Sr Human Resources Manager- RFF

Maker's Pride Talent Acquisition Team • Downers Grove, IL

20h • $124,818 - $187,226 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Human Resources Manager will serve as the strategic HR business partner to multisite operations across the Refrigerated/Fresh/Frozen Platform, providing leadership, guidance, and oversight for all human resources activities. Reporting to the Vice President, Human Resources and Labor Relations, this role is accountable for shaping and executing the HR strategy that supports business performance, talent development, workforce planning, and an engaged, high performing culture across multiple locations. This leader will coach and influence plant HR managers and operations leaders, ensure strong HR fundamentals, and champion scalable solutions across sites. The Senior HR Manager will leverage data, insights, and partnership to drive continuous improvement and support long term business growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
• 7+ years of progressive HR experience, with demonstrated success supporting multisite manufacturing operations.
• Strong experience in employee and labor relations, including investigations, contract interpretation (if applicable), conflict resolution, prior involvement in collective bargaining processes, and a demonstrated ability to foster positive and productive employee relations.
• Proven ability to lead and develop HR professionals across multiple locations.
• Strong working knowledge of HR compliance, employment laws, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated success navigating complex business issues, designing scalable HR solutions, and influencing leaders at all levels.
• Exceptional relationship building, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25% to support assigned sites.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or HR certification (PHR/SPHR/SHRMCP/SHRMSCP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR leader for multiple manufacturing sites, ensuring consistency, compliance, and alignment with enterprise HR and business strategies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Plant Managers and site leadership teams, influencing organizational effectiveness, team dynamics, and long term talent planning.
• Develop and deploy HR frameworks, tools, and processes that scale effectively across all facilities within the platform.
• Lead culture building efforts across sites by advancing engagement, inclusion, communication, and recognition strategies.
• Oversee organizational change initiatives including org design, integration efforts, workforce changes, and continuous improvement programs.
• Support leaders in cultivating a positive, safe, and productive workplace aligned with company values.
• In partnership with our Centers of Excellence, lead the full talent lifecycle for the platform—recruitment, development, performance management, succession, and offboarding.
• Drive the enterprise Talent & Performance Management processes, ensuring consistent calibration, coaching, and identification of high potential employees across all sites.
• Build strong pipelines for leadership roles through targeted development programs, mentoring, and structured succession planning.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex employee relations issues across multiple sites; oversee investigations, corrective actions, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Partner with site HR teams to ensure consistent application of policies, contracts, and labor related processes.
• Strengthen union/nonunion workforce relationships (as applicable) through proactive engagement strategies.
• Oversee multisite community relations strategies including outreach, workforce development partnerships, and employer of choice initiatives.
• Lead multilocation employee recognition programs that elevate culture and reinforce performance.
• Ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws across all assigned sites.
• Maintain HR metrics and dashboards to provide insights into trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Champion best practices within HR operations, data integrity, and process optimization.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and functional leadership to site based HR Managers and HR teams.
• Build capability within the HR function through mentoring, training, and performance coaching.
• Lead or participate in enterprise level HR projects, process harmonization efforts, or cross functional initiatives.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment.
• The position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive based on company and individual performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level