Manager, People and Culture - Bloomfield

Manager, Human Resources

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We're proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell's brand, as well as Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, Rao's Homemade, Snack Factory, Snyder's of Hanover. Swanson, and V8.

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The Manager, Human Resources is responsible for systems and processes at the Bloomfield location, which employs approximately 350 hourly, salaried and contract associates and runs four manufacturing lines producing Pepperidge Farm Bread and Stuffing. The individual in this generalist role will have operational responsibility for recruitment and retention, employee relations, training and talent development, organization effectiveness, wage and salary administration, performance management, employee wellness, engagement planning, and benefits administration.

In addition to managing compliance activities, the incumbent will act as a strategic business partner in building a high performing culture, as well as lean manufacturing and other continuous improvement initiatives, that support both the plant's and Company's overall goals and objectives.

Daily HR Operations - Provide ongoing recruiting support to the plant management team and Talent Acquisition.

Employee Relations:
Maintain a positive employee relations environment by responding to all employee relations issues and guiding them to successful resolution. Lead training for front-line leaders.

Policy and Investigations:
Conduct thorough and prompt investigations, interpret and explain Company policy, coach employees as necessary, and ensure that disciplinary action is administered fairly and consistently.

Learning and Development:
Drive employee learning and development by facilitating workshops and other training programs. Identify plant and individual training needs and develop a curriculum focusing on managerial/supervisory development, diversity and inclusion, new hire selection process, objective setting, etc.

Talent Development:
Build internal talent by driving the creation, implementation, and execution of high-quality development plans which are directly linked to the annual Succession Planning process.

Compensation Management:
Manage the compensation process for both hourly and salaried employees. Partner with Compensation to understand the prevailing hourly wages in the local area; prepare an Hourly Wage Recommendation.

Job Description s:
Partner with the management team to develop job descriptions for open salaried positions; work with Corporate Compensation to identify appropriate levels and salary ranges for these openings.

Performance Management:
Provide focus and direction for performance management activities. Drive the Hourly Performance Management Program. Lead salaried employees through objective setting, Individual Development Planning, mid-year review, and year-end performance appraisal processes.

Safety Performance:
Partner with the management team to drive safety performance and employee accountability for safety throughout the plant. Work with the Safety Manager to manage occupational injury/illness claims and administer Workers' Compensation.

Wellness Programs:
Provide leadership for the implementation of unique, site-specific wellness programs (in addition to corporate programs) to encourage employee involvement.

Organizational Engagement:
Drive high organizational engagement and empowerment through the annual engagement survey tool to measure culture, manager quality, high performance, and employee engagement. Help managers interpret survey results, facilitate engagement planning sessions, and develop and execute robust action plans.

Benefits Administration:
Oversee benefits and leave of absence administration. Communicate benefit changes, manage the Annual Enrollment process, and assist employees in resolving benefit and leave issues.

Strategic Partner:
Partner closely with the Site…