Factory Human Resources Generalist

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow.

At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Under the direction of the Sr HR Manager, the Factory HR Generalist supports the Schaumburg, Illinois facility by delivering a broad range of Human Resources services to employees and leaders. This role partners closely with site leadership to support day‑to‑day people operations and ensure consistent application of HR programs, policies, and practices.

The HR Generalist provides support across key HR areas, including recruitment and workforce planning, employee development and training, employee and labor relations, policy and employment law interpretation, compensation and job classification, benefits administration, employee recognition programs, and regulatory compliance. The role also contributes to HR reporting and data‑driven insights that support business and workforce decisions at the site level. This position will be on‑site.

• Aid in execution of the Nestlé People Strategy processes that attract, develop, recognize, and retain employees to support the organization's short- and long-term strategic business needs.
• Support Nestlé initiatives such as the Nestlé Management and Leadership Principles while executing workforce planning processes for the organization such as talent development, organizational planning, and organizational change management.
• Ensure the culture & working environment is open, empowering, fair, and equitable.
• Manage special projects in workforce management, strategic planning, quarterly/monthly people data reports and other ad-hoc works in progress.

• Responsible for salaried and hourly staffing through onboarding and retention of the right talent with alignment to the sites’ staffing strategy
• Collaborate with talent management teams in recruitment, new hire processing, posts announcements, job descriptions, diversity recruitment strategies, interviewing candidates and other related tasks.

• Utilize the performance, talent, and organizational planning management systems to help drive the achievement of company goals through objective and development plan setting, performance calibration, and talent development
• Provide support to People Managers through the tools available in assisting individual and team performance improvement
• Mentor site Leadership on all people management and development issues

• Serve as liaison between employees and site leadership, as needed
• Build and maintain relations with employees at the manufacturing site, to promote and foster an environment of open communication and transparent, candid feedback.
• Conduct investigations, provide coaching, and document findings, when required
• Serve as liaison between employees and site leadership, as needed

• Supporting a holistic safety focus by driving people related safety goals and business initiatives
• Perform planned/impromptu investigations and audits to ensure and/or maintain EEO/AA/OFCC or Federal/State employment law compliance in practice as it related to hiring, training, transfers, or promotions of people assets.

• A Bachelor’s (BA or BS) in Human Resource Management or related field (e.g., Business, Organizational Communication, Industrial Psychology strongly…