Plant Human Resources Manager

Dole Packaged Foods, LLC

Plant Human Resources Manager

US-GA-Mc Donough

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# of Openings: 1

Category: Human Resources

Dole Packaged Foods

Dole Packaged Foods is a purpose led organization that is a champion of accessible fruit nutrition and builds a brighter future for people through the goodness of fruit.

At Dole, our culture is uniquely driven by core Values. Our commitment to these Values transforms our work into a meaningful journey toward a brighter future together. Here, you'll be part of a respectful, inclusive culture that deeply values our colleagues, customers, and global communities. We strive for excellence, empowering each other to confidently overcome challenges, continuously learn, and achieve world-class results.

Guided by unwavering integrity, our actions consistently reflect our commitment to always doing what's right, fostering lasting trust and strong relationships. Through a spirit of collaboration, we cultivate positivity, generosity, and genuine teamwork, enabling collective success toward our One Dole Purpose. Our innovative spirit leads directly to meaningful outcomes and business success.

The Plant Human Resources Manager serves as the on‑site HR leader for the McDonough manufacturing facility. This role provides hands‑on leadership and support across employee relations, talent acquisition, workforce planning, performance management, compliance, training, leaves of absence, and HR operations. The position partners closely with plant leadership and headquarters HR Centers of Excellence to develop practical people solutions that support business objectives while fostering a safe, compliant, inclusive, and high‑performing work environment.

The Plant Human Resources Manager directly supervises one HR Coordinator and is responsible for ensuring effective and responsive HR service delivery for the facility.

This role is an on‑site position based at our frozen fruit manufacturing plant in McDonough, Georgia. The successful candidate must be able to work a standard schedule of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with the flexibility to support weekends, off‑shifts, and other non‑standard hours as needed to meet business and production requirements.

• Serve as the primary HR business partner to plant leadership, providing guidance on workforce, organizational, and employee‑related matters.
• Lead, coach, develop, and assign work to the HR Coordinator, ensuring efficient execution of HR processes and service delivery.
• Establish priorities, performance expectations, development plans, and coverage strategies for the HR function.
• Partner with Plant HR and HR Centers of Excellence, Benefits, Payroll, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, and external vendors to ensure successful execution of enterprise HR programs.
• Support organizational changes, workforce planning initiatives, and employee engagement efforts aligned with business objectives.

• Provide timely and practical guidance to leaders and employees on performance, attendance, conduct, policy interpretation, and workplace concerns.
• Conduct and document employee investigations and recommend actions consistent with company policy and employment laws.
• Coach leaders through performance management processes, including goal setting, development planning, performance improvement plans, corrective action, and terminations.
• Identify employee relations trends and proactively recommend corrective or preventive actions.
• Conduct exit interviews, analyze trends, and provide recommendations to improve retention and engagement.

• Lead full‑cycle recruitment activities for hourly plant employees, including workforce planning, sourcing support, interviewing, selection, hiring, onboarding, and retention strategies.
• Partner with headquarters Talent Acquisition on recruitment for salaried, professional, and management positions by supporting workforce planning, defining hiring requirements, participating in candidate assessments, coordinating interviews, and facilitating…