HR Manager

Job Summary:

Performs functions directed towards successfully and efficiently meeting manufacturing goals for customer orders by recruiting/hiring and working to maintain an adequate, stable, trained, equipped workforce and staff, and by ensuring a safe work environment.

Salary Range : $41.76 to $69.60

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Prescription Drug Plan
• Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee Incentive Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Cash Accumulation Plan-401K
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Short- Term/Long-Term Disability
• Vacation Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Pet Insurance

Essential Functions:

• Perform the staffing function for the Modesto facility to ensure the right person for the right job.  
• Perform all hire,transfer, promotion, demotion, and termination activity in such a manner as to ensure that they meet the above objective.
• Manage the administration and maintenance of all Personnel/Payroll related records, and ensure they are kept according to company retention schedules, and gubernatorial guidelines.
• Issue payroll for all staff and plant personnel in accordance with company, local, State, and federal guidelines.
• Participate in wage surveys; gather data for the review of wages for corporate HR or as requested.
• Coordinate the timely completion of all plant level performance and salary reviews. Oversee the processing of all increases, and reviews to ensure the accuracy and fairness of such.
• Review all disciplinary situations to ensure fairness and consistency of treatment.
• In conjunction with appropriate department manager/supervisor participation, proactively resolves all labor related situations.
• In conjunction with manager/supervisor participation, proactively seeks to maintain a safe and respectful work environment by promptly addressing, investigating, and resolving all employee concerns and complaints.
• Assist employees in solving work related issues; providing employee guidance/direction, counsel and motivation.
• Be familiar with all company policies and procedures and the local practices of such; uphold/enforce them in order to maintain fairness and consistency of treatment.
• Disseminate latest revisions of company issued policies/memorandums per their appropriate schedule.  
• Maintain, update, disseminate / post all labor law and safety information as required by local, State, and federal agencies.
• Deliver training as needed for the further development of employee technical/soft skills and other training as required for employee safety. 
• Perform all duties related to Safety Coordinator as outlined by the company's Safety Program and ensure that such are in accordance with local, State, and federal guidelines.  Chairs Safety and Ergonomics Committee Meetings.
• Manage the WC programs working with Corporate, the carrier, the medical/physician and the clinics to provide data/documents.  Assist the employee in minimizing any lost time from work, and to return to full duty status. 
• Carry out the administration of benefits at the local level by facilitating benefits orientations, providing/collecting documents, and increasing awareness of the benefits programs available (medical/life/retirement/profit sharing, etc.).  Assist employees with claim related situations or questions.
• Prepare various monthly reports as needed/scheduled:  Labor, safety, staffing, etc.
• Participate or head up assigned projects by Management.
• Must follow and enforce all Plant and Safety Rules.
• Enforces a safe and respectful work environment.

Qualifications:

• College degree preferred and/or a minimum of 5 years work experience in Human Resources with a minimum of 2 years in a supervisory/exempt role; successful completion of on the job training.  Experience of Human Resources management in a manufacturing context is preferred.

Work Environment: 

The job is in an office environment. The plant is in a moderately noisy to loud environment with slight exposure to airborne particles with strong odors. The employee will be in the presence of large operating machinery. The employee may be climbing ladders to reach high level platforms and possibly roof tops if necessary. 

Disclaimer:  The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.   New Weds Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Newly Weds Foods will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States without assistance or support from Newly Weds Foods. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.