Vice President, Human Resources

About Us

At Monrovia we are dedicated to creating a more beautiful world by selecting and growing plants of superior quality. We know that creating a beautiful garden or landscape is about connecting to the beauty of nature. We use our hearts, minds, and hands to nurture plants for all types of landscapes. Our passion for plants, use of natural processes, and our years of experience result in plants that enable consumers to achieve a landscape of exceptional beauty and share in the joy that comes from creating healthy living spaces.

The Vice President, Human Resources sets, evaluates, and enforces value focused, MNQ/Lean Six Sigma driven, and legally compliant human resource policies, procedures, and best practices. The Vice President, Human Resources is also responsible for identifying and implementing long-range strategic talent management goals including career development, diversity, and oversight of Monrovia’s transition planning.

Bilingual English/Spanish in verbal and written form is a requirement for this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Referencing Monrovia’s values of fairness, respect, opportunity, and pride of craftsmanship as a starting point, models and demonstrates the highest levels of legal and ethical behavior in the execution of duties.
• Provides guidance and leadership to the Human Resource team at all nurseries.
• Assists with resolution of human resource, compensation, staffing and benefits questions, concerns, investigations, and issues that may arise throughout the company.
• Collaborates with executive leadership to define the company’s long-term mission and goals; identifies ways to support this mission through talent management.
• Researches, develops, and implements competitive compensation, benefits, progress reviews, and craftsman incentive programs.
• Maintains knowledge and ensures compliance with employment, benefits, insurance, safety, and other laws, regulations, and requirements.
• Assures legal and regulatory documents are filed including, new hire report, 5500, EEOC, OSHA, etc.
• Maintains company policies and handbook to communicate accurate information to craftsmen and coaches alike.
• Maintains accurate organizational charts company wide.
• Oversees Monrovia craftsman recognition programs, including Service Awards, Craftsman of Distinction.
• Fosters a work environment that places the utmost importance on the health and well-being of all craftsmen.
• Partners with workers compensation carrier and consultant group to proactively identify workers compensation trends and recommend health & well-being initiatives to reduce risk for injury company wide.
• Collaborates with investment committee to provide oversight over the fund selection and investment strategy for the company and our craftsmen.
• Maintains accurate retirement data to ensure ERISA compliance, working with retirement partner to complete the annual 5500, profit sharing allocation and year-end testing.
• Partners with VP, Organizational Development in overseeing the training and development of all craftsmen.
• Applies and models the principles of MNQ/Lean Six Sigma in all activities to ensure continuous improvement in all departmental processes.
• Oversees the development and administration of diversity and affirmative action processes; works with outside consultant on creation of annual Affimative Action Plans for each nursery.
• Maintains work structures in Paycor & Oracle to ensure new jobs, positions, departments, etc., are not created without the prior knowledge of the executive team, as required.
• Ensures integrity of the data entered and maintained by Oracle Human Capital.
• Collaborates on testing and training of Paycor & Oracle Management system.
• Researches, develops, and implements sound practices for human resource adherence to company wide issues.
• Oversees Monrovia’s transition planning initiative to provide for continuity in the most critical management positions.
• Maintains effective on-going communication with direct reports to ensure goals and…