Job Opportunities

LOCATION: Hybrid in Oswego & Lombard IL

COMP RANGE: $120,000 - $150,000/year plus bonus

Griffith Foods is hiring an HR Manager to develop and drive HR initiatives and partners with business leaders to deliver business results through HR best practices and process management. Serves as a strong player-coach providing strategic business partnership to President and business, while directing the execution of day-to-day HR activities. The HR Manager helps co-create and drive all strategic imperatives to ensure leadership manages and develops its talent, understands collective bench strength, facilitates talent movement, and coordinates succession planning at all levels with mindfulness to diversity and inclusion initiatives. A true business partner; both strategic and hands-on. An integral part of the Custom Culinary Leadership Team and advisor to the President of Custom Culinary.

This is your opportunity to help shape how our company performs by influencing workforce planning and talent strategy, leadership effectiveness and succession planning, organizational design and change management, culture, engagement, and retention.

As an HR Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Provides direction on matters specific to the business unit they support and partners with senior leadership to define and translate the specific business needs of the function / business unit into HR priorities.
• Drives the talent agenda by managing the development and performance of a team regarding standardization and execution of routine HR services such as employee relations, talent management and development, succession planning, performance management, compensation and recruiting activities.
• Leads the HR resources for two plant facilities and consults and advises team on routine employee relations and discipline matters, in collaboration with in-house Legal Department.
• Evaluates function-specific data, talent analytics including compensation, diversity etc...for alignment with HR priorities and / or proactive mitigation.
• Facilitates and advises on all programmatic HR activities (goal setting, performance reviews, talent planning, engagement, compensation planning, etc.).

The HR Manager position is well suited for you if you:

• Think strategically, aligning people practices with organizational goals
• Adapt well to change and can support employees and leaders through transitions
• Are detail-oriented but people-focused, combining policy knowledge with emotional intelligence
• Are self-starter with the proven ability to successfully perform in a changing environment that involves directing multiple projects and developing and executing strategy

Qualified candidates will have:

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Organization Development, or related field.
• 7 years progressive experience in HR management to include employee relations, compensation, benefits, talent acquisition, organizational design, talent management and development.
• Prior experience in providing HR support and/or leading HR for a manufacturing population.
• Significant work experience as a people manager, including demonstrated leadership, coaching and development of a high-performing team of individuals.
• Willingness to be onsite five days a week in Oswego and Lombard offices.

What will set you apart:

• MBA or Master's degree in HRM
• SPHR certificate
• Experience with HRIS system, Workday
• Bilingual is a plus, Spanish

This role is affiliated to the Oswego and Lombard IL locations, and candidates for this role need to reside within a commutable distance of that location and will be required to come into that location. You may be asked to travel to other locations periodically for meetings.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts, EAP, Health Advocacy, Financial Planning, Parental Leave, Care.com, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance, Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement, Safety Reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account, Group Life & AD&D, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability, 401(k) Plan with Company Match, PTO, Holiday's & Leaves, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Home & Auto Insurance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Long Term Care + Life Insurance & Legal Assistance. There is also potential for a discretionary bonus, with a target of 12%. This bonus is based on personal & company performance and is not a guaranteed bonus plan.

At Griffith Foods, you can be a member of a globally connected team that is known for true, collaborative innovation, guided by our purpose to Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish The World. We are a family-owned business, founded in 1919 and headquarters in Alsip, Illinois USA. Our product capabilities range from seasonings and marinades to coating systems and sauces that are better for people and better for the planet.

At Griffith Foods, we aim to create a regenerative future and build food systems that are sustainable and resilient for both people and the planet. A sustainable supply chain enables us to deliver high-quality products in a way that supports the growers and farming communities.