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Position Title: HR Specialist

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Appleton

Requisition ID: 22737

POSITION TITLE: About McCain: McCain Foods is proud to be a family and values-driven company. Our values are integral to our culture, helping to shape how we operate, how we work together and the choices we make. They are a big part of what makes us unique. McCain Foods opened their first production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. McCain Foods quickly established itself within the Canadian marketplace and then began a journey to become the world's largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and potato specialties. McCain products can be found in thousands of restaurants and supermarket freezers around the world. In addition to fries, McCain also produces other foods, including appetizers, oven meals, vegetables and juice for both the retail and foodservice industries.

Why You Should Join Our Team:

McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance. In addition, we offer other benefits including:

• Adoption Assistance
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Infertility Assistance
• 401k
• Education Reimbursement Assistance
• HSA

We are looking for a Human Resources Specialist to join our team in Appleton Wisconsin! McCain Food’s facility in Appleton Wisconsin is a large-scale food processing plant, employing approximately 500 employees. This site specializes in the production of jalapeño poppers and other appetizers. Fun Fact: the jalapeño popper was trademarked at this site!

Position Summary:
The HR Specialist is responsible for providing local HR support in employee relations, engagement & retention and leave of absences. As the successful candidate, you will leverage your knowledge of local requirements and best practices while maintaining a high level of professionalism and always keeping confidentiality top of mind. **Please note this is an onsite position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting department leaders and local HR with developing plans to improve on all things related to employee engagement, recognition and retention
• Process voluntary and involuntary separations for in-scope employees, mitigating any potential risks and adhering to local legal requirements
• Develop, support and maintain the employee engagement program initiatives that reinforce the company’s goals and culture
• Manage in-scope employee leave of absence process, including working closely with vendor, and initiating the leave of absence within the HR system. Examples include Short Term Disability
• Execute local recruitment efforts, such as maintaining job requisitions, running talent acquisition events, proactively sourcing candidates, and developing / maintaining the local candidate pool(s)
• Work with any relevant local authorities / vendors to ensure local legal requirements and business needs are adhered to
• Work with the Employee Experience Centre and HRBPs to manage reductions in force / redundancy efforts, as well as employee retirements
• Assist with the management and implementation of employee retention initiatives
• Manage candidate assessment and selection process to ensure alignment of talent and local business needs / succession plans
• Act as a McCain brand ambassador engaging with all levels of employees onsite
• Manage in-scope employee movement and contract management, including the updating / changing of personal and individual work data
• Share insights and trends with key stakeholders to drive more effective / efficient HR customer service delivery
• Share insights and trends with key stakeholders to drive more effective / efficient HR customer service delivery
• Support people managers and employees with employee relations issues (activities may include conducting investigations, managing appeals, addressing misconduct, issuing discipline, suspension, and / or termination)

Qualifications:

• Strong business-specific knowledge coupled with project management and analytical skills
• Working knowledge of HR systems is beneficial, particularly SuccessFactors and Service Now
• Strong ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with impact and handle confidential information
• 3-5 years of experience as a HR Generalist
• Proven teamwork capabilities; strong relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Bachelor degree in Human Resources or a related field
• Ability to apply HR knowledge / experience across HR policies, programs, processes and functions
• Professional Human Resources certification would be an asset
• Strong knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations

Sustainability and Plant Friendly Practices are at the Heart of McCain:

We’ve embarked upon a journey to create planet-friendly food. Food that will use fewer natural resources in factories and farms, answer the need of increasingly health and planet-conscious consumers, and contribute to positive change in the rural communities where we grow our ingredients.

• Implementing regenerative agricultural practices across 100% of our potato acreage by 2030.
• We are moving to 100% renewable energy by 2030.
• Donating 200 million meals to food banks and NGO worldwide by 2025.

Want to learn more? Ask our recruiter on LinkedIn! #LI-MN1

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
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Job Family: Human Resources
Division: Global Human Resources
Department: HR Delivery US Appetizer
Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Appleton

Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.