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Sunrise Foods International · 2 days ago

Senior Human Resources Manager

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$115K/yr - $150K/yr

8+ years exp

Sunrise Foods International is seeking a Senior Human Resources Manager to lead their HR operations across the U.S. organization. This hands-on role focuses on operational delivery and strategic partnership, requiring the successful candidate to build and improve HR practices while managing employee relations and recruitment.

Food and BeverageOrganic Food

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day HR operations for the U.S. organization, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and follow-through

Personally manage employee relations matters, investigations, performance management issues, and documentation

Build, standardize, and continuously improve HR policies, procedures, and workflows

Oversee onboarding, offboarding, compliance activities, and HR systems administration

Ensure compliance with U.S. federal, state, and local employment laws

Partner with Finance on headcount management, workforce cost tracking, and people data accuracy

Lead full-cycle recruitment for professional, commercial, and operational roles

Support hiring managers with role clarity, assessment, and onboarding effectiveness

Drive early-tenure performance integration and role accountability

Administer salary reviews, incentive plans, benefits, and recognition programs in alignment with company guidelines

Support variable compensation program rollout and administration

Ensure disciplined, fair, and market-aligned people decisions

Partner with the CEO and leadership team on workforce planning, performance effectiveness, and organizational needs

Translate business priorities into practical, executable HR initiatives

Identify gaps in people practices and incrementally build scalable solutions

Support culture, engagement, and leadership effectiveness through consistent people practices

Act as the primary U.S. HR liaison with global HR counterparts, ensuring alignment while respecting local requirements

Qualification

HR operationsEmployee relationsPerformance managementU.S. employment lawHR best practicesSenior leadership partnershipCommercial experienceManufacturing experienceAgricultural experienceGlobal organization experienceBachelor's degree