Area HR Generalist

Archer Daniels Midland • Decatur, IL

3d

About The Position

This HR partner will work with site leadership, colleagues, HR team members, and centers of excellence to deliver consistent, high-quality human resources support across multiple locations in the United States and Canada. This role supports a broad range of HR activities including employee relations, workforce management, performance management, policy interpretation, compliance, and more. This HR partner will help foster an engaged, safe, and productive work environment. This position is ideal for an early to mid-career HR professional who enjoys traveling to sites, building relationships, and supporting operations through hands-on HR partnership. This position directly supports the Regional Human Resources Manager for Ag Services and Milling – North America. The position will travel to sites with the expectation that they live within an hour of a major airport. The role will work closely with HRBP.

Requirements

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% across U.S. and Canadian sites.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience across multiple HR disciplines (e.g., employee relations, workforce planning, talent acquisition, performance management).
• Experience interpreting and applying HR policies, procedures, programs, and employment laws.
• Demonstrated ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting manufacturing, distribution, or warehouse operations.
• Experience supporting multiple sites or geographic regions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted HR partner to site leadership, providing guidance on HR policies, procedures, and employment-related matters.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with site leadership teams and colleagues.
• Actively support and participate in employee relations activities, including investigations, disciplinary meetings, terminations, and grievance management.
• Partner with management to investigate, respond to, and resolve employee complaints of low to moderate complexity.
• Work with HRBPs to support workforce planning, succession planning, and knowledge transfer initiatives to build current and future bench strength.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition COE and site leaders to support recruitment activities, including interview scheduling, coordination, and follow-up.
• Apply HR policies and guidelines while ensuring compliance with U.S. and Canadian employment laws and regulations.
• Champion colleague engagement initiatives and support activities that promote morale, inclusion, and retention.
• Actively promote and reinforce all safety-related policies and programs to ensure colleague commitment to working safely.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to company core values and ethical standards in all interactions.

Benefits

• In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:
• Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
• Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
• Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).
• Additional benefits include:
• Paid time off including paid holidays.
• Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
• Tuition assistance.
• Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees