Human Resources Business Partner I

Foremost Farms USA is one of the largest, leading dairy cooperatives in the United States and major dairy food and ingredients manufacturing business. We represent hundreds of Midwest dairy farmer members located in seven Midwest states, and we produce about 500 million pounds of cheese and 50 million pounds of butter in plants across our network every year. "We Bring Dairy to Life" in eight manufacturing plants across Wisconsin and Michigan and in our headquarters in Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin; and we're looking for employees who are innovative and aim for excellence in our wide variety of production, field and business roles. Join us!

JOB TITLE: Human Resources Business Partner I
POSITION TYPE: Full time
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

Position Overview

The Regional Human Resources Business Partner provides day-to-day HR support to both union and non-union manufacturing plants. Reporting to the Regional Human Resources Manager and partnering with centralized HR services in Talent Development, Talent Acquisition and People Operations, this role is responsible for informing and implementing talent and labor relations strategies in each facility.

Key Accountabilities

Labor and Employee Relations:

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with union members, stewards, and union management committee.
• Develop and maintain credible relationships with company management to align labor relations decisions and outcomes with business objectives
• Become an expert on the collective bargaining agreement, handbook and policies in order to effectively interpret and administer them
• Lead and resolve employee grievances, including conducting investigations, managing the formal grievance process, responding to employee concerns and providing guidance to managers
• Lead, document and follow outcomes for monthly union management committee meetings
• Prepare and participate in union contract negotiations, as needed

Talent Acquisition, Development and Retention:

• Support and guide the completion of talent management practices including annual performance reviews, goal writing, individual development plans, annual talent review and succession planning for salaried employees in each facility
• Analyze workforce analytics, recommend and implement tactics to support new hire retention and improve employee experience at each facility
• Support and guide on the job training initiatives and leadership development offerings in partnership with the Talent Development team
• Ensure a positive employee experience through the employee life cycle, including hiring, onboarding, and offboarding

Culture Development:

• Serve as a point of contact for manufacturing plant staff to assist with daily HR related questions and needs
• Actively champion programs such as employee wellness, employee onboarding and training, employee referral program, affirmative action plans, and more.
• Actively support plant management in culture development, identifying ways to elevate the employee experience by designing and enhancing key moments along the employee lifecycle, actively engaging with all plant personnel, and implementing ways to bring the employee value proposition (known as MEE at Foremost Farms) to life.
• Adheres to plant quality and food safety requirements and supports the need for monitoring and/or verifying control points and maintaining related required documentation. For example, Critical Control Points(CCP), Preventive Controls(PC), Critical Quality Points(CQP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points(HACCP), and Safe Quality Food(SQF) plans. This is not an all-inclusive list.

Other related duties and projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Associate degree in human resources or related field of study.
2. 2 - 5 years of human resources experience directly in or supporting a manufacturing setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree is preferred.
2. Union manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
3. Strong proactive planning, communication, collaboration, and relationship building skills

Physical Setting

Job Setting: plant office, production floor, occasional hybrid work, optional with majority of time spent at plant site, travel between plants up to 30% of the time.

Benefits:

Because you and your family matter, Foremost Farms offers some of the best benefits in the area! Our comprehensive medical plan includes health, vision, dental, and prescription insurance. You can choose to enroll in a single or family plan with low monthly premiums and low annual deductibles ($250/$500). Other benefits include:

• 401(k) with a generous company contribution (100% match on up to 8% deferral)
• Paid time off, starting at 200 hours (25 days)
• 10 Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave (6 weeks paid at 100%)
• Flexible spending accounts - for medical and dependent care (childcare) expenses
• Option: Get paid every day with daily pay
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Referral program
• Advancement opportunities!

Foremost Farms USA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants are selected without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran/military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.

This job summary is intended to be brief and does not list all the duties for this position. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. Foremost Farms USA is an at-will employer, which means that either party is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time, without any advanced notice, for any reason or no reason.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled are encouraged to apply.

At Foremost Farms USA, we believe that employee diversity brings strength to our organization. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disabilities, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

Successful completion of pre-employment screening is required, which could include a drug test, background check, and other verifications or assessments to be sure you will be able to succeed in your position.

Are you ready to Be Foremost?

Apply today at www.foremostfarms.com