Senior Human Resources Coordinator
About The Position
The Senior Human Resources Coordinator supports employees and plant leadership at The J.M. Smucker Company's Meow Mix® manufacturing facility in Decatur, Alabama. The role contributes to recruiting, onboarding, employee engagement, payroll administration, organizational capability, and the overall employee experience. Internally, the role is titled Senior Operations Support Coordinator. This position also provides accounting and administrative support to the HR Manager and Plant Leadership Team, including vendor transactions, office supplies, company store administration, and mail and shipping activities. It is 100% on-site, with a typical Monday–Friday schedule of 8:00 AM–5:00 PM. The coordinator must be willing to work off-shift and adjust to operational needs, including occasional plant events and employee engagement activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- At least 3 years of experience in human resources, payroll, recruiting, employee relations, or related administrative work.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
- Experience with full-cycle recruiting and interviewing.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting a fast-paced manufacturing, operations, warehouse, or industrial environment.
- Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization.
- Customer-focused mindset and passion for supporting employees and leaders.
- Ability to work independently, solve problems, and adapt to changing business needs.
- Proactive, positive, and can-do approach to supporting plant operations and employee needs.
Responsibilities
- Lead full-cycle recruiting for hourly manufacturing positions.
- Facilitate new hire orientation and onboarding.
- Create, maintain, and manage hourly personnel records and documentation.
- Process, reconcile, and transmit bi-weekly hourly payroll using Workday.
- Partner with leaders to ensure timekeeping accuracy, approvals, and compliance with attendance policies.
- Investigate payroll and timekeeping discrepancies, resolve issues, and provide timely employee support.
- Serve as a resource for HR policies, payroll questions, and time-off administration.
- Support Dormakaba time clock enrollment, troubleshooting, and employee training.
- Assist with reporting, audits, investigations, and data analysis.
- Ensure compliance with company, federal, state, and local regulations and policies.
- Support plant objectives through accurate administration and execution of HR processes.
- Partner with plant leadership on employee engagement activities, recognition programs, and site initiatives.
- Coordinate and execute employee engagement activities, recognition events, plant celebrations, and community activities.
- Manage employee sponsorship and donation requests.
- Support community relations initiatives, including charitable campaigns, volunteer efforts, and local partnerships.
- Help foster an engaging, inclusive, people-first workplace culture.
- Provide administrative support to the HR Manager and Plant Leadership Team.
- Manage vendor invoices and transactions through the Marketplace system and manage vendor office supplies.
- Launch and run company store inventory and administration.
- Support mail, shipping, and related administrative activities as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
