Plant HR Manager

Position: Human Resources Manager
Department: Corporate Human Resources
Reports To: VP of Human Resources
Location: Jackson, GA
Salary Type: Exempt

Groupe Bonduelle is a company that is making a positive impact
Groupe Bonduelle is the world leader in ready-to-use plant-rich food. By joining our company you will have an opportunity to make a positive and sustainable impact on yourself, others and the planet. You will play an active part in our mission to inspire the transition toward a plant-rich diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health.

Groupe Bonduelle Fresh Americas is the U.S. business unit of France based Groupe Bonduelle (BON.PA). We are the first business unit of Groupe Bonduelle to become a Certified B Corporation. We operate four processing facilities throughout the U.S. and employ nearly 3,000 Associates who focus on producing and bringing to market fresh vegetable products, prepared salads and plant-based meal solutions.

Groupe Bonduelle is a 170 year old French family-owned company that has been at the forefront of plant rich food innovations since 1853. Our ready-to-use plant-rich food products are grown on 173,000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. The company currently employees more than 12,000 Associates globally.

Join us at Bonduelle Fresh Americas for an opportunity to advance your career in a culture that places people first. As a valued member of our company, you will have the opportunity to support our environmental and social initiatives to drive progress against our corporate social responsibility and B Corp certification ambitions. At Bonduelle Fresh Americas, we make contributing to a better future through plant-based food our top priority.

Position Summary:
The Human Resources Manager serves as a strategic partner to assigned leadership by defining and implementing a people strategy which aligns and integrates with business strategy and objectives. In the role the Human Resources Manager fully understands the operational and financial drivers of the business so that an integrated people strategy addresses: organization design, talent agenda and programs from acquisition through development/retention, organizational effectiveness and change management, organization culture and employee engagement, employee rewards and recognition, and functional HR leadership.

By your key position in our company, you will support our environmental and social initiatives to drive progress against our corporate social responsibility and B Corp certification ambitions.

Primary Duties

• Assesses organizational performance systemically, defining talent gaps and developing and executing an HR strategy focused on workforce planning, staffing, on-boarding, development, performance management, career / succession planning, talent movement and retention, leveraging rigorous workforce analytics and insights. Uses understanding of individual and organizational dynamics to facilitate talent movement into and throughout the organization. (20%)
• Recruits, develops and retains best top HR team talent and empowers them to own the HR strategies for their assigned client groups while ensuring consistency across the plant. (15%)
• Drives strategies to deliver performance culture and coaches’ leaders and managers on effective use of tools. (10%)
• Assesses employee training and development needs based on business strategy in order to help close gaps between current and future skill sets. (10%)
• Creates strategies and focuses on acquiring and retaining top talent and on building a pipeline for future needs. Executes staffing strategies for exempt/non-exempt hiring needs. Leverages metrics such as turnover and absenteeism to develop proactive staffing strategies. (20%)
• Coach business leaders on key organizational issues as well as HR policies and processes to promote engagement and a culture of continuous growth and development.(15%)
• Plans and leads organization design projects related to business strategy (vision, mission, values), organization structure, team effectiveness and culture that create speed and efficiency and support rapidly shifting business demands. (5%)
• Guide leaders and employees regarding Company policies, values, HR programs (benefits, pay and salary) administration and interpretation to ensure policies and procedures are handled consistently and in a timely manner. Resolves employee relations issues and completes investigations in a timely manner. (5%)
• Develops thoughtful, integrated approaches to promote diversity and inclusion in talent attraction, development and retention. (5%)

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years progressive responsible experience as an HR Business Partner in a dynamic environment, with specific experience in HR strategy development, organizational design, staffing, talent management and change management.
• Bachelor’s degree with major in Industrial/Labor Relations, Human Resources Management, psychology, or other related field required. Master’s degree, MBA or relevant professional certifications strongly preferred
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish speakers preferred

Responsibilities

• Experience supporting senior leadership, front-line and field-based client groups is required; Practicing HR in a manufacturing or distribution center environment is preferred
• Ability to think strategically and translate concepts into actionable items
• Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to influence decision making
• Must possess executive presence
• Courage to make tough decisions and deliver difficult messages with professionalism and poise
• Google Workspace and MS Office Skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in and manage ambiguity – dealing with issues that do not always have a process or a system in place.
• Ability to position self as credible; proactive; and a trusted thought-partner.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to balance business partnering skills with employee advocacy.
• Maintains a high level of professionalism on confidentiality of employee and/or company information.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects with overlapping tasks
• Ability to understand the business operations from both a strategic and tactical perspective, develop solutions and implement action plans
• Must ensure activities are in compliance with all state and federal employment laws and regulations (e.g., FMLA, ADA, EEO and FLSA)
• Labor experience preferred
• Proactively reviews HR programs and policies, looking for opportunities to create new or improve established programs from a multi-site nationwide perspective.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and collaborate up and down the organization
• A proven track record of results with a bias for action
• A passion for learning and a craving to work in a fun culture