HR Generalist

HR Generalist

At Bel, we are a company on a Mission, built on 160 years of bold innovation, family values, and a commitment to social purpose. With beloved brands like Babybel®, GoGo squeeZ®, The Laughing Cow®, and Boursin®, our snacking solutions bring more than joy; they want to serve as a force for good. Our U.S. Mission? To help close the critical 80% nutrition gap by making it easier for Americans to eat more fruits, veggies, and dairy as part of their daily lives.

The HR Generalist is responsible for applying HR knowledge to ensure effective business operations, regulatory compliance, and strong employee relations within a strong, growing company. The HR Generalist will support various HR functions and provide comprehensive HR support to both employees and management throughout the manufacturing facility. This position will administer and coordinate various plant focused HR functions, including but not limited to the following:

• Recruitment, talent development, employee relations, compliance and reporting, benefit administration, including leaves management, and HR policy and procedure.

The HR Generalist will:

• Act as a key business partner with operations leaders and primary point of contact for front-line factory leadership.
• Participate as an active business partner to understand business operations, goals and priorities and ensure HR function is aligned to provide necessary talent, leadership and services to support the business.
• Provide leadership and coaching to supervisors with various hourly workforce matters, including staffing, training, performance management, attendance and leave of absence, and general employee relations.
• Lead full cycle of resource planning activities for hourly factory positions in partnership with factory leadership.
• Guide planning and coordination of onboarding for new hourly workers, incorporating best practices and ensuring engaging and welcoming experience.
• Define and implement a training and development strategy for hourly employees that matches the needs of the organization.
• In partnership with factory leadership, administer hourly employee evaluations, including 30-60-90 and annual evaluations.
• Ensure evaluations are completed timely and accurately, guides leadership on performance related matters and assists in identifying and addressing performance gaps.
• Facilitate the development and qualification of factory trainers in partnership with factory leadership.
• Partner with HR Coordinator to ensure training and qualifications are completed timely and accurately.
• Consult with employees and factory leadership in raising and resolving workplace issues.
• Regularly assess the plant climate and employee engagement and work to identify, analyze and improve opportunity areas.
• Make recommendations to improve and ensure a vibrant culture and respectful work environment.
• Support hourly employee off-boarding, including maintaining outplacement process and facilitating exit interviews.
• Lead benefits, workers compensation and payroll administration.
• Ensure consistent application and adherence to HR policies and procedures across the organization.
• Stay updated on relevant employment laws and regulations, assisting with compliance efforts, and ensuring HR practices align with legal requirements.
• Collaborate with the HR team to develop, review, and update HR policies and procedures, ensuring consistent application and adherence.
• Support employee engagement initiatives, and evaluate impact and outcomes associated with employee recognition programs, employee events, and employee surveys.
• Support various HR Administration processes.

Key performance indicators include confidentiality, quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and thoroughness of work performed. Turnover, time to fill, training/qualification timelines, orientation feedback, employee relations.

Requirements include a bachelor's degree in Human Resource or related field, PHR or SPHR certification is preferred, 5 years of HR experience in a specialist, coordinator and/or administrative role, HR experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

Values include modeling and championing core values of Dare, Care and Commit and Winning Behaviors of Do What is Right…Not What is Easy, Think Bold, Act Fast, Simplify and Focus, Inspire and Grow Self and Others, Act with People and Planet Front of Mind, Play to Win as a Team, and Make Customers Smile.

Physical requirements include the ability to occasionally lift 10–20-pound boxes. Occasional travel to other company locations may be required on a limited basis.