Position Summary
The Senior Plant Human Resources Manager is responsible for providing strategic and hands-on HR support to the Vice President of Pleasant Prairie Operations, salaried staff, and hourly workforce at our Pleasant Prairie facility. This role will lead a dedicated HR team within the plant to manage daily HR operations, drive talent initiatives, ensure compliance, and foster a positive and productive work environment locally and with Corporate HR. The Senior Plant HR Manager will also play a key role in developing local talent pipelines by building relationships with local educational institutions. This role will report directly to Vice President of Human Resources.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary HR advisor to the VP of Pleasant Prairie Operations and leadership team, providing guidance on workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, and organizational development.
- Lead and develop the plant HR team to ensure effective HR delivery to all employees.
- Ensure Corporate HR policies, procedures, and best practices are consistently applied across the facility.
- Work with Corporate recruiting to provide support to managing staffing strategies to meet plant production needs, ensuring a steady pipeline of skilled hourly and salaried employees.
- Build partnerships with local schools, technical colleges, and workforce development programs to create a robust talent pipeline.
- Ensure accurate and timely entry of employee data in the HRIS system to maintain reliable reporting and analytics.
- Work with plant leadership to review, audit and approve timecards for all site employees.
- Monitor workforce trends and provide insights to plant leadership to support data-driven decision-making.
- Manage employee relations and labor relations, to ensure fair and consistent application of policies while fostering a positive work environment.
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local labor laws, as well as company policies and safety regulations.
- Lead investigations and resolution of employee concerns in alignment with company policies.
- Support leadership in identifying development opportunities for all plant employees at all levels.
- Implement training initiatives to improve employee skills, engagement, and retention.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field required.
Experience, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field required.
- 7+ years of progressive HR experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment. Union experience preferred.
- 3+ years’ experience managing HR teams and supporting both salaried and hourly employees.
- Experience working with multi-lingual workforce. Bi-lingual candidate preferred.
- Strong knowledge of employment laws, compliance, and HR best practices.
- Experience with HRIS systems and ability to interpret and analyze HR data.
- Proven ability to handle employee relations matters with discretion and professionalism.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and drive initiatives forward.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk or hear and use hands to handle, or touch objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
Work Environment
This position is onsite in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Fair Oaks Foods assures equal employment opportunity in all its hiring and employment policies and practices, which include all aspects of employment, such as recruiting, hiring, promotions, transfers, demotions, layoffs or terminations, compensation, benefits, training, company-sponsored education, social and recreational programs or events, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. These policies and practices are administered without regard to “legally protected categories” such as: race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation or sexual orientation, pregnancy status or medical conditions related to childbirth, and/or any other factor protected by law.
