Human Resources Business Partner - Sacramento, CA 

Corporate Summary: At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first - our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922. Shamrock specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of quality food and food-related products through a family of companies, including Shamrock Foods foodservice distribution and Shamrock Farms dairy manufacturing.

Summary: Manages the day-to-day HR Operations for a defined business sector. Specifically, this position provides daily support to the HR Manager, Business Leaders, and Associates in the generalist areas with a focus on utilizing HR practices, processes, and tools needed to meet the needs of the business. This position will reside at our Sacramento facility but will include frequent trips (up to 25% of the time) to Portland, OR facility.

Responsibilities:

* Assists the HR Manager in protecting the interests of employees and Shamrock by ensuring legal requirements for equal employment and compliance are met.
* Coordinates and/or conducts employee-relations activities and programs including but not limited to employee counseling, interpretation of policies, employee investigations, and employee disciplinary meetings.
* Interprets and administers HR policies, practices, and programs
* Counsels management on employment issues and advises them about SMART (performance management system and process) and the progressive discipline system of Shamrock Foods Company.
* Builds and fosters strong professional work relationships across all sectors and locations of the business and works collaboratively and effectively with other parts of HR.
* Assists with the establishment of appropriate HR metrics to monitor work efficiency and effectiveness
* Maintains employee related data bases and document control; prepares and analyzes reports that pertain to the HR function.
* Regularly interacts with and provides supports to all major HR functions (Staffing, Payroll, Safety and Development) including (but not limited to):
o Drug Screening
o Preparation of job description
o Applicant tracking
o Screening of all exempt new hires
o Payroll and benefits information exchange (and problem resolution as needed)
o Training
o Reinforcement of safety practices and procedures
o Safety and wellness programs
* Assists with Unemployment Claims/hearings providing accurate information to third party administrator
and testify (as needed) in hearings.
* Has knowledge of and utilizes HR automated systems as directed by the HR Manager
* Serves as a point-of-contact for inquiries from management and associates and escalates (if needed) issues to the appropriate resource; provides personnel information to authorized persons
* Is proactive in identifying and resolving potential employee-relations issues that impact employee satisfaction, retention, and/or productivity.
* Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications:

* 3+ years HR or related experience or a Bachelor’s degree and some hands-on experience
* Experience in foodservice distribution, manufacturing or dairy operations preferred
* HRIS experience preferred
* Strong communication, public speaking, and interpersonal skills with the ability to initiate documentation and drafts; excellent written and verbal skills. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
* Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment (Word, PPT, Excel)

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