Employee Relations Specialist - Stores

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The Employee Relations Specialist for Stores provides professional‑level human resources support gesetz Gordon Food Service Stores teams. Builds strong relationships with store leadership to ensure proper handling of personnel issues, cultural development, and adherence to policies and procedures per legal considerations. Assists in the development and implementation of innovative human resources programs and related training.

• Serves as business partner between various HR Shared Services and stores. Understands the businessskb.
• Manages the roll‑out of human‑resource related policies and programs.
• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets employee data to identify trends and improvement/training opportunities.
• Participates on project teams.
• Understands and promotes the GFS culture in the stores.
• Understands and promotes the GFS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Vision and Guiding Principles.
• Interfaces with the legal department when necessary and interacts with federal, state, and local agencies.
• Responds to general HR questions and directs to appropriate resources as needed.

• Manages, educates, and supports leadership on the performance‑management process, understands and leverages the talent‑management system, and coaches employees and managers on employee‑relations performance, practice, or policy issues, promoting the open‑door policy.
• Collaborates with leaders on corrective‑action processes and appropriate action decisions.
• Responds to, investigates, and determines a course of action for complaints from GFS employees or others regarding Gordon Food Service stores.
• Partners with asset protection andovar others on investigations and terminations.

• Supports talent‑acquisition compliance, educates leaders on requirements, monitors compliance, and facilitates correction.
• Supports affirmative‑action planning compliance.
• Partners with stores to ensure compliance with all regulatory, state, or federal requirements (e.g., Wage & Hour, EEOC, FLSA, FMLA).

• Collaborates with business on workforce planning.
• ماع reward sourcing and recruiting activities for newly opening stores and remodels.
• Partners with the Talent Acquisition team to support stores struggling with sourcing or TA processes.
• Supports diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives related to recruiting and affirmative action.

• Delivers HR‑related training.
• Utilizes the learning system to manage learning and development activities.
• Educates and assists leaders on leadership‑development initiatives.

• Understands GFS compensation practices and policies and ensures leaders understand how to implement them properly.
• Assists with the process for regular compensation changes.
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• Plans and supports benefits enrollment processes as well as educating employees and leaders on GFS retirement plans, benefits, and wellness initiatives.

• Manages and/or supports, short- and long‑term disability, and FMLA administration.
• Facilitates the interactive process for disability management.
• Involved in the decision‑making process regarding claim activities and return‑to‑work processes.
• Serves as point of contact for employees, managers, and shared services.

• May perform administrative functions related to general HR responsibilities, including processing unemployment claims, processing employee data changes, exit interviews, and others as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.
  
  - 5:00 p.m.
• Hybrid work schedule: 4 days in office, 1 day from home.

• Three or more years of HR generalist experience with knowledge of employment law and regulatory agencies or an equivalent combination of education,…