Human Resources Manager

Matagrano, Inc. is the San Francisco Bay Area’s Family-Owned distributor of Anheuser- Busch products for San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.

We have fostered relationships with many world famous beer brands as well as craft beers, imports, seltzers, energy drinks, and many more non-alcoholic beverages. Our portfolio of beers & beverages is unrivaled in the industry and includes brands such as Budweiser, Michelob, Fort Point, Prime, Russian River Brewing, Liquid Death, Deschutes Brewery, Kona Brewing, Poppi, Essentia Water, Elysian, Jarritos, and many more. We have cultivated and maintained relationships from as far back as 1972 with Anheuser-Busch. Our family-owned and operated business is now managed by 4th generation family members of its original founders.

We are looking for a Human Resources Manager to run our People Operations function at the company. The HR Manager is responsible for overseeing personnel and daily operations of the human resources department. You will lead us in the achievement of our people related objectives for employee satisfaction, patient or customer satisfaction, labor costs targets, talent acquitition and the development and maintenance of a high performing workforce.

NOTE: For this role we are not looking for an individual looking to transition from recruiting into Human Resources. We are only actively hiring for someone with the desired HR experience and expertise.

Additionally, this is a local role and remote candidates outside of Northern California can not be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all HR activities, communications, reports, requests and documents created and received by the team

• Complete projects by clarifying objectives, setting clear timetables and schedules, conducting research, developing and organizing information, analyzing results, and preparing final findings and recommendations

• Communication with employees, supervisors, and other related parties regarding employee rights and obligations under various laws

• Bridging management and employee relations by addressing needs associated with Workers Comp, DOT, FMLA, payroll, grievances or other issues

• Strategically apply, monitor and enforce employment laws, regulations, policies and procedures.

• Exercise People Operations discipline, providing a structure to ensure smooth day-to-day operational excellence

• Craft employee communications that engage employees and activate people processes, initiatives and programs

• Manage employee relations by providing HR consulting expertise at all levels of the organization; identify trends and address root causes of issues

• Processing of weekly union & non-union payroll for approx. 150+ employees

• Ensuring accuracy of payroll deductions and costs

• Timely and accurate payment of payroll liabilities

• Monthly union & benefits reporting

• Benefits Administration-Enrollments, terminations, changes, open enrollment

• Ensure compliance with company’s procedures and practices for terminations & onboarding of new hires

• Communicate with employees about compensation, benefits and other facts of their employment

Requirements:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Human Resource roles within industrial organizations

• Understanding of both California and Federal Labor code

• Competent with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel)

• Prior experience building a scalable, operational support infrastructure of people systems and tools

• Strong functional HR expertise in process development and project management

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Results driven, ability to make decisions and help solve problems

• Excellent organization, time management, delegation, and prioritization skills

Nice to haves:

• Experience running payroll on ADP, Paycom, Paychex, Paylocity, Workday, or another large Enterprise payroll provider

• Previous experience with a Labor Union and working with Union representatives

• Exposure with collective bargaining, negotiations, and consultations with labor unions

• PHR/SPHR certification, preferred

• Previous experience with implementation of department appropriate software implementation for HR, recruiting, payroll

• Knowledge /experience in the following industries:

  • Food/beverage, hospitality, trucking, or manufacturing

Benefits:

• 401(k) plan

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Professional development assistance