and inbox management, and experience working in an HRIS.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment includes normal office environment as well as climate extremes found in all areas of the plant. May be required to travel to other plants, remote facilities and/or corporate offices for training, projects, or meetings. The noise level in the work environment is usually very quiet. The noise level may sometimes be very loud when visiting other department locations.

NORMAL WORK SCHEDULE: Usually days Monday through Friday, however the hours and days of work are established by departmental needs and at the discretion of management. Occasionally, changes in schedule will be required as special circumstances arise.

DISCLAIMER:

This position description is not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of the general responsibilities and requirements necessary to be successful. Daily's Premium Meats may, in its discretion, modify or revise the position description to meet the Company's changing business needs.

At Daily's our mission is to bring excellence to the table. We are proud to live our core values every day.

• We put people first.
• We are committed to always doing the right thing.
• We champion change.
• We win through teamwork.

Daily's Premium Meats is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity, equity and inclusion as essential elements that create and foster a welcoming workplace. All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.

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