Your Opportunity as an Associate HR Manager

Location: Oxnard, CA

Work Arrangements: 100% Onsite

In this role you will:

Support the functional strategy by assisting HR Manager in designing programs, policies, and practices to attract, retain, and/or engage talent in alignment with the business strategy.
Handle site-specific and sensitive employee and labor relation issues with employees at the plant, leveraging Employee/Labor Relations for consultation and practices/policies/templates.
Provide HR advice and counsel to leaders in the operation; assists in developing managers in interpretation and consistent application of people related policies.
May perform day-to-day activities related to the organizational pillar and/or E&T pillar of the Smucker Quality Management System (“SQMS”) under the guidance of the HR Manager.
May perform tasks to support local site operations such as coordinating employee appreciation events, issuing badges, or managing other site activities (e.g., donations or giveaways, visitor coordination, lockers, communications).
Reviews and interprets people and organizational information for the site and provides advice and support to leaders regarding challenges, opportunities, or issues.
Draft functional communication materials and trainings for Plant HR/Operations review and approval.
Identify and drive efficiencies in HR support by streamlining manual processes and maximizing the transition of all viable HR services to the shared service center
Maintain all compliance requirements. Analyze and correct errors and ensure proper quality controls are in place to avoid future errors.
Support HR Manager and Plant Operations with the execution of compliance programs, internal audits, external audits, and government audits.
May assist management in adhering to business objectives and costs by providing data, input, review, analysis, modeling, or other information and support.
May lead, participate in and/or support projects and ensure timely completion of assigned responsibilities within established constraints.

The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our

Basic Beliefs

, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or currently pursuing
Spanish fluency required (Speak, read, write)
Proven HR functional experience required (Employee and Labor Relations, Staffing, Compensation, Benefits, Learning, etc.)
Understanding of HR processes, procedures, controls, regulations, payroll and compliance requirements.
Experience with an HRIS system and other HR enabling technologies (e.g., case management, manager self-service)
Must be available to work flexible hours. During season (March - October) this role will provide primary HR support on the nightshift (7 pm - 4 am), six days a week (Monday - Saturday).

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

HR experience in a manufacturing plant is preferred
Previous benefits experience preferred
Previous payroll experience preferred

Salary range: $87K - $110K

Benefits:

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Learn more about working at Smucker:

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Associate HR Manager