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Salary- Serve as a trusted advisor, to management, ownership, and all employees
- Provide strategic leadership and direct the tactical activities of the HR team
- $170-200K base salary + 20% bonus + benefits
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead strategies and tactics to attract, retain, and grow top, diverse talent at all levels.
- Create innovative HR approaches and programs to build and grow organizational strength, enhancing team cohesion.
- Be a strong voice on general business matters and possess a passion for the company spirit.
- Practice as a "player-coach" with the HR team, with peers on the management team, with individuals throughout the organization and is an energetic, positive "talent developer" — helping to influence and execute HR programs and initiatives in the most efficient and effective manner.
- Partner with leaders to source, hire, and on-board new talent and own the development programs for existing talent across all company functions.
- Prepares workforce forecasts to project employment needs.
- Develops staffing strategy in collaboration with the hiring manager; manages the hiring process.
- Analyzes wage and salary data to determine competitive compensation plans.
- Oversees payroll and benefit administration, including retirement plan administration, together with financial reporting, analysis, and compliance requirements.
- Communicates directives advising department managers of company policy regarding equal employment opportunities, compensation, and employee benefits.
- Consults legal counsel to ensure that policies comply with federal and state law.
- Develops and maintains a Human Resources system that meets top management information needs.
- Oversees the analysis, maintenance, and communication of records required by law or local governing bodies, or other departments in the organization.
- Studies legislation and other publications to assess industry trends.
- Implements and sustains Human Resource initiatives at the organization.
- Creates development plans in collaboration with an individual's manager and assists with follow-up.
- Ensures managers are properly documenting performance, including progressive discipline, corrective guidance, and performance reviews.
- Champions regular HR communications throughout the organization.
- Keeps current and knowledgeable of internal and external compensation and competitive environments.
- Conducts investigations when issues, complaints and concerns are expressed by managers and employees.
- Counsels and trains staff on human resource policies, legal compliance issues, improvement of job skills and performance.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- 10 years broad-based, progressive HR leadership roles, with minimum 5 years at the Sr. Manager/Director level.
- Meaningful agribusiness or food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
- BS/BA in Business Administration, Management, Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, or equivalent experience.
- HRCI or SHRM Certification.
- Competent in all HR functional areas (staffing, compensation, employee relations, performance management and development, coaching, payroll & benefits administration)
- Competent in all Microsoft Office applications
- Thorough knowledge of employment law with specific expertise in California labor law.
- Strong general business acumen.
- Ability to influence, develop, mentor, and empower individuals and teams to achieve objectives.
- Ambitious and motivated self-starter with the ability to multi-task, adapt quickly, and work well with others of diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written, together with solid presentation skills
- Strong leadership, supervisory, and coaching skills
- Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change.
- Strategic thinker, results oriented, forward thinking.
- Ability to lead in a team environment while rolling up sleeves to help.
- High integrity, committed "can-do" attitude, humility, nonhierarchical mentality, team-spirited and fun, with continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Organized with strong time-management skills and healthy "sense of urgency."
