HR Business Partner

Flowers Foods•Johnstown, CO

3d•$95,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The Human Resources Business Partner builds a strong advisory relationship with bakery leaders and serves as the main HR strategic advisor for assigned facilities. The role manages the facility’s human resources function, including HR policies and procedures, compensation, training and development, employee relations, and many payroll functions. It also acts as an advocate for the bakery and its employees and as a champion of change, helping forecast business needs from an HR perspective. The HR Business Partner partners with Talent Management on learning and development, succession planning, and retention, and manages the talent lifecycle at assigned facilities, including sourcing and recruiting, onboarding, retention, and employee exits. The position requires competency in on-the-job activities that may directly or indirectly affect product safety, legality, or quality. The role also requires the ability to operate with a very high degree of freedom within the framework of recommended corporate policies.

Requirements

Four-year degree in Human Resources Management or a related field.
Ability to operate with a very high degree of freedom within the framework of recommended corporate policies.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of progressive human resources experience.

Responsibilities

Direct the execution of company human resource and labor relations policies, procedures, and programs.
Provide general supervision for personnel administration, wage and salary administration, management training and development, safety, benefits administration, employee communications and activities, staffing, legal compliance, and labor relations.
Promote and reinforce Flowers Foods’ corporate values and culture.
Serve as the primary HR strategic advisor to plant leadership and develop trusted advisor relationships by providing advice and people context for business decisions.
Partner with corporate stakeholders and regional HR business partners to build a strategic talent pipeline through recruiting, talent development, performance management, and leadership development strategies.
Train and develop the plant leadership team.
Work with management to define business challenges and opportunities, and translate them into focused HR initiatives that meet facility needs.
Interpret HR policies, approve exceptions within delegated authority, and escalate exceptions outside that authority to regional HR business partners.
Listen to and understand differing points of view to identify effective solutions.
Embrace and drive change for HR programs.
Develop and disseminate the facility’s affirmative action plan.
Maintain human resource files and salary records for employees and temporary labor, electronically and in physical files.
Administer wage and salary policies and employee performance management processes.
Manage the pre-employment process, including sourcing, recruiting, interviewing, investigating and screening applicants, referring qualified applicants to departments, and onboarding.
Support employee engagement and cultural programs and initiatives.
Manage effectively upward and downward throughout the organization.
Monitor HR data and trends and use business intelligence to provide insights.
Monitor HR program results and work with regional HR business partners, Centers of Excellence, and HR Shared Services to implement facility changes and improvements.
Keep regional HR business partners informed about pending human resource and labor matters and provide assistance as requested.
Oversee ongoing professional development of the Human Resources Department.
Comply with company policies and procedures, including those related to equal employment opportunity, harassment, affirmative action, safety, and Sarbanes-Oxley.
Perform other duties considered integral to the job, including fulfilling work schedules and complying with attendance policies and other applicable operating rules, policies, and procedures.