HR & Safety Coordinator

Come join pladis and be part of a fantastic HR team!

pladis is a global consumer goods company and the proud steward of over 300 years of family baking and confectionery experience, home to some of the most loved snacking brands, including Flipz, Turtles, and McVitie's.

Summary:

Serve as the front-line HR support for Supply Chain employee population within the Big Flats & Mohnton production facilities. Provide managers with support on all HR related matters including employee relations issues, coaching, guidance on performance management, development, and management effectiveness. Continuously monitor and diagnose the functional health of the organization and implement plans to proactively address areas for improvement. Work in collaboration with the HR specialist functions (Recruiting, Compensation & Benefits). In this role, you will work directly with the Head of HR and act as business partner to the Director of Manufacturing.

Key Accountabilities & Deliverables:

• Provide operational expertise to the Director of Manufacturing and employee population in all HR related matters: payroll, legislation, recruitment, talent management, employee relations and internal communication.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition Team to ensure that all recruitment activities are well planned, documented, approved and result in high-quality hires. Ensure all recruiting, on-boarding, promotion and exit activities are well planned to deliver seamless, well supported transitions.
• Meet with new hires to review benefits information and answer any personal benefit questions.
• Work with third party brokers to support benefits administration. Oversee Open Enrollment activities for both locations.
• Implement HR policies and reward strategy to ensure that all reward decisions are fair and objective.
• Oversee performance review process for all hourly employees, including: coach supervisors on providing valuable feedback, facilitate calibration, calculate merit increases and process pay changes in HRIS systems.
• Manage all progressive discipline: review all employee disciplinary action, coach supervisors and managers on disciplinary conversations, lead conversations for employee suspensions or terminations.
• Lead all employee relations investigations.
• Manage specific projects as determined in the annual HR operational plan as well as participating in functional and cross-functional initiatives.
• Responsible for policy development and documentation, for both internal policies and legislation compliance (federal, state and local). Responsible for communicating updates in policies to stakeholders and employees.
• Manage relationships with third party employment agencies. Collaborate with agencies and management on strategy to support headcount needs throughout the year.
• Serve as subject matter expert on all HRIS processes between Workday and ADP, ensuring data integrity and accurate integration processing. Resolve any issues with payroll.
• Create and maintain standard reports for employee headcount, turnover and absenteeism. Analyze data to make informed decisions and propose process improvements.
• Maintain a reputation as a trustworthy resource for employees individually, and as a strategic partner to the business.

Skills & Experience:

• Must be well versed in employment laws and applications (FMLA, FLSA, Voluntary Retirement plans etc.).
• Excellent leadership; comfortable leading own area and working on your own/creating own schedule.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, a global organization and manage multiple priorities
• Knowledge of and skilled in “hard” HR processes (compensation and benefits) legislation and “soft” HR processes (performance management, talent assessment, engagement, recognition, learning & development, training, recruitment)
• Ability to develop strong trusting relationships to gain support and address complex, interdependent issues, needs and priorities effectively to achieve results.
• Strong analytical skills. Skilled in critical and creative thinking to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Must be fluent speaking English and Spanish

Personal Attributes:

• A proactive thinker with the vision to formulate effective strategies to meet the business plan.
• Able to work in a more nimble and agile environment, maximize use of resources while supporting a growth strategy.
• A smart, dynamic, inclusive, authentic and respected HR professional.
• A great communicator and cross-functional business partner.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Mohnton, PA 19540: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• FMLA, FLSA, and Retirement Plans: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location