HR & Safety Generalist - Essentia

Through committed service and sustainable proteins solutions, Essentia is dedicated to building a better business for our customers.  We do this by holding true to our values: Teamwork, Respect, Agility, Creativity and Knowledge. 

This critical role will serve as an active member of the facility leadership team in the areas of safety and human resource policies and procedures, providing leadership and guidance as needed.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• Four-year degree relevant to Human Resources preferred. High school diploma or GED required.

• 2-3 years of progressively responsible HR and/or safety experience required; previous manufacturing experience preferred.

• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local laws required. SHRM-CP or PHR certification preferred.

• Full life-cycle recruitment experience strongly preferred.

JOB DUTIES:

Human Resources

• Oversee recruitment activities, including job requisition creation, job posting and advertisement, participate in interviews, consult with supervisors on candidate selection and prepare offer letters.

• Direct employees on leave of absence processes, overseeing the return-to-work process

• Plans, prepares, and leads new hire orientation to foster positive and safe attitude toward company goals, vision, mission, and values. Ensures timely completion of new hire documents including Form I-9.

• Collaborates with the management team and HR Director to assist with maintaining and updating of company job descriptions.

• Collaborates with HR Director when assessing compensation needs.

• Consults with plant leadership in dealing with attendance and performance issues. 

• Collaborates with HR Director and plant leadership on discipline issues and employee concerns that rise to the level of termination.

• Conducts stay interviews and exit interviews, compiling trending data to communicate to plant leadership to influence continuous improvement.

• Collaborates with site manager(s) to represent the company’s response to unemployment claims.

• Collaborate with HR Director to develop and implement consistent policies and training programs that align with the business needs and values. 

• Provide consistent guidance to employees at all levels as it relates to policies while providing exemplary customer service.

• Collaborate with HR Director to provide leadership data trends concerning overtime, turnover, open positions, etc. impacting the plant.

• Manages HR annual required training. 

• Constructively challenges situations and behaviors that are not consistent with our values and Code of Conduct.

• Partner with leaders to grow the plant’s knowledge and application of our TRACK values and culture.

• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Safety

• Monitor and support plant management maintaining the Incident Management System (IMS), ensuring incident reporting, investigations, and corrective actions are completed.

• With support from plant leadership and the Safety Director, conduct informal and formal assessments of all safety programs and audits, making changes as identified.

• Manage safety training (new hire, monthly, reporting, topics/subjects, etc.)

• Collaborate with the creation, implementation, development & recordkeeping of various safety compliance programs (Emergency Action Plan, SDS/Right to Know, OSHA Log, BBS, etc.)

• Coordinate incident and near miss investigations, internal audits, and process risk assessments to develop effective countermeasures, ensure compliance and reduce injuries. 

• Be an active member of the Safety Committee

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to consistently model each of the 5 company values – Teamwork, Respect, Agility, Creativity, Knowledge – to preserve the culture.

• General knowledge of federal and state safety regulations to limit company risk.

• In-depth understanding/application of HR disciplines (compensation, benefits, employee relations, employee development, performance management, regulatory compliance).

• Ensure compliance with regulatory issues including, but not limited to, OSHA, Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disability Act, Family Medical Leave, and Equal Opportunity act.  Interface with regulatory agencies, insurance representatives and emergency personnel on safety and