About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
About the role
The HR Business Partner is responsible for HR activities and oversight at the Clark, NJ and Portland, ME manufacturing sites. This position will serve as a strategic business partner to the Director and/or Site Operations Leaders. The HR Business Partner will lead all HR initiatives with a focus on staffing strategy, retention, employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, performance and talent management, coaching and counseling, partnering on training strategies. This position will develop & execute the people strategy and demonstrate strong change agent abilities. The HR Business Partner will have direct influence in the site they support, and this position requires that the individual be on site a minimum of 3 days per week.
Key responsibilities Strategy Development
Partner with peers in Human Resources and Operations Leadership to drive consistent application of Kerry's policies and practices across assigned location(s).
Identify potential gaps and develop recommendations and strategies to minimize risks across assigned business areas.
Partner with Business, Operations and HR leadership to drive standard practices and programs across the organization.
Participate in large scale projects across responsible business units and functions.
Use high level of accountability and initiative to address complex business challenges
Influencing and Coaching
Form solid working relationships, based on thorough knowledge of the assigned business and sites to enable sound judgement and development of the people plan related to business decisions.
Partner with Client Leaders to assess and implement an optimal organizational design to support business growth.
Coach leaders on appropriate and proactive management techniques and make timely and informed decisions on when to escalate issues.
Champion the development of the Strategic Site plan and the people aspects of this plan ensuring year on year step change activities.
Act as a senior leader of the site teams to drive group cohesiveness, project deliverables and HR KPI's
Lead and Develop HR Resources within the plants to enable growth and career opportunities.
Recruiting
Partner with Site/Client Leader to develop workforce plan and recruitment strategies to include proactive recruitment on hard to fill or known upcoming vacancies.
Identify and apply multiple recruiting strategies to ensure a timely and appropriate response to fill open positions. Minimize time to fill open requisitions while improving the fit of new hires.
Develop retention strategies to ensure a positive team member experience.
HR Programs
Analyze, interpret, develop, and implement HR policies, programs, and procedures as appropriate
Provides objective and timely feedback when new programs/changes to existing programs are introduced.
Participate in and/or lead projects as assigned.
Champion the Talent Management process at the site and partner with managers to develop and update development plans for employees
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements: EEOC/AA, ADAA, FMLA and other leaves in addition to any state specific requirements
Qualifications and skills
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Human Resources, Business or related field.
5+ years experience in a generalist human resources function. Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is highly preferred.
SPHR Certification or the SHRM equivalent preferred
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience supporting senior level leadership with workforce analysis to include structure, recruitment, compensation, projects etc.
Easy to approach with the ability to engage employees and be a strong employee advocate while maintaining company values
