Senior HR Manager

Bridgetown Natural Foods; Mount Juliet (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgetown Natural Foods is seeking a Senior Human Resources Manager to act as a consultant to leaders on HR issues. You will direct recruiting, onboarding and retention programs and help develop and implement HR policies and procedures while assisting leaders in resolving conflicts and improving work relationships.

The role requires strategic thinking, strong communication, and a background in manufacturing or production environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration/HR management or higher.
• PHR/SPHR certification preferred.
• Minimum of five years of HR experience, preferably in manufacturing or production.
• Experience in recruitment and onboarding, employee development, communications, and employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Forecast talent requirements with business leaders and recruit for openings.
• Develop and conduct new hire orientations to improve onboarding.
• Administer policies, resolve conflicts, and improve work relationships.
• Build morale and retention to increase productivity and reduce turnover.
• Develop policies/programs aligned with laws and regulations.
• Facilitate pre-employment testing including drug testing as needed.
• Align career development with skill development and succession planning.
• Contribute to business strategy by building organizational capabilities.
• Provide leadership support to HR team members.
• Assist in administering company benefit programs.
• Maintain HR communications and improve partner materials.

Skills

HR management

employee relations

communication skills

project management

confidentiality

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration/HR management

PHR/SPHR certification preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary:

The Senior Human Resources Manager serves as a consultant to leaders and employee partners on Human Resource issues. Manages, directs and evaluates organization’s recruiting, onboarding and retention programs. Develops and implements human resources policies and procedures. Assists leaders and partners in resolving conflict, managing behavior and performance, and improving work relationships.

Essential Functions:

• Support business leaders in forecasting and planning their talent requirements in line with the business strategy and work to recruit and hire for openings
• Develop and conduct all new hire orientations. Focus is on improving the new hire experience and looking at ways to make the onboarding process more successful.
• Assist manager and partners in administering company policies and procedures, resolving conflict, managing performance, and improving work relationships
• Work closely with managers and partners to build morale and retention, increase productivity and reduce turnover
• Administer and develop policies/programs designed to protect company and partner interests in accordance with applicable law and regulations
• Facilitate pre-employment testing for new hires to include drug testing and other checks or tests required by the position
• Ensure appropriate career development programs and initiatives are aligned with critical skill development and succession planning needs and help identify training needs for business units and executive coaching needs.
• Contribute to business strategy by helping business leaders to identify, prioritize and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures and processes
• Provide leadership support to other HR team members
• Assist in the administration of company benefit programs
• Maintain HR related communications and recommend improvements to partner communications sources and materials

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in business administration/HR management
• PHR/SPHR certification preferred
• Minimum of five years of successful HR experience, preferably in a manufacturing or production environment. Previous experience should include recruitment and onboarding, employee development, communications, and employee relations.
• Must be results-orientated and demonstrate strategic thinking, innovation, and flexibility in dealing with changing situations
• Knowledge of current state and federal employment laws including EEO, FMLA/OFLA, ADA, etc.
• Excellent customer service, communication (oral/written) skills, project management and team collaboration skills
• Strong training and development, project management and team collaboration skills
• Strong initiative, organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher
• Familiarity with employee benefits programs and workers’ compensation
• Excellent ability to work successfully with all levels of employees/management
• Ability to communicate and understand instructions in English

Working Conditions/Physical Factors:

• Primarily an office environment but occasionally individual is on production floor with exposure to heat, dust and allergens

• Must be able to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally
• Must be able to ascend and descend building stairways and ramps to perform tasks required in job description
• Position requires frequent sitting for long periods of time with occasional standing, reaching, walking, lifting, grasping, bending and twisting.

Other Duties as Assigned

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive, but is to serve as a guideline. Management retains the right to determine additions or changes to job content.