**Summary of Job**
The Senior Manager of Human Resources plans, develops, recommends, and implements initiatives to drive a cultural transformation and support our transition to into meaningful employee experience from onboarding to offboarding to improve our branding and position our company as the employer of choice. As part of our broader employee engagement work, this position will partner closely with leadership staff to ensure the support and success of every initiative.
This position is key to build and improve employee experience by developing programs from the ground and support our culture based in company values, employee experience, employee performance & development, counseling and assisting upper management as requested. Also, performs highly responsible professional level activities relating to staffing, employee education and training, management development, labor and or employee relations among other. The Senior Manager of Human Resources will work as a business partner to support our company to achieve goals by providing, guidance, counseling, and data to support any decision related with employee relations and engagement.
**Essential Functions and Responsibilities**
- Design and maintain an internal employee engagement programs with updated communications, events, tools, and resources, leveraging channels to promote employee engagement.
- Leverage employee engagement survey data to understand engagement drivers and outcomes and to ensure action plans are implemented on a timely manner to improve in every competency.
- Create "out of the box" initiatives to enhance the virtual and in person employee experience throughout the employee life cycle.
- Create and maintain a valuable feedback loop from engagement to operations on what opportunities exist and propose plans how to best support all our operations
- Manage programs and initiatives that focus on promoting employee appreciation and recognition.
- Lead and organize an internal committee and develop a company-wide calendar and produce events that provide meaningful experiences for employees.
- Lead all initiates that will impact employee engagement from talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, motivation and recognition programs and training and development plants. Prioritizes tasks and projects, tracks, and reviews work progress.
- Lead communication efforts along with the HR team to ensure consistency and alignment to company goals, updates, and other activities (e.g., job descriptions, advertisements, salary/hiring recommendations, etc.).
- Gathers, summarizes, and analyzes a variety of information and uses this information to make recommendations with significant impact on employees.
- Consults with Director of HR provide and obtain information and ensure the consistent administration of employee engagement and human resources programs/procedures.
- Interprets and enforces human resources-related Department policies/procedures.
- Analyzes and adjusts policies/procedures to ensure consistency.
- Assists in the development, implementation and tracking of goals/policies/procedures and Department programs.
- Maintains currency in the principles and practices of human resources.
- Serves on various committees within and outside the Department.
- Develops and reviews selection tests.
- Prepares and analyzes department budget to identify budget needs and or reductions and may allocate operating budget funds.
- Generates various computerized lists/reports (e.g., job analysis results, test results, etc.).
- Supervises and participates in the evaluation of positions to determine the proper classification of each.
- Develops recruitment policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Department policies and state and federal laws.
- Conducts training regarding Employee Engagement and Human Resources' procedures and policies
- Ensures compliance with all company and regulatory product quality standards, sanitation standards, food safety standards, employee safety, and environmental standards.
**Education and Qualifications**
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, Administration or Psychology (preferred)or related field or 5 years in Employee Engagement and Human Resources Management functions.
- Skilled in oral communication, both one-on-one and in presenting information to groups.
- Food Safety/Quality Systems experience (preferred).
- Food/Medical industry knowledge (preferred).
- Analytical Thinking
- Problem solver
- Great people's skills
**Core Competencies**
**Technical Skills**
- Knowledge of:
- employee engagement techniques and programs
- change management (OCM)
- the principles and practices of human resources administration.
- laws applicable to employment practices.
- the principles and practices of supervision and conflict resolution management
- coaching, training, and development techniques.
- research and statistical methods applicable to track trends on employee retention, engagement, and h