Human Resources Manager, Warehouse Operations

Location: Lehigh Valley

Why Work for KeHE?

* Full-time

* Pay Range: $79,300.00/Yr.

- $/Yr.

* Shift Days: , Shift Time:

* Benefits on Day 1

* Health/Rx

* Dental

* Vision

* Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)

* Supplemental life insurance

* 401(k)

* Paid time off

* Paid sick time

* Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)

* Employee stock ownership (ESOP)

* Holiday pay for company designated holidays

Overview

At KeHE, we're obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others - and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we're committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you'll be embarking on a career that's moving forward. When you join KeHE, you're becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Primary Responsibilities

The Human Resources Manager will serve as a strategic business partner and advisor to the Distribution Center leadership team in a dynamic and rapidly changing business environment. They will foster shared accountability for executing people and culture strategies aligned with key business priorities, enabling strong performance through a collaborative, team-oriented culture. Additional responsibilities, in partnership with key stakeholders, will include labor and staffing planning, new hire/new leader on-boarding, performance management process oversight, learning and development, employee engagement and retention, and maintenance of HR compliance through strong process and policy adherence.

As a member of the HR Function, this individual will role model actions consistent with KeHE's Mission, Vision and Values.

Essential Functions

* Partners with management and talent acquisition to ensure strong execution of labor and staffing plans to meet situational and seasonal fluctuations of the business.

* Ensures new hire training plans and protocols are in place and consistently executed for all new employees across hourly warehouse, transportation and leadership positions.

* Acts as a thought partner and advisor to site leadership team on people impacts of business strategies to proactively anticipate and plan for positive outcomes.

* Drives employee engagement and retention through proactive listening strategies, accessibility and floor presence, and routine survey administration and action planning.

* Assists in leading and executing effective change management and communications at all levels within location to support continuous improvement and growth initiatives.

* Ensures strong execution of all performance management related programs and processes for front line hourly workforce and exempt level/management team.

* Guides and coaches people leaders to effectively deliver coaching and feedback to drive strong performance and results, including proper handling of underperformance.

* Maintains positive employee relations and leads through effective issue resolution, to ensure fair, consistent, and equitable employment practices.

* Supports a Safety First culture engaging actively in strategies to promote a clean and safe working environment and assisting in post-accident or near miss investigations and workers compensation claims management.

* Role models and exhibits a firm commitment to KeHE's Civility Code and Keystone Leadership Habits enforcing the importance of delivering results the right way.

* Ensures consistent, accurate and compliant execution of all HR employment practices and policies in alignment with state and federal requirements.

* Maintains a heightened level of confidentiality in all communications and handling of personal and/or sensitive employee information to maintain trust, data integrity and compliance with relevant state and federal laws and regulations.

* Acts as first point of contact to employees on KeHE health and wellness benefits, sick time and/or leave of absence management, and general employee assistance.

* Oversees administration of employee on-boarding, off-boarding, and status changes ensuring a high level of data and process integrity, accuracy and timeliness.

* Conducts management and employee training necessary to support various programs and initiatives, including oversight of annual compliance training.

* Works collaboratively with legal department to provide timely and accurate responses employment related claims or charges.

* Other duties and projects as assigned.

Minimum Requirements , Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

* Contribute and support to the overall goals of the Human Resources Department.

* Ability to deescalate and effectively resolve emotional and/or complex problems.

* Application of strong situational judgment consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulation or government law.

* Ability to effectively manage competing priorities under tight time constraints.

* Ability to build strong trusting relationships across peers, region and…