HR MANAGER

Job Category: Management, Business & Financial

Requisition Number: HRMAN
004001

• Posted :
  July 24, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

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AMPI owns six Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation’s American-type cheese and processed cheese is produced. The cooperative’s award-winning cheese and powdered dairy products are marketed to food service, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled cheese makers.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time:

• All AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety and food quality issues to personnel of authority.
• Coordinates facility recruitment by sourcing candidates, conducting interviews, and referring qualified applicants. Extends job offers and arranges background checks, drug screens, and physicals. Conducts new hire orientation.
• Assists with workers' compensation and OSHA compliance programs. Through the workers' compensation carrier, monitors the progress of employees with claims.
• Ensures legal compliance with all federal and state regulations applicable to the human resource areas such as;
  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Completes the location's Aff…
• Maintains all Human Resources related records, including separate file systems for personnel records, employment selection process records, I-9 forms, affirmative action/equal employment related records, records related to complaint investigations and employee performance issues. Ensures confidentiality and limited access according to procedure.
• Leads and manages all Human Resource functions in areas including but not limited to: answering HR questions, benefit enrollment, entering and processing new hires, changes and termination information, background checks, performance reviews, forms, policy updates and conducting stay and exit interviews. Assists with planning and presentation of meetings including division meetings.
• Responsible for communication to the union. Manage and respond to union grievances. Participate in collective bargaining contract negotiations.
• Supervise and train direct reports while serving as their back up support.
• Oversee learning and development for all employees, running reports, assigning affected training and ensuring completion of assigned courses.
• Creates statistical reports (KPI's) for weekly and monthly review by leadership team. Analyzes monthly HR metrics, identifying unfavorable