Human Resources Manager

Michigan Bread; Taylor (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Michigan Bread is seeking an experienced HR leader to run all Human Resource functions across its two manufacturing facilities in Michigan and Minnesota. Reporting to the CEO, you’ll guide workforce planning, employee relations, training, and compliance, helping build a culture of accountability and growth.

You’ll lead recruiting for hourly, salaried, technical, and leadership roles; manage onboarding; oversee payroll, HRIS, benefits; administer leaves and regulatory compliance; and design

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Admin, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive HR leadership in manufacturing.
• Multi-site HR leadership experience.
• Experience with payroll, HRIS, benefits, recruiting, and employee relations.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and organizational planning.

Responsibilities

• Advise executive leadership on HR and organizational matters.
• Develop and maintain HR policies, procedures, best practices.
• Lead recruiting for hourly, salaried, technical, and leadership roles.
• Manage onboarding, orientation, and new employee integration.
• Develop succession planning and career progression programs.
• Oversee payroll and HRIS, ensuring accuracy.
• Administer benefits and audits.
• Lead annual open enrollment with brokers and vendors.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, and Safety on training and development.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws.
• Lead organizational change initiatives.

Skills

Payroll

HRIS

Benefits

Recruiting

Employee relations

Org development

Workforce analytics

Employment law

Cross-site leadership

Education

Bachelor's in HR

Job description

About usThe MichiganBread.com is a family-owned commercial bakery making retail and foodservice bread products. We have approximately 350 employees at two manufacturing facilities, in Michigan and Minnesota.About the roleWe’re looking for an experienced HR leader to manage all Human Resource functions across both of our facilities. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll be a strategic partner to our executive leadership team. You’ll guide workforce planning, employee relations, training, and compliance, and help build a culture of accountability and growth.What you’ll doAdvise executive leadership on HR and organizational matters, and align HR initiatives with company goals.Develop and maintain HR policies, procedures, and best practices.Lead recruiting for hourly, salaried, technical, and leadership roles at both facilities.Manage onboarding, orientation, and new employee integration.Develop succession planning, internal promotion, and career progression programs.Serve as the primary resource for employee relations, coaching, conflict resolution, and policy interpretation.Advise managers on employment law, performance management, and employee development.Oversee payroll and HRIS, ensuring accuracy and data integrity.Administer benefits and related audits, including medical, dental, vision, retirement, life, disability, FMLA, COBRA, workers’ compensation, and leave.Lead annual open enrollment, and manage relationships with payroll providers, brokers, carriers, and vendors.Partner with Operations, Quality, and Safety on training and development programs, and document training records ready for regulatory and customer audits.Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws.Lead organizational change initiatives, including restructures, expansions, and workforce planning projects.What you bringBachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.7+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in manufacturing or food manufacturing.Multi-site HR leadership experience.Hands-on experience with payroll, HRIS, benefits administration, recruiting, employee relations, organizational development, and workforce analytics.Strong knowledge of employment law, compensation, organizational planning, and manufacturing operations.Strong business sense, project management skills, and the ability to communicate effectively at every level of the organization.What we offerCompetitive salaryMedical, dental, and vision insuranceLife and disability insuranceRetirement planPaid time offMichiganBread.com is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.