Senior Factory HR Manager

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA•Schaumburg, IL

6d•$140,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Human Resources Manager serves as a trusted advisor and strategic business partner to factory leadership, driving people strategies that enable operational excellence, workforce capability, and business performance. This role leads the end-to-end Human Resources agenda for a large manufacturing facility, translating business priorities into actionable talent strategies while fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture. As a member of the site leadership team, the Senior Human Resources Manager partners closely with leaders to strengthen organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, employee engagement, talent development, labor and employee relations, succession planning, and change management. This role oversees all HR service delivery for the facility and leads a team of HR professionals responsible for supporting employees and managers across the site. The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen with deep HR expertise and a passion for developing people, coaching leaders, and driving organizational growth within a complex manufacturing environment. This position is onsite at our Schaumburg, IL factory.

Requirements

BS/BA Degree with a focus in HR, Business, Organizational Communication, or Industrial Psychology preferred.
Master’s Degree preferred in HR, Business, Organizational Communication, or Industrial Psychology field.
PHR or SPHR through HRCI/SHRM certification strongly preferred.
10+ years of Human Resources Business Partner Experience.
5+ years of experience as both HR Manager and/or HR Generalist in a production facility or distribution center environment.
Knowledge of Federal and State employment laws, Investigation Skills, HR technical knowledge in EEO, AA, FMLA, ADA, unemployment, and worker’s compensation.

Nice To Haves

Labor negotiations/union experience through handling mediation/arbitration/grievance processes.
Ability to strategically impact the culture through talent management and coaching, with a focus on risk mitigation, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, and leadership development.
Demonstrated experience in change management, including successful leadership during acquisitions or start-up initiatives, ensuring seamless transitions and effective integration of new processes and systems.
Proven experience in leading and managing a diverse HR team, fostering an inclusive work environment while driving team performance and achieving organizational HR objectives.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

Overseeing/providing precise execution of all Human Resources initiatives while acting as a catalyst of change where appropriate.
Leading overall Human Resources service delivery to the business through the HR department while helping to shape the culture that facilitates and supports Nestlé’s goals and initiatives.
Providing expert counsel and guidance to Leadership on all people management and development and perform investigations when required.
Strategizing and sharing the coordination and execution of workforce plan for the site.
Ensuring effective working relationships with and between managers, and employees.
Proactively review HR/business trends to assess potential impact on employee relations, wage/benefit issues and the business, and address accordingly.
Review employee/personnel trends to assess impact on employee morale, potential employee relations or wage/benefit issues utilizing the support of Nestlé Continuous Excellence principles.
Assessing Employee Relations practices to support compliance with Corporate, Federal, State and Local rules and regulations while providing guidance to management to help maintain a well-adapted employment environment.
Ensuring effective working relationships with and between managers, employees; as well as acting a liaison between employee relation teams and unions where applicable.
Provide coaching and development to site leaders and employees, as well as HR direct reports as needed.
Ensuring an effective culture and working environment that is open, empowering, fair, and equitable through thorough analysis of Human Resources scorecard data, survey results, and other workforce management data.
Utilizing the performance, talent, and organizational planning management systems to help drive the achievement of company goals through objective and development plan setting, performance calibration, and talent development.
Supporting a holistic safety focus by driving people related safety goals and initiatives.
Develop the HR strategy to attract, retain and develop employees to support the organization’s short- and long-term business goals.