HR Manager - Watertown/Albany

US Foods•Clifton Park, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The HR Manager role is responsible for ensuring a genuine safety culture that fosters employee well-being through engagement and leadership accountability. This role will model and prioritize the value of safety at all times, challenging leaders to set the right tone for safety and holding them accountable for proactive efforts that drive engagement. The HR Manager will advocate for a positive employee experience and high engagement, identifying employee experience defects and escalating those risks to the right stakeholders. This position promotes a positive work environment across the Market that drives engagement, retention, and EPS, through consistent execution of LEAD Plays. The role utilizes data and insights to identify opportunities and make recommendations, acting as a present, active thought partner in identifying gaps in the Associate Experience, prioritization and action planning, and preparing to support during labor negotiations. The HR Manager participates in the development of department goals and objectives and executes plans to meet these goals. They advise supervisors and managers on the application of Company policies to ensure consistency and accurate policy interpretation interdepartmentally, and facilitate training as needed (e.g., orientation or leader development). This role executes and supports communication and change campaigns for strategic HR and business priorities, driving employee adoption and accelerating ROI, and supports leaders to create the necessary beliefs and experiences for associates to change culture and thus, results. The HR Manager collaborates with HR stakeholders to support campaigns and deliver consistent programmatic messaging across the HR function, maintaining accountability to support consistent implementation and execution of policies, plays, and routines. They lead investigations with support from the ADHR when assigned, partner with Compliance on investigations they lead, and effectively summarize findings and provide recommendations for employee relations investigations in conjunction with Region HR, Compliance, Legal, and functional leaders. This position supports recruitment efforts, helps develop staffing and retention strategies, and manages onboarding, PIPs, and IDPs. The HR Manager reviews and coaches on hourly level disciplinary/performance management actions and provides coaching and consulting support to Area leaders, with guidance from the ADHR, in completing talent assessment and planning processes, performance management processes, and talent identification for various programs. They lead leave administration practices for the market, provide guidance for the interactive process in conjunction with ADHR and Legal, and participate in interactive discussions with employees in compliance with ADA and support the Workers Compensation Program. The HR Manager collaborates with and influences market leaders to ensure HR practices align with business objectives and drive market success, remaining up-to-date with changes in US Foods procedures, employment laws, and regulations to ensure compliance. They maintain documentation relating to personnel activities such as staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, Affirmative Action Plans including good faith outreach efforts, and disciplinary actions, and maintain personnel files. Other duties may be assigned by the manager.

Requirements

Minimum 6 years HR experience with at least 4 in professional (non-administrative) role.
Experience consulting with and advising small management teams.
Demonstrated strong foundation in core HR fundamentals to effectively support and advise the organization on various HR practices and processes.
Familiarity with legislation concerning employment such as: ADA, FMLA, EEOC, FLSA, Title VII.
Working knowledge of MS Office software required; HRIS familiarity; effective presentation skills; ability to interface with all employee levels.
Travel required 10-15%
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
Valid driver’s license required & motor vehicle record must be in good standing.
Must already live within 45 mins of either the Watertown or Albany locations.

Nice To Haves

Prior employee relations experience and experience working in a collective bargaining environment preferred.
Prior experience with affirmative action requirements at a Federal government contractor preferred.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Ability to make timely and informed decisions and understand when to escalate issues.
SHRM certification desirable

Responsibilities

Ensure a genuine safety culture that fosters employee well-being through engagement and leadership accountability.
Role model and prioritize the value of safety at all times.
Challenge leaders to set the right tone for safety and hold them accountable for proactive efforts that drive engagement.
Advocate for a positive employee experience and high engagement.
Identify employee experience defects and escalate those risks to the right stakeholders.
Promote a positive work environment across the Market that drives engagement, retention, and EPS, through consistent execution of LEAD Plays.
Utilize data and insights to identify opportunities and make recommendations when appropriate (i.e EPS action planning).
Be a present, active thought partner and participant in identifying gaps in the Associate Experience, prioritization and action planning, and preparing to support during labor negotiations.
Participate in the development of department goals and objectives and execute plans to meet these goals.
Advise supervisors and managers on application of Company policies to ensure consistency and accurate policy interpretation interdepartmentally.
Facilitate training as needed, I.e. orientation or leader development.
Execute & support communication and change campaigns for strategic HR and business priorities, driving employee adoption and accelerating ROI.
Support leaders to create the necessary beliefs and experiences for our associates to change culture and thus, results.
Collaborate with HR stakeholders to support campaigns and deliver consistent programmatic messaging across the HR function.
Maintain accountability to support consistent implementation and execution of policies, plays, and routines.
Lead investigations with support of the ADHR when assigned, partner with Compliance on investigations they lead; effectively summarize findings and provide recommendations for employee relations investigations in conjunction with Region HR, Compliance, Legal, and functional leaders.
Support recruitment efforts, help develop staffing and retention strategies, manage onboarding, PIP’s and IDP’s.
Review and coach on hourly level disciplinary / performance management actions.
Provide coaching and consulting support to Area leaders, with guidance from the ADHR, in completing talent assessment and planning processes, performance management processes and talent identification for various programs.
Lead leave administration practices for the market, provide guidance for the interactive process in conjunction with ADHR and Legal.
Participate in interactive discussions with employees in compliance with ADA and support the Workers Compensation Program.
Collaborate with and influence market leaders to ensure HR practices align with business objectives and drive market success.
Remain up-to-date with changes in US Foods procedures, employment laws, and regulations to ensure compliance.
Maintain documentation relating to personnel activities such as staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, Affirmative Action Plans including good faith outreach efforts, and disciplinary actions.
Maintain personnel files.
Other duties assigned by manager.