Facility HR Generalist

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life, Nature's Bounty, Vital Proteins, Orgain, Nuun, BOOST, Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Peptamen, Compleat Organic Blends, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

Main Purpose of Job:

Under the direction of the HR Manager//Business Partner, the HR Generalist provides a broad range of expert services: recruitment and succession planning; employee development and training; labor-management relations; employment law and policy interpretation, compensation, and classification management; benefits administration and employee rewards/recognition; and regulatory compliance guidance and HR reporting.

Key Outputs / Deliverables:

Execute HR Strategy:

• Aid in execution of the Nestlé People Strategy processes that attract, develop, recognize, and retain employees to support the organization's short- and long-term strategic business needs
• Support Nestlé initiatives such as the Nestlé Management and Leadership Principles while executing workforce planning processes for the organization such as talent development, organizational planning, and organizational change management
• Ensure the culture & working environment is open, empowering, fair, and equitable.
• Manage special projects in workforce management, strategic planning, quarterly/monthly people data reports and other ad-hoc works in progress
  
  

Recruitment:

• Responsible for salaried and hourly staffing through onboarding and retention of the right talent with alignment to the sites’ staffing strategy
• Collaborate with talent management teams in recruitment, new hire processing, posts announcements, job descriptions, diversity recruitment strategies, interviewing candidates and other related tasks
  
  

Performance & Talent Management (10%):

• Utilize the performance, talent, and organizational planning management systems to help drive the achievement of company goals through objective and development plan setting, performance calibration, and talent development
• Provide support to People Managers through the tools available in assisting individual and team performance improvement
• Mentor site Leadership on people management and development issues
  
  

Employee/ Labor Relations:

• Serve as liaison between employees and site leadership, as needed
• Build and maintain relations with employees at the manufacturing site, to promote and foster an environment of open communication and transparent, candid feedback
• Conduct investigations, provide coaching, and document findings, when required
• Serve as liaison between employees and site leadership, as needed
  
  

Compliance:

• Supporting a holistic safety focus by driving people related safety goals and business initiatives
• Perform planned/impromptu investigations and audits to ensure and/or maintain EEO/AA/OFCC or Federal/State employment law compliance in practice as it relates to hiring, training, transfers, or promotions of people assets
  
  

Qualifications / Certifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration or in a related field highly preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a professional level Human Resources role. Experience in a Manufacturing Plant, Distribution Center, Sales, or Direct Sales Distribution (DSD) environment is preferred
• Thorough understanding of Federal/State employment laws (e.g., EEO, AA, FMLA, ADA, Unemployment Insurance Administration, and Worker’s Compensation)
  
  

Preferred Skills:

• Shows a drive to achieve ambitious performance objectives and quality standards
• Takes every opportunity to do more than expected
• Shows ability and willingness to learn and grow
• Is able to navigate complexity and to draw connections between facts, ideas and situations
• Takes accountability for own actions and consequences
• Approaches others with open mind, understands and motivates diverse individuals and groups
  
  

Critical Experiences:

• Experience in Classification & Compensation, Benefits Administration, and Recruitment
• Project Management experience (i.e., such as conducting a wage survey or helping revise handbook policies)
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite as well as HRIS systems
• Ability to work independently, reliably and allocate time efficiently
  
  

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at [email protected] or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

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Job Requisition: 357472

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