HR Manager

AMPI•Portage, WI

About The Position

AMPI owns six Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation’s American-type cheese and processed cheese is produced. The cooperative’s award-winning cheese and powdered dairy products are marketed to foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled cheesemakers.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
Three to five years human resources management experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field, preferred with emphasis in human resources, business management, or related field.
PHR or SPHR certification preferred.
Knowledge of UltiPro human resources system (HRIS) preferred.
Bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinates recruitment for the facility including identifying recruitment sources, evaluating candidates, conducting interviews, and referring qualified candidates to appropriate staff members for further evaluation.
Extends offers of employment, arranges background checks, drug screens and physicals.
Conducts new hire orientation.
Assists with workers’ compensation and OSHA compliance programs.
Through the workers’ compensation carrier, monitors the progress of employees with claims.
Assists with OSHA Logs and electronic submission and prepares annual OSHA summary postings.
Ensures legal compliance with all federal and state regulations applicable to the human resource areas such as; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).
Completes the location’s Affirmative Action Plan, provides training and completes outreach.
Monitors human resource processes for compliance, posts notices, maintains records, investigates and resolves employee complaints, and recommends changes necessary to achieve compliance.
Maintains all Human Resources related records, including separate file systems for personnel records, employment selection process records, I-9 forms (IRCA), affirmative action/equal employment related records, OSHA/workers compensation related records, records related to complaint investigations and employee performance issues.
Ensures confidentiality and limited access according to procedure.
Assists with all routine Human Resource functions in areas including but not limited to: answering HR questions, benefit enrollment, entering and processing new hires, changes and termination information, background checks, performance reviews, forms, policy updates and conducting stay and exit interviews.
Assists with planning and presentation of meetings including division meetings.
Supervise and train direct reports while serving as their back up support.
Responsible for communication to the union.
Manage and respond to union grievances.
Participate in Collective Bargaining contract negotiations.
Oversees learning and development for all employees, running reports, assigning affected training and ensuring completion of assigned courses.
Creates statistical reports (KPI’s) for weekly and monthly review by leadership team.
Analyzes monthly HR metrics, identifying unfavorable trends and implement corrective actions to curb unfavorable trending.
Maintains accurate employee information in HRIS system.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge in areas of responsibility by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, researching topics, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
Other duties as assigned.