Supervisor, Human Resources - Field

Job Contributions and Key Responsibilities:

Supervision

• Supervise the HR Team in support of the District Employee Resource Center and employee onboarding.
• Monitor team's work activity in support of goals, objectives, and assignments.
• Provide staff direction and coaching, may participate in providing input related to performance evaluation and succession planning process.

Human Resources Supervision and Administration

Employee Information / Records

• Maintain applicant database
• Ensure/oversee data entry accuracy and timelines related to employee transactions and information maintained in HRIS.
• Ensures employee record documentation is compliant with legal requirements.
• Instructs and oversees new hire onboarding and orientation processes.

Information Reporting

• Generate reports - such as employee demographics, new hire, turnover, retention, absenteeism, active no hours, etc.
• Maintain Exit Interviews Reporting Results.
• Handle employee-related correspondence.
• Verifications of employment.
• Benefits audits.
• Ensure/oversee internal employee records audits, including I-9 audits.

Policies and Procedures

• Ensure employee handbooks are literacy competent, compliant with applicable labor laws, and updated on an annual basis.
• May recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures that result in continuous improvements.

Compensation

• Oversee annual field overhead compensation adjustments process for field employees
• Support production efficiency initiatives - example: Pay for Quality program and Mercado machines, Non-Harvest Differentials
• Responsible for tracking, maintaining, and reporting pay changes and incentives information - examples: crate pay tables, pay rate changes (OH & harvesters), piece rate changes, crate incentive for harvesters, OH piece rates, pay code updates, CL/Puncher crate incentive, referral program, etc.

Employee Relations

• Collaborate with the Manager / PBP to effectively resolve employee complaints and investigations; effectively resolve employee relations issues.
• Conduct employee relations investigations as needed.

Environmental Health and Safety

• Support safety investigation related to workplace injuries and incidents in coordination with EHS, Generalists, and district leadership.
• Assist in gathering documentation, employee statements, and incident reports.
• Ensure timely completion of required injury documentation and reporting in compliance with company policy and regulatory requirements.
• Support communication between the injured employee, management, and the Workers’ Compensation team.
• Participate in root cause discussions and follow-up corrective action tracking as assigned.
• Assist with the implementation of safety policies and field compliance initiatives.
• Reinforce safety awareness messaging during onboarding and employee meetings.

Labor Programs

• Supervise recruitment programs related to seasonal workforce planning for sufficient harvesting and field operations demands.
• Collaborate with PBP regarding deployment of assigned human resources strategies.
• Maintain Labor Needs database in support of projected labor needs.
• Manage an effective and timely deployment of new workers to ranches that need additional labor.
• Develop and sustain an increase of labor retention through Workers Come First philosophy.
• Coordinate talent review process for field operations and support the development of leaders.
• Participate in field compensation planning through gathering of industry wages, incentives, and benefits – focus RAC as industry leader.

Training and Development Support

• Support coordination and delivery of HR compliance training programs, including sexual harassment prevention, discrimination prevention, workplace violence and company policy updates.
• Assist in facilitating and scheduling new hire orientation and onboarding sessions.
• Coordinate safety training sessions in collaboration with EHS, Generalists, and district leadership.
• Maintain training attendance records and ensure documentation compliance.
• Track completion of mandatory training requirements and follow up with supervisors as needed.
• Provide logistical support for leadership and workforce development sessions.
• Reinforce key HR and safety messaging during HR Monthly Meetings for frontline leadership and field visits.

Other duties as assigned.