Area HR Generalist - Decatur, IL

Job Description

Area HR Generalist - Decatur, IL

Position Summary
This HR partner will work with site leadership, colleagues, HR team members, and centers of excellence to deliver consistent, high-quality human resources support across the Milling and Ag Services operations. This role supports a broad range of HR activities including  talent acquisition, employee relations, workforce management, performance management, policy interpretation, compliance, and more. This HR partner will help foster an engaged, safe, and productive work environment.
This position is ideal for an early to mid-career HR professional who enjoys traveling to sites, building relationships, and supporting operations through hands-on HR partnership.
This position will support the Regional HRBPs for Ag Services and Milling – North America. The position will travel to sites with the expectation that they live with an hour of a major airport. The role will work closely with HR Centers of Excellence throughout ADM.

Key Responsibilities
HR Partnership & Employee Relations

• Serve as a trusted HR partner to operations teams, providing guidance on HR policies, procedures, and employment-related matters.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with site leadership teams  and colleagues.
• Actively support and participate in employee relations activities, including investigations, disciplinary meetings, terminations, and grievance management.
• Partner with management to investigate, respond to, and resolve employee complaints of low to moderate complexity.
• Work with HRBPs to support workforce planning, succession planning, and knowledge transfer initiatives to build current and future bench strength.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition COE and site leaders to support recruitment activities, including interview scheduling, coordination, and follow-up.
• Apply HR policies and guidelines while ensuring compliance with U.S. and Canadian employment laws and regulations.
• Champion colleague engagement initiatives and support activities that promote morale, inclusion, and retention.
• Actively promote and reinforce all safety-related policies and programs to ensure colleague commitment to working safely.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to company core values and ethical standards in all interactions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience across multiple HR disciplines (e.g., employee relations, workforce planning, talent acquisition, performance management).
• Experience interpreting and applying HR policies, procedures, programs, and employment laws.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, distribution, or warehouse operations.
• Experience supporting multiple sites or geographic regions.

Additional Requirements & Working Conditions

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% across U.S. and Canadian sites.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including mornings, afternoons, nights, and weekends as needed to support site operations.
• Comfortable working in an industrial environment with the physical and environmental conditions typical of manufacturing or distribution facilities.

Why Join Us
This role offers hands-on exposure to a wide range of HR responsibilities, meaningful interaction with operations leadership, and the opportunity to grow as a well-rounded HR professional while making a direct impact on colleagues and site performance across North America.


 

Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor.  * If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required.  * If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required.  
​Hiring Manager- Sara Draper   ​
Recruiter- Karen Kremer 

City

Decatur

State

IL - Illinois

Location Country

United States

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