HR Generalist

The Blount family has been in the food business since 1880. Our product Line includes refrigerated and frozen gourmet soups, side dishes and entrees for food service and retail. The Company, headquartered in Fall River, MA, is the largest producer of clam chowder in New England and the largest manufacturer of Lobster bisque in the country.

The HR Manager’s job entails providing practical, consistent, and proactive support, direction and advice to other plant managers or supervisors ob HR procedure, policy, best practice, employment rewards, benefits, and legislation to facilitate in achieving the objectives and targets of the organization. The HR manager will perform human resources management work related to hiring, recruitment, training, compensation, promotion, termination, career development, and retirement. He or she will also develop, update, and maintain personnel policies, policy manuals and the employee handbook as required.

* Ensures consistent and fair administration of Company policies and procedures. Modifies and enforces company polices as needed. * Evaluates employee relations and work-related problems, meeting with supervisors and managers to determine effective remediation techniques. * Be accessible to employees in their work areas (including the manufacturing floor) in an effort to keep in touch with overall employee morale, identify employee problem areas and offer feedback and/or follow-ups as needed. * Maintain in-depth knowledge of employment law and labor law in order to reduce legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partner with outside legal counsel as needed. * Defining the learning strategy and recruitment, setting high standard principles and providing likely solutions. Providing pragmatic and consistent guidance and advice to managers on grievance, attendance, disciplinary, and performance issues. * Raising proactive issues with managers, identifying practical solutions to complex and diverse HR issues, and recommending appropriate action plans. * Compiling and managing case management documentation, accompany and support managers. * Briefing new managers on the policies and procedures of an organization in conjunction with development and learning team, providing coaching to managers on difficult and complex issues. * Liaising with recruitment team on salary levels for existing and prospective staff consistent with organization market conditions and policies. * Ensuring the maintenance of all payroll data by HR Administrators. * Reviewing and revising HR policies in compliance with changing or new legislation. * Developing personal policies, maintaining and updating policy manuals as well as employee handbooks as needed. * Organizing and conducting employee testing and recruitment programs. * Collecting ongoing information regarding satisfaction of employee on salary packages and wage, working conditions, etc. * Keeping managers informing on anti discrimination regulations. * Conducting new employee orientation program and other educational and training programs on changes in benefits, diversity, etc. * Administering and keeping information on benefits and compensation packages up-to-date. * Receiving employee complaints and acting accordingly to resolve them. * Utilizing outside resources in order to monitor issues and concerns in employment law, communicating potential changes to senior management. * Coordinates with temporary employment agencies as needed.

* Ability to influence and persuade senior management level. Pragmatic problem-solving skills. Articulate communicator and ability to interpret and explain written and statistical data to a wide range of audiences. High standard of attention to detail. Solid commitment to customer or employee service. Ability to convey difficult and challenging information to managers. Expert Microsoft Office skills like Word, Outlook, and Excel. Ability to manage time and prioritize work. * Experience/Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field (BA/BS). Minimum of four years of applicable experience in Human Resources. Experience in Recruiting and Employee Relations required. Working knowledge of MS Office and experience with HRIS required. Experience with Ultimate Software desired. Good project management, organization and prioritization skills. Manufacturing experience desired Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish required.