Human Resources Manager

Treehouse Island, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Equity pay

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods seeks an HR Manager for our Pecatonica, IL facility to lead HR initiatives, advise leadership, and ensure employment-law compliance across manufacturing operations.

The role emphasizes labor relations, staffing, onboarding, HRIS management (Workday), and driving employee engagement. Excellent problem solving and communication skills are essential; manufacturing plant experience and union environment knowledge are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field
• 5+ years of related HR experience
• Experience in a union environment
• Experience in a plant manufacturing environment preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead labor relations efforts, including contract interpretation and grievance resolution.
• Provide expert HR coaching to department managers and frontline leaders on attendance, discipline, and related matters.
• Drive staff recruitment, onboarding, and orientation for production sites; support HR programs and plant communications.
• Manage HRIS data integrity and conduct audits using Workday; address employee inquiries and investigations with confidentiality.

Skills

HR leadership

Labor relations

Coaching & guidance

Compliance

Communication

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field

Tools

Workday

UKG Dimensions

Microsoft Office

Job description

## Human Resources ManagerApply: USA-IL Pecatonica: Full time: Posted Today: R31130**Employee Type:**Full time**Location:**IL Pecatonica**Job Type:**Human Resources General**Job Posting Title:**Human Resources Manager**About Us:**TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to \"Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time.\" Guided by our values—**Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together.** We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.**What You Gain:*** Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!* 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.* Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).* Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.* An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.* Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.**Job Description:*****About the Role:*** We are seeking an HR Manager for our Pecatonica, IL facility, a leading manufacturer of quality non-dairy creamers. This role is responsible for managing and overseeing a broad spectrum of human resources functions within the organization and serves as frontline operational support and an internal business partner. This role involves leading HR initiatives, advising leadership on HR strategies, and ensuring compliance with employment laws and company policies. ***You will add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:*** * Foster strong partnerships with operations and production teams to drive business results while ensuring compliance with internal and external guidelines and regulations.* Provide expert advice and coaching to department managers and front-line leadership on HR-related matters, including attendance management, conflict resolution, and progressive discipline.* Lead labor relations efforts, including contract interpretation, grievance resolution, and collaboration with union representatives to maintain a productive and respectful labor environment.* Build and maintain effective relationships with employees and foster strong employee connections.* Serve as a trusted resource, accessible to employees across all production shifts, while maintaining discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive employee data.* Supporting the management, implementation and communication of fundamental HR programs, including recognition programs, employee feedback forums, engagement survey action planning, and plant communications.* Interpreting and applying policies, ensuring compliance with standard practices and guidelines related to attendance, paid time off, job transfers, accommodation processes, etc.* Managing the site’s staffing and recruitment needs, including supporting onboarding and new hire orientation processes.* Utilize our HRIS, Workday, for data entry and conduct regular audits to ensure data integrity.* Driving positive employee relations by timely and proactively addressing employee inquiries and concerns and supporting investigations.* Ensures a high level of integrity is maintained and that personnel matters are handled in a professional, consistent, and confidential manner. ***Important Details:*** * This is a full-time, on-site role.* The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $99,200 - 148,800 USD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay. ***You’ll fit right in if you have:*** * Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field preferred, or equivalent combination of experience and education.* 5 or more years of related Human Resources experience.* Experience working in a Union environment is required.* Experience working in a plant manufacturing environment is preferred.* Excellent problem solving, and communication skills both verbal and written.* Strong personal accountability for high-quality work with a continuous improvement mindset.* Experience using HRIS Systems such as Workday and Dimensions UKG is preferred.* Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required.* May require flexibility in hours as needed.