Human Resources Manager

Geneva, 1800 Averill Rd, Geneva, Illinois, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM

If you are hungry to work with smart people in a fast-paced environment, lead culture change and partner with leaders at all levels in the organization to attract and develop talent to drive business results; if you are agile, bring unmatched expertise and an unshakeable will to win – then Maker's Pride is the company for you! We are the #1 leader in co-manufacturing focusing on winning with our customers through execution excellence and with terrific people.

• Our Mission:
  Lead our industry with manufacturing excellence, to create food people love
• Our Vision:
  To be the world’s most trusted partner in food
• Our Values:
  Focus On People;
  Deliver For Our Customers;
  Own Safety Together;
  Drive Performance

The HR Manager will report to the Director of HR and will be dedicated Plant HR Manager to oversee all human resources activities within our manufacturing plant in Geneva, IL. They will be responsible for developing and implementing HR strategies and initiatives to support the overall business objectives and ensure a positive and productive work environment. The HR Manager will collaborate with various departments to attract, retain, and develop a talented workforce while ensuring compliance with employment laws and regulations.

The Geneva, IL plant has approximately 300 employees.

The HR Manager will:

• Promote a positive work culture by fostering employee engagement, satisfaction, and well‑being
• Collaborate with department managers to identify training and development needs and design effective programs
• Manage the full employee life cycle, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and off‑boarding processes
• Lead the Performance Management process to identify and account for varying levels of performance and lead the Talent Management process to build bench strength for succession planning.
• Oversee community outreach efforts to become the employer of choice in the local area through such activities as: donations, fundraising and business networking
• Lead all plant employee recognition efforts to build upon the employer‑employee relationship and to foster employee engagement.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable labor laws, regulations, and company policies
• Maintain accurate HR records and prepare reports on HR metrics to assess the effectiveness of HR initiatives
• Stay informed about industry trends and best practices in HR management
• Handle employee inquiries, concerns, and requests in a timely and professional manner
• Utilize Ceridian Dayforce as the HRIS (Human Resources Information System), serve as an advocate of the tool and provide adequate training to employees.
• Administer the employee relations program that includes, but not limited to: performance counseling, and coaching the leadership team(s) on appropriate dissemination of company policies.
• Overseeing hourly staffing process by recruiting, coordinating interviews, extending offers of employment, processing new hire paperwork and coordinating new hire orientation and onboarding of all new hires
• Work with the Talent Acquisition team and leadership staff to fill all salaried roles. The HR Manager will play a role in workforce planning and engaging the right resources (especially for ramp ups and critical hiring).
• Investigation of work related or compliance issues and present facts, recommendations and conclusions verbally and in writing.
• Lead, oversee, and deliver new‑employee onboarding activities and partner with the US benefits team on escalated employee benefits issues.
• Partner with the EH&S team regarding safety procedures, OSHA compliance, and worker’s compensation.
• Interpreting, evaluating, and analyzing company policies as well as ensuring consistency; training and applying policies, safety programs, and benefits
• Processing payroll on a bi‑weekly basis and partnering with supervisors to ensure timecards are reviewed and approved
• Overseeing agency associate program, fill rates, reconciliation of billing, labor reports, etc.
• Overseeing leave management program working with employees…