Factory Human Resources Generalist Job Details | Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA

Nestle International - Jonesboro, AR

Full-time

Jonesboro, AR

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

Under the direction of the HR Manager, the HR Generalist provides a broad range of expert services: recruitment and succession planning; employee development and training; labor-management relations; employment law and policy interpretation, compensation, and classification management; benefits administration and employee rewards/recognition; and regulatory compliance guidance and HR reporting. This is a factory HR role working on site 5 days per week. The schedule is predominantly first shift, but there is a need for flexibility to support second and third shifts as well as weekends.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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

Requirements

• Bachelor's (BA/BS) in Human Resource Management or related field preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a professional level Human Resources role or 5+ years without BA/BS degree
• Manufacturing Plant, Distribution Center, or Direct Sales Distribution (DSD) environment is preferred
• Thorough understanding of Federal/State employment laws (e.g., EEO, AA, FMLA, ADA, Unemployment Insurance Administration, and Worker's Compensation)
• Travel (10% or more per business needs)

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Classification & Compensation, Benefits Administration, and Recruitment
• Project Management experience (I.e., such as conducting a wage survey or helping revising handbook policies)
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite as well as HRIS systems. PeopleSoft or System Applications and Products (SAP) preferred
• Ability to work independently, reliably and allocate time efficiently