Sr. HR Generalist

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The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick‑fil‑A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our food service business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high‑quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose—to nourish growth with all that we do—our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.

The Senior Human Resources Generalist serves as the HR Business Partner for on‑site leaders and associates across the Horse Cave campus— including the Marzetti Horse Cave Dressing and Sister Schubert’s Horse Cave facilities. This role provides strategic and hands‑on HR support for approximately 500 associates and 27 leaders across both plants, with a primary focus on weekend shift coverage, leadership coaching, and proactive engagement.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the Sr. HR Generalist partners closely with operations, safety, and HR leadership to build a culture of trust, care, and accountability. The role ensures consistent execution of HR strategies that drive retention, employee engagement, performance, and compliance—while supporting Marzetti’s Growth Behaviors and People Strategy.

This position will support the Horse Cave campus on the weekend shift. While some flexibility is available regarding exact days worked, the schedule will generally align to one of the following 4×10 options:

• Thursday–Sunday
• Friday–Monday

Base hours will provide coverage across both 1st and 2nd shift (e.g., 10:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m. or 12:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.), with adjustments as needed to support business and associate needs.

• Leads learning and development strategies aligned with business goals, including leadership development and succession planning.
• Partners with management to implement initiatives that support growth, change management, and workforce optimization.
• Supports and influences organizational design, change management, and workforce strategy tied to cultural transformation and operational excellence.
• Partner with the site HR Leaders and Plant Leadership Teams to align people strategies with operational priorities and business outcomes.
• Coach and influence leaders to model Marzetti’s Growth Behaviors and uphold company values of Hunger, Respect, Courage, and Humility.
• Partner with site HR Leaders on succession planning, high‑potential identification, and development strategies.
• Advises leaders on policy interpretation, performance management, and consistent application of HR practices.

• Drives employee engagement, ensuring that employees voices are heard, suggestions are addressed, and continuous improvement actions are taken.
• Serve as primary point of contact for weekend employee relations issues, ensuring timely and fair resolution.
• Lead onboarding, assimilation, and early engagement efforts for weekend shift new hires to drive retention success.
• Build trust and connection through visible HR presence and employee communications: from Town Halls to beginning of shift meetings, ensuring that clear and consistent messages are shared between leadership and the workforce.
• Coaches and counsels leaders and employees on employee relations matters consistent with company policies, legal considerations and company priorities, serving as an advocate for both employee and company concerns.
• Partner with leadership to analyze and act on engagement data, driving improvement in retention and satisfaction.

• Partners with HR Manager, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders to forecast weekend talent needs and build strategic pipelines.
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