Director of Human Resources

Director of Human Resources

With headquarters in Mansfield, MA, the Milton's Distributing family of companies (Milton's Distributing, Gordon Logistics, and Hope Beverage, LLC) is a fast growing, multi-state, multi-entity distribution and third-party logistics organization. As Director of Human Resources, you will be a direct report to the CEO, a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, and provide overall strategic direction to and leadership of our most important asset: our employees.

This position is accountable for developing, implementing, and leading human capital programs including, but not limited to, the following: organizational alignment and change management initiatives; employee relations; employee communications; talent acquisition and onboarding; performance management; learning and development; compensation and benefits selection and administration; and, compliance and reporting.

• Plan, implement, and direct the company's human resources' functions.
• Play an active role in the development of the company's objectives and plans as a strategic partner to the business
  -with particular emphasis on the impact of people on the company's culture and growth.
• Translates strategic and tactical business plans into HR strategic priorities and people- related initiatives.
• Designs, executes, and iterates on organization's structure to facilitate seamless scaling of the business.
• Develop and actively manage the annual HR budget.
• Lead employee benefits review processes: work with benefits broker, providers and leadership team to establish best fits for employee coverage and Company's budget
• Design and implement an effective employee communications strategy that contributes to an overall positive employment brand, aligns with company values, allows for open flow of communications, and creates operational efficiencies.
• Assess operational and transactional HR policies and processes, recommend and implement improvements.
• Ensures Company's Human Resources policies are in compliance with all Federal, State, Local, and Industry laws and regulations, and are appropriately communicated to staff.
• Build lasting relationships and develop rapport with employees at all levels.

• Attract top talent to the company as the employer of choice.
• Create and implement the organization's recruitment process including developing robust candidate pipelines, following consistent and targeted assessment practices during interviews and stewarding candidates through a positive candidate process.
• Maintain understanding of current best practices in recruiting, labor trends (e.g., remote vs. in office, gig vs. full-time), and competitive compensation and benefit packages.
• Creates job descriptions, classifies exemption status of new positions, and conducts benchmarking to ensure salaries, work preferences, and incentive compensation programs are competitive with market.
• Develop and implement a best-in-class onboarding and orientation process for employees at all levels.

• Assess, develop and lead the on-going administration and improvement of the organization-wide performance appraisal process.
• Design and deploy strategies to improve employee retention.
• Foster growth in our existing team members so they advance within the organization.
• Develop/select, implement, and monitor employee training programs to increase individual and organizational effectiveness. This includes designing training and methods for obtaining feedback.
• Provide coaching to managers and staff on employee-relations issues and ensure that fair corrective processes are in place.
• Provide general employee relations support and services as needed, including addressing personnel issues and responding to inquiries regarding policies.
• Provide real-time advice to managers regarding performance issues and development of skills.

• Establish systems to accurately measure, compensate, and incentivize the right competencies and behaviors for all positions.
• Develop a comprehensive recognition program (e.g., awards, events) that promotes positive organizational outcomes and rewards individual and…