HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.

The Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania facility proudly produces iconic pet food brands like 9Lives®, Gravy Train®, and Kibbles 'n Bits®. This location also features an on-site Distribution Center, ensuring efficient delivery of products to customers. Bloomsburg is home to Bloomsburg University, a municipal airport, and a landmark Town Park offering acres of recreational activities. The town also hosts one of the largest and longest-running fairs in the country. With so much to do and see, Bloomsburg is a great place to live, work, and play!

Responsibilities

The HR Business Partner is a local leadership resource who helps the Bloomsburg site maintain a ready, engaged workforce. In this role, you will partner closely with Plant Operations and Distribution Center leaders to translate people strategies into action through coaching, influence, and practical HR support. You will contribute to site-wide business objectives while strengthening employee capability, engagement, safety, performance, and labor relations. The role also supports food safety, quality, plant safety, and environmental practices in a manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted partner to Plant Operations and Distribution Center leaders, helping managers build employee capability and strengthen organizational performance.
• Advance a culture of engagement, safety, and performance by reinforcing clear goals, timely feedback, and company values.
• Drive and support organizational change involving structures, processes, and culture in partnership with HR Centers of Excellence.
• Provide feedback to HR leaders and specialist teams to improve implementation and use of HR tools and programs.
• Partner with Operations and Distribution Center leaders on employee relations matters while building manager capability to address concerns effectively.
• Lead local talent processes, including interviewing, onboarding, development, and separations, in collaboration with HR colleagues.
• Support HR administration, including hourly payroll processing and Kronos data entry and reporting.
• Help reduce business risk by strengthening management understanding of employment law, diversity, harassment prevention, and interviewing practices.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations.
• Maintain constructive labor relations by partnering with union leadership and employees and coordinating grievance administration and resolution with corporate Labor Relations resources.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Make a visible impact on workforce readiness, engagement, and organizational performance at a manufacturing and distribution site.

• Work directly with site leaders on both strategic people priorities and day-to-day HR needs.

• Build broad HR experience across talent, employee relations, labor relations, change management, payroll support, and HR systems.

• Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence and corporate Labor Relations resources while staying closely connected to the local workforce.

Qualifications

Location & Travel Requirements

• This role is based at the Post Consumer Brands manufacturing site in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.

• The work is primarily office-based within the manufacturing site and requires periodic presence on the production floor, including adherence to prescribed personal protective equipment requirements.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field from an accredited institution.

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years of progressive human resources experience.

• Experience using multiple human capital management systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a union environment.

• Human resources experience in a manufacturing, distribution, corporate, or retail environment.

• Knowledge of HR processes and systems, including applicant tracking, talent management, change management, benefits, payroll, time and attendance, performance management, and compensation.

• Project management experience.

• Proficiency with Kronos, Microsoft Office, and project management tools.

Success in This Role

• Builds trusted relationships and achieves results through influence and collaboration.

• Balances strategic priorities with hands-on execution in a changing environment.

• Uses sound judgment and practical problem-solving to address workforce and business needs.

• Communicates clearly and effectively in writing and in conversation.

• Organizes work effectively across multiple priorities and stakeholder groups.

Ready to Make an Impact?

Bring your HR expertise to a role where your partnership can strengthen leaders, support employees, and help the Bloomsburg site deliver on its business goals. If you are ready to combine strategic thinking with practical action, discover what is possible at Post Consumer Brands.