YOUR OPPORTUNITY:

We have an exciting HR Manager opportunity in our Perryton, TX office. In this highly impactful role, you will be a key member of the company's leadership team, supporting 350 employees. Our people are our biggest asset and having leaders to support these assets are critical. You will be setting the culture, coaching employees and managers managing and advising on HR policies and guidelines and partnering with the talent acquisition team on for hiring initiatives. As a stable and growing organization, join us as an HR Manager, driving initiatives and adding value for continued organizational success.

ABOUT US:

Seaboard Foods was founded as a family-owned business with a passion and dedication to creating the most sought-after pork. Now as a top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30+ countries. We are a Fortune 500 employer, recently nominated by the Business Journal as one of the "Best Places to Work".

WHY SEABOARD FOODS?

• The career opportunities are endless! With many opportunities for growth, development, and advancement. We care about your success.
• Amazing benefits! Exceptional medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, paid paternal leave, employee pork purchase program, tuition reimbursement, wellness program, and relocation assistance.
• Seaboard Foods is dedicated to making an investment in you with a 401K retirement plan with a company match.
• Holidays and vacation time? Glad you asked! Enjoy spending time with your family and friends with 8 paid holidays and 120 hours/15 days of paid vacation time.
• We care about our community! Known for our family feel, we are grateful to support community life primarily through giving and volunteering.
• Be a part of an exciting and diverse culture, where your work matters.

RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS:

• Provides support and guidance to direct reports, management, and others when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise.
• Partners with the leadership team to implement the business unit's annual operating plan and understand and explain the relationship of the organization's mission, vision, and values.
• Coach and counsel leadership and staff in performance management and employee engagement as part of a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate and support operations management with employee retention and staffing needs.
• Plans, directs, manages, administers, and coordinates teamwork activities relating to employment/staffing, onboarding/orientation/training, benefits compensation, and employee/labor relations.
• Manages team and individual performance; sets appropriate performance objectives and holds self and team accountable for achievement, taking appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team / personal goals.
• Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions and conflict resolution as needed.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations and recommended best practices; reviews policies and procedures to maintain compliance.
• Collaborates with the recruiting team and hiring managers by interviewing, hiring qualified applicants for open positions and ensuring successful selection and onboarding of top talent.
• Investigates and resolves employee relations issues and complaints.

Minimum QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate degree and 2+ years' experience in human resources, or related field, and/or equivalency between experience and education
• Previous supervisory experience
• Experience in planning and managing resources to deliver predetermined objectives as specified by business partners.
• Microsoft Office suite experience and proficient Excel skills.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and human resources information systems (HRIS) ADP preferred.
• Bilingual; English and Spanish preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment includes a normal office environment as well as climate extremes in all areas of live operations. Incumbent may be required to travel to farm sites, remote facilities, and/or corporate offices for training.

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES:

Manages Complexity.

Ability to make sense of problems/issues and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve when necessary.

Decision Quality

Makes good and timely decisions that align with the organization.

Organizational Savvy

Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.

Builds Effective Teams

Builds strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals of the organization.

CORE COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS IN ALL ROLES: instills trust, communicates effectively, action-oriented, accepts accountability, and collaborates with others.

Seaboard Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.