Factory HR Generalist
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Foods people love. Brands people trust. And a career that nourishes your future like no other.

If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestle is the place for you. Nestle USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestle's presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We're determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

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The Factory HR Generalist provides a broad range of expert services: recruitment and succession planning; employee development and training; labor-management relations; employment law and policy interpretation, compensation, and classification management; benefits administration and employee rewards/recognition; and regulatory compliance guidance and HR reporting. This individual will provide off-shift coverage onsite with a start time of 5 a.m. and flex hours when needed.

Key Outputs / Deliverables:Under guidance of the HR manager, develops and executes the sites development and training strategy and supports the execution of the sites people strategy, including:

Employee Training and Development:

• Developing and managing the sites Competency/Skill Matrices, Training Plans, and Training Documentation.
• Provides expertise in training needs assessment, training design, adult learning strategies/delivery, and post-training evaluations.
• Oversees technical skills development programs for operators and skilled trades.
• Assesses and monitors the effectiveness of learning and development initiatives against metrics.

Execute People Strategy:

• Aid in execution of the Nestle People Strategy processes that attract, develop, recognize, and retain employees to support the organization's short- and long-term strategic business needs.
• Support Nestle initiatives such as the Nestle Management and Leadership Principles while executing workforce planning processes for the organization such as talent development, organizational planning, and organizational change management.
• Ensure the culture & working environment is open, empowering, fair, and equitable.
• Manage special projects in workforce management, strategic planning, quarterly/monthly people data reports and other ad-hoc works in progress.

Recruitment:

• Salaried and hourly staffing through onboarding and retention of the right talent with alignment to the sites' staffing strategy.
• Collaborate with talent management teams in recruitment, new hire processing, posts announcements, job descriptions, diversity recruitment strategies, interviewing candidates and other related tasks.

Employee / Labor Relations:

• Serve as liaison between employees and site leadership, as needed.
• Build and maintain relations with employees at the manufacturing site, to promote and foster an environment of open communication and transparent, candid feedback.
• Conduct investigations, provide coaching, and document findings, when required.
• Serve as liaison between employees and site leadership, as needed.

Compliance:

• Supporting a holistic safety focus by driving people related safety goals and business initiatives.
• Perform planned/impromptu investigations and audits to ensure and/or maintain EEO/AA/OFCC or Federal/State employment law compliance in practice as it related to hiring, training, transfers, or promotions of people assets.

Qualifications / Certifications:

• Bachelors in human resource management or related field (e.g., Business, Organizational Communication, Industrial Psychology) or equivalent HR experience required.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a professional level Human Resources role in a Manufacturing Plant, Distribution Center, Sales, or Direct Sales Distribution (DSD) environment is preferred.
• Thorough understanding of Federal/State employment laws (e.g., EEO, AA, FMLA, ADA, Unemployment Insurance Administration, and Worker's Compensation).
• Travel (10% or more).
• Ability to provide off-shift coverage with a regular start time of 5 a.m. and flex hours when needed.

Critical Experiences:

• Experience in Classification & Compensation, Benefits Administration, and Recruitment.
• Project Management experience (I.e., such as conducting a wage survey or helping revising handbook policies)
• Experience in managing training and development initiatives across employee levels in a non-corporate setting preferred.
• Experience with learning management solutions and/or the use of digital systems and tools to support training and skill progression preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite as well as HRIS systems. PeopleSoft or System Applications and Products (SAP) preferred.
• Ability to work independently, reliably and allocate time efficiently.

Job ID:330586

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