pladis Global · 22 hours ago
HR Manager - Supply Chain, Americas
pladis Global is seeking an HR Manager for their Big Flats, NY facility. The HR Manager will provide HR support to the manufacturing team, focusing on employee relations, talent management, and operational HR expertise to enhance organizational effectiveness.
Consumer Goods
Responsibilities
Provide operational expertise to the Director of Manufacturing and employee population in all HR related matters: payroll, social legislation, recruitment, talent management, Labor relations and internal communication
Support internal programs by highlighting HR related issues
Contribute to the business strategy by helping identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes
Support line management in forecasting and planning the talent pipeline requirements in line with the function/business strategy
Partner with the Talent Acquisition Team to ensure that all recruitment activities are well planned, documented, approved and result in fast, compliant, high-quality hires
Ensure all recruiting, on-boarding, promotion and exit activities with are well planned to deliver seamless, well support transitions resulting in continuous improvement in client organization capability
Implement appropriate learning interventions while accounting for learning principles and theories and manage ongoing delivery
Drive the people processes (performance, development, and career) to ensure that employees’ level of performance and capabilities meet current and future standards
Manage specific projects as determined in the annual HR operational plan as well as participating in functional and cross-functional initiatives
Develop and promote feedback mechanisms for employees to influence the continuous improvement of HR services and processes
Implement HR policies and reward strategy to ensure that all reward decisions are fair and objective
Provide expert advice and coaching to managers and employees where appropriate
Drive engagement and collaboration, supporting resources to help clients integrate and model our new cultural direction
Proactively engage client departments through immersion in their business objectives, team meetings and planning cycle
Champion diversity and inclusion efforts and continually drive to ensure client workforce is representative of our organizational need for diversity
Drive a talent lifecycle approach to proactively diagnose talent needs and build aggressive plans to identify, engage, assess and onboard the right talent for the need
Qualification
Required
Proven track record of success in multi site manufacturing environment inclusive of expansions, facility closings activities, and labor/market analysis
Must be well versed in employment laws and applications (FMLA, FLSA, Voluntary Retirement plans etc.)
Labor Relations experience in both union and non-union environments
Excellent leadership; comfortable leading own area and working on your own/creating own schedule
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, a global organization and manage multiple priorities
Knowledge of and skilled in 'hard' HR processes (compensation and benefits) + social law including Labor relations in unions environment and 'soft' HR processes (performance management, talent assessment, engagement, recognition, learning & development, training, recruitment)
Experience in plant organization
Ability to develop strong trusting relationships to gain support and address complex, interdependent issues, needs and priorities effectively to achieve results
Comfortable with ambiguity - able to remain flexible in a changing business environment
Strong analytical skills. Skilled in critical and creative thinking to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Bachelor's Degree: MBA preferred
5 + years of Human Resources management experience in food industry
Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma
Preferred
HR consultancy
Training & development
Performance management
Broad HR knowledge
Policies & programs
Excellent collaborator & influencer
Commercially perceptive
Proactive & reactive partnering
Catalyst for change
Benefits
An annual incentive opportunity, awarded based on individual and company performance.
A comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and financial security.
Company
pladis Global
pladis is a global biscuit and confectionery company with operations in 120 countries across Europe. It is a sub-organization of YILDIZ HOLDING.
Funding
Current Stage
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2025-09-30
2025-03-07
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