Plant HR Leader Bedford Park, IL

Founded in 2013, Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online  and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores, Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple, delicious meals, no matter how busy they are.

In 2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo! Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door. These meals are better-for-you versions of familiar favorites, designed to save you time and reduce stress while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Our Tempo menu includes options that are protein-packed, fiber-rich, calorie and carb conscious, keto-friendly, and dietitian-approved.

Similar to our recipes, we recognize that variety is the spice of life, and therefore, our employees also bring their uniqueness and color to our fantastic team. We’re eager to work with humble team players and pragmatic next-level thinkers to innovate on Home Chef’s offerings.

The Plant HR Leader will be responsible for the alignment of HR strategies with business goals and developing site specific projects with the goal of evolving the location to a high performing work team. This leader must be a seasoned HR professional with demonstrated experience in developing and managing recommendations/projects that engage the workforce to achieve and possibly exceed growth expectations.

In addition, the Plant HR Leader will actively engage with the entire Plant operation including walking the production floor, providing coaching, facilitating people discussions, leading all human resources activities in the facility as well as actively participating with the Plant leadership team to meet production goals. The successful candidate will also have prior experience managing a team as well as experience as a HR Business Partner.

• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to develop and implement HR programs that enhance the work experience for plant employees
• Contribute to the long-term strategic plan and direction of the plant, functioning as part of the site’s senior leadership team
• Establish an inclusive work environment, aligned with the Home Chef culture, that enhances employee experience and increases retention
• Provide coaching and feedback to employees, enabling and empowering them to reach their full potential
• Leverage HR reporting and metrics; analyze data, diagnose issues, and recommend solutions to address business challenges
• Ensure operational excellence to scale the team’s impact; continuously improving the way work is done to allow for greater focus on longer term strategies
• Display business maturity and strong emotional intelligence to coach, develop, influence and counsel mid-level managers and employees.
• Partner with leadership team to optimize organization design, succession planning, and talent retention and development
• Protects interest of employees and the company in accordance with company policies, governmental laws and regulations
• Manage and lead the Plant HR team

This position requires 10% travel.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or other characteristics needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing HR environment. Prior experience in a startup or high growth organization preferred.
• 2+ years of experience managing and mentoring HR staff
• Completion of a four-year degree program in a related field:
  Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or related degree
• Strong understanding of HR policies and procedures, common employment laws
• Effective coaching, influencing, presentation and facilitation skills
• Ability to adapt to continually changing business and work environment and manage multiple priorities
• Strong leadership and change management or organizational development skills
• Excellent people management and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build rapport and trusting relationships with all levels of organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication and team management skills
• Proficient in MS…