HR Business Partner

Flowers Foods•Johnstown, PA

24d

About The Position

The HR Business Partner builds a strong advisory relationship with bakery leaders and serves as the primary HR strategic advisor for assigned facilities. The role manages the full human resources function, including HR policies and procedures, compensation, training and development, employee relations, and payroll functions. The position also advocates for the bakery and employees, supports organizational change, and forecasts business needs from an HR perspective. The HR Business Partner partners with Talent Management on learning and development, succession planning, and retention. The role manages the talent lifecycle at assigned facilities, including sourcing and recruiting, onboarding, retention, and employee exits. It also requires demonstrating competency in on-the-job activities that may directly or indirectly affect product safety, legality, or quality.

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

Directs execution of the company’s human resource and labor relations policies, procedures, and programs.
Provides 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.
Promotes and reinforces Flowers Foods’ corporate values and culture.
Partners with plant leadership as the primary HR strategic advisor and provides advice and people-related context for business decisions.
Works with corporate stakeholders and regional HRBPs to build a strategic talent pipeline through recruiting, talent development, performance management, and leadership development strategies.
Trains and develops the plant leadership team.
Works with management to define business challenges, identify opportunities for value-added HR services and programs, and translate them into focused initiatives that meet facility needs.
Interprets HR policies, approves exceptions within delegated authority, and escalates exceptions outside that authority to regional HRBPs.
Listens to differing points of view to arrive at the best solution and embraces and drives change for HR programs.
Develops and disseminates the facility’s affirmative action plan.
Maintains human resource files and salary records for employees and temporary labor, electronically and in physical files.
Administers wage and salary policies and the employee performance management process.
Administers pre-employment activities, including sourcing, recruiting, interviewing, investigating and screening applicants, referring qualified applicants to departments, and managing onboarding.
Supports employee engagement and cultural programs and initiatives.
Monitors HR data and trends and uses business intelligence to provide insights.
Monitors HR program results and works with Regional HRBPs, Centers of Excellence, and HRSS to implement facility changes and improvements as needed.
Keeps Regional HRBPs informed about pending human resource and labor matters and provides assistance as requested.
Supports ongoing professional development of the Human Resources Department.
Complies with company policies and procedures, including EEO, harassment, affirmative action, safety, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
Performs other duties deemed integral to the job, including fulfilling work schedules and adhering to attendance policies and other applicable operating rules and procedures.