HR Generalist

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At Lactalis in the USA, we're committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you're just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family‑owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we're proud to produce award‑winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta,
President specialty cheeses and butters,
Kraft natural and grated cheeses,
Break stone's cottage cheese,
Cracker Barrel
, Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi's,
Stonyfield Organic
, Brown Cow
, Oui
, Yoplait
, Go-Gurt
, :ratio
, Green Mountain Creamery
, and Mountain High
, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun
, Gopi
, and Arz
.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—
Ambition
, Engagement
, and Simplicity
. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone's unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION
, your STORY
, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

Lactalis US Yogurt, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring an HR Generalist position based in Brattleboro, VT.

The HR Generalist will manage a wide range of responsibilities including employee engagement, onboarding, communications, compliance, and reporting. The position combines both administrative and strategic functions and will require planning and management of areas including employee relations, staffing, training and development, and compensation and benefits. The role will work closely with the HR Manager, leadership, and employees to proactively address people‑related needs.

The HR Generalist will focus on supporting the implementation of HR programs and policies that promote a positive and proactive work culture. This role reports to the Human Resources Manager.

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Manage the full recruitment cycle process, including job postings, candidate sourcing, interviews, and offers.
• Handle onboarding activities including processing new hire paperwork, conducting background checks, and facilitating orientation sessions.
• Coordinate and conduct new hire check‑ins, stay interviews, and exit interviews, while tracking and reporting feedback.
• Collaborate with the HR Manager, leaders, and employees to address employee relations matters and support people‑related needs.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems, process payroll, generate HR reports, and conduct regular audits to ensure data integrity. Contributes to the planning, management, and implementation of training, development, compensation, and benefits programs.
• Assist with the annual performance review process to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Foster a proactive workplace culture through regular engagement with employees, both in the office and on the plant floor, to ensure HR programs and policies are applied consistently.
• Oversee all aspects of the employee uniform program, from strategic inventory management and ordering to maintaining strong vendor relationships for reliable stock and timely delivery.
• Lead the planning and coordination of team celebrations, recognizing key achievements and milestones to cultivate a collaborative and appreciative culture.

• Travel may be required occasionally.
• Extended hours may be necessary depending on the project needs
• To fulfill these responsibilities, tools such as a computer, phone or, and / or allowance(s) will be provided.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential duties and responsibilities.
• This position requires physical presence in the office 5 days per…