Senior HR Manager; Plant

About Sara Lee Frozen Bakery: Sara Lee desserts have always stood for incredible flavor and superior value in the frozen food aisle and away from home markets. The Sara Lee Frozen Bakery collection of top brands includes Sara Lee®, Chef Pierre®, Van’s®, Bistro Collection®, Superior on Main® and Cyrus O’Leary’s®. Sara Lee Frozen Bakery is proud to take these iconic brands into a new era and to continue the evolution that transformed one small Chicago bakery into an American institution.

Using carefully sourced ingredients and time-honored recipes, the company is committed to making life’s moments a little sweeter, putting its customers first and discovering new ways to make everyone’s favorite foods even better.

Working for Sara Lee: Our vision is to be the world’s most beloved bakery by creating irresistible foods, growing with our customers, and delivering value for all. We will achieve success through collaboration and innovation in an environment where employees feel empowered to execute with speed. We believe that each of us has unique points of difference and experience to offer.

We believe that there is always a better way, and we will never be satisfied with status quo. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, continually seek process improvements and a strong sense of customer service, then this is the right type of environment for you.

Summary: We are seeking a Senior Human Resources Manager for our manufacturing facility in Tarboro, NC. Senior Human Resources Leaders at Sara Lee Frozen Bakery possess a strong business mindset and exceptional partnership skills— which they rely upon to develop strategies for an innovative, flexible, and dynamic organization.

The Senior HR Manager owns all business partner accountabilities including organizational design, people development, performance management, and engagement and retention for employees. The Senior HR Manager is responsible for leading the site's positive Employee Relations strategy and ensuring a culture of engaged employees. They serve as a critical member of the site leadership team which drives the strategy and direction for the bakery.

Key HR priorities for the site include executing the workforce strategy, engaging and developing team members, and building HR capability as a partner to the business. Our Tarboro bakery is a non-union facility with multiple production lines and over 700 employees. The site is an industry leader in delivery of high-quality products with a range of desserts for our food service, in-store bakery, and retail businesses.

The Senior HR Manager also has enterprise-wide responsibilities across three key areas.
1) They will serve as the HR leader responsible for strategic oversight and delivery of Environmental, Health, and Safety programs and support for all four bakeries. They will lead initiatives that reinforce a safety-first culture across the organization, partnering closely with all bakery site leaders and guiding other HR managers.
2) They will lead best practice sharing and implementation as related to employee engagement and retention initiatives across all bakeries.
3) This leadership position will also be responsible for ensuring coordination and administrative consistency of positive employee relations training and programs across all bakeries.

Key Accountabilities:

• Serve as a member of the site leadership team, partnering with cross functional leaders to drive business performance using business acumen, strong HR knowledge, communications, and change management expertise.
• Manage the plant HR and EHS department with 5 direct reports (1 Safety Manager, 2 HR Generalists, 1 HR Coordinator, 1 Trainer).
• Lead key HR initiatives in partnership with the Director, HR Operations in support of all bakery locations including employee engagement, workforce planning, succession planning and staffing.
• Serve as EHS functional liaison for Manufacturing Operations, providing strategic oversight and leadership of programs and initiatives that reinforce a safety-first culture across the company.
• Ensure collaboration and consistency of positive employee relations across bakeries through strategic training and programs.
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