Human Resources Manager

MGP Ingredients is a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits and food ingredient solutions. Its Distilling Solutions segment provides bourbons, whiskeys, ryes, gins, and vodkas to craft and multinational brands. MGP's own Branded Spirts business is growing following the 2021 acquisition of Luxco, a top spirits producer, bottler, supplier, and importer as well as the 2023 acquisition of Penelope Bourbon, known for its wide range of uniquely blended expressions.

Ingredient Solutions delivers nutritional, functional wheat- and pea-based ingredients aligned with consumer trends. The company operates in locations across the Midwestern U.S., and overseas in Northern Ireland and Mexico.

Manages, coordinates, and provides strategic leadership and oversight for human resource activities related to recruitment, employee retention, employee and labor relations, training, and performance management for the assigned location. Retains final accountability for legal, labor, and policy compliance and serves as the escalation point for complex employee and labor relations matters across all departments.

• Serve as payroll backup and provide oversight to ensure payroll accuracy, internal controls, and compliance.
• Review weekly payroll to ensure accuracy and audit compliance.
• Review payroll reports, trends, and exceptions and recommend actions based on the analysis.
• Approve and resolve escalated payroll issues.
• Reconcile and approve temporary agency payroll submissions and invoices.

• Assist Talent Manager with recruitment strategy and decision support for salaried and non-union roles.
• Partner with the Talent Manager on workforce planning and candidate selection.
• Participate in interviews for management, salaried, or high impact roles.
• Manage relationships with staffing agencies and recruiting vendors.
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with internal policy and regulatory requirements.

• Lead employee and labor relations strategy for assigned site.
• Maintain clear understanding of the collective bargaining agreement and interpret CBA to assist management with executing the agreement.
• Assure company compliance with CBA.
• Maintain good working relationship with Union officials. Resolve day-to-day labor issues.
• Manage grievance process, including investigation of grievances and employee complaints.
• Participate in CBA negotiations.

• Implement HR policies, procedures and practices in compliance with federal and state requirements.
• Maintain up-to-date job descriptions for assigned location to provide an accurate description of competencies required for positions within the company.
• Effectively interpret FMLA and ADA implications as they relate to leaves of absences/disabilities. Determine approved leaves and reasonable accommodations.
• Administer FMLA and Non‑FMLA leave. Process and administer all leave requests and disability paperwork. Maintain records of leave time taken to ensure compliance with the Federal FMLA regulations.

• Conduct new hire orientations as needed.
• Train new and existing employees on HR rules, policies, procedures and the CBA to provide knowledge of HR and Labor Union requirements.
• Coach and train managers in their communication, feedback, recognition and interaction responsibilities.
• Coordinate all required HR training at assigned location.
• Assist with the development, coordination and presentation of training programs.
• Conduct follow‑up studies of completed training to evaluate and measure results and modify programs as needed.

• Administer company performance evaluation program at assigned location.
• Manage and execute disciplinary program or improvement plan to address substandard performance and ensure the performance standards of the company are met.
• Assist in determining development needs of employees at assigned location and explore and assist with execution of appropriate training.

• Reconcile invoices for HR purchases.
• Manage HR/Admin budget for assigned facility.
• Assist HR Generalist with planning, scheduling, coordinating and implementing plant and company events.

• B.S. degree or a minimum of 5 years combination of experience and training that provides the equivalent to 4-year college program.
• Background in employment law and other government compliance regulations.
• Professional in Human Resource (PHR) certification preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Requires strong multi‑tasking and presentation skills.
• Strong personal computer skills particularly within Microsoft Suite.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in human resource/payroll related field required.
• Experience with Ultimate Software HR/Payroll System or equivalent payroll processing system, preferred.
• Experience with an automated Timekeeping System.
• Experience in Labor Relations preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop business relationships and…