WHO WE ARE

Baldwin Richardson Foods is focused on enriching the flavor of life. As a full-service liquid products supplier and strategic partner to the food and beverage industry, Baldwin Richardson Foods combines its formulation expertise and unique packaging options with robust processing capabilities to produce high-quality sauces, toppings, syrups, fillings, and shelf-stable beverages for the world's most iconic Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, and food service companies. Its state-of-the-art Innovation & Culinary Center transforms trends and culinary inspiration into legendary products through an award-winning commercialization process. The company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson's dessert sauces and Nance's mustards/condiments in addition to producing finished goods for the private label sector. BRF maintains its headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Macedon, New York; with a Culinary Innovation Center in Westmont, Illinois; and offices and manufacturing facilities in Williamson, New York; Pennsauken, New Jersey; and Corona, California This role will be based in Pennsauken (Onsite).

WHAT WE NEED

The Sr. HRBP will provide HR Business Partner leadership to their assigned groups in employee relations, talent management, workforce development, capability building and employee experience. The role will be responsible for driving best practices and ensuring compliance with the organization’s policies, values and culture as well as compliance with State and Federal laws. The individual will develop partnerships across the organization to deliver value-added consultation and service to management and employees that reflect the business objectives of the organization.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Accountabilities and Deliverables:

Employee Relations & Engagement 60%

• Proactively engage at all levels in the organization to support 24/7, multi-plant operation. Work during off-hours may be required to support leader meetings, employee investigations, events and other employee engagement activities (i.e communication meetings, AMAs, celebrations etc.)
• Maintain awareness of the culture and strategic initiatives for business groups. Collaborate with leaders to implement HR strategies that align with business goals and drive success across the plant.
• Develop and maintain relationships with organization leaders, both at site, and at enterprise, and employees to ensure a credible and trusted HR support system.
• Conducts thorough investigations of complex HR issues, including witness statements, pulling necessary video footage and documenting in confidential employee relations tool (AllVoices).
• Propose action based on investigation findings to correct concerns. Assist leaders as needed with disciplinary documentation or termination recommendations as needed.
• Provide coaching to plant leaders on their responsibilities on employee relations matters, including disciplinary and termination discussions.
• Support leaders with all onboarding and offboarding activities.
• Consult with and assist organizational leaders on their businesses’ HR decisions to ensure compliance with the organization’s policies, values and culture as well as compliance with State and Federal laws.
• Proactively partner with and involve other functions within HR and organization to ensure thorough resolution of issues.
• Provide timely responses to inquiries from employees and managers (our customers)
• Works collaboratively to establish and promote positive employee engagement.
• Utilizes employee engagement surveys to analyze and identify areas of opportunity. Work with plant leaders on implementing strategies to improve these areas and employee engagement.
• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance our employee experience.
• Support and offer guidance to Plant Leadership to maintain open communication between leaders and employees.
• In partnership with operations leadership, drive retention and engagement strategy.

Performance Management & Talent Development 25%

• Partner with leaders on employee discipline, performance management and development plans. Provide guidance and support on the best practices to handle each case.
• Establishing processes and working closely with leaders to monitor onboarding and provisional progress, taking necessary steps to ensure completion.
• Provide coaching, management and oversight of employee performance counseling and discipline process.
• Aligned to enterprise programs, contribute to talent development processes at assigned site.
• Assist with the annual performance review process by training managers and being the main point of contact for questions, ensuring timely submission of ratings and reviews.

Workforce Planning/Development 10%

• Partner with Plant Leadership on organization design and workforce strategy including the use of temporary labor.
• Partner with TA and plant leaders to assess workforce needs and implement strategies for succession planning and career development.
• Partner with Plant Leaders and TA to participate in intake meetings and interview process for people leaders, evaluating candidates for alignment to BRF CARE values and providing insights back to interview team.

Other 5%

• Partner effectively with other HR functions, including Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Payroll and HR Analytics.
• Provide backup to other team members in instances of absences.
• In a startup environment facility this role will initially be responsible for
  • Leading recruitment efforts for nonexempt plant roles
  • Supporting new employee orientation (NEO) for all employees hired at the facility.
  • People related L&D programming including scheduling, completion tracking and facilitation
  • Supporting employee experience programs as outlined in the Administrative Assistant JD

Supervisory Responsibilities: This role has direct supervision of the Administrative Assistant and HR Generalist (if applicable at specific site).

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year College or university highly preferred.
• A minimum of three (3) years of HRBP experience with a strong emphasis on employee relations.
• A minimum of five (5) years of HR generalist experience, to include supporting projects in workforce development, employee engagement, and business partnership.
• Manufacturing, production, or related industry (multiple shifts and locations).
• Strong knowledge of federal and state legal requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proven experience and leadership with all aspects of employee relations
• Able to work autonomously as a strong, independent, critical-thinker and decision-maker
• Must be able to work successfully in a fast-paced environment, with strong attention to detail.
• Blend of strategic thinking and tactical actions applied to issues at hand
• Ability to independently prioritize and juggle multiple matters at once
• Comprehensive understanding of a variety of HR processes and best practices
• A pro-active, high-energy attitude, geared towards achieving continuous improvement
• Able to maintain the utmost in confidentiality and confidence of organization
• Track record of excellence, ability to drive change and deliver results
• Recruiting of talent, and alignment of talent initiatives with organization’s strategic goals

Certificates and Licenses:

Language Ability: Ability to read, write and interpret documents in English such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. Prefer experience with ADP HRIS, or related, applicant tracking system (ATS).

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to (stand, walk, sit, use hands. The employee is occasionally required to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time. The employee must lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to see color, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

At BRF, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range.

You'll also receive a comprehensive benefits package including low premium and out of pocket cost medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with company match, generous sick and vacation time, 9 paid holidays, birthday and floating holidays, volunteer time and more!

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