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Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors

Sr. HR Generalist

Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84193


We encourage you to bring your talent and effort to Harvest Sherwood and contribute to our shared success, while having fun, serving our customers, and strengthening the local communities in which we operate. As the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the U.S., with 15 distribution centers from coast-to-coast, Harvest Sherwood is an essential business. We buy, sell and deliver fresh, high quality protein products and other foods to over 6,000 retail and foodservice customers.

The Sr. Human Resources Generalist will work closely with the HR Manager and HR Generalist assisting in aligning business objectives with employees and management personnel across all company branches. Significantly, the Sr. HR Generalist will coordinate senior level human resources activities including employment, compensation, benefits, labor relations, training, and employee services.

Key Responsibilities:

Partners with the management team to understand and execute the organizations as it relates to current and future talent needs, recruiting, retention, and succession planning. Provides support and guidance to management, and other staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise; may be required to administer and execute routine tasks in delicate circumstances such as providing reasonable accommodations, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminations. Provide answers to escalated questions related to HR policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations. Escalate issues or concerns to HR Manager as required Champion and address advanced employee relations issues such as compliance, compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, or promotion opportunities. Lead, develop and implement necessary management training, such as sexual harassment, discrimination, safety, and more Research best practices and propose solutions related to personnel policies and procedures. Investigate claims internally and work with outside agencies as needed to resolve allegations of wrongdoing. Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention. Prepare and maintain employment records related to hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions using the current HRIS system Perform other tasks as needed Qualifications and Experience:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function assigned satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 5+ years working in a HR Representative or HR Generalist function required Bilingual in English and Spanish required 1+ years of experience working in Ceridian Dayforce preferred Excellent communication skills to relay information to supervisors and employees Knowledge of labor laws and human resources best practices Previous experience managing a multi-state human resources function Must exercise good judgment and maintain confidentiality in maintaining critical and sensitive information, records and reports Ability to prepare accurate, effective, complete, and easily understood reports and other forms of written communication Highly organized with strong quantitative abilities and superior attention to detail Ability to be flexible, adaptable, organize, and prioritize multiple duties Experience with all products in the Microsoft Office Suite

Join our Team as we Grow Together! As the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the U.S., with 15 distribution centers from coast-to-coast, Harvest Sherwood is an essential and critical infrastructure business. We buy, sell and deliver fresh, high quality protein products and other foods to over 6,000 retail and foodservice customers. As a trusted partner and value-added link between our suppliers and customers, we meet local needs of the communities we serve reliably and frequently on a national scale.

We are One diverse Team helping our customer and vendor partners capture value and win in an increasingly dynamic environment. During the COVID-19 pandemic we have continued to operate Safely and Efficiently, and we live our other shared values every day. Trust and Integrity is the foundation of our work culture. We are Growing Together through Teamwork and Respect. We are Loyal and Committed to each other and every day we strive to do our best work with a Positive Mindset. If you share these values, we invite you to join our Team.

Harvest Sherwood is a great place to work where we can all develop and Grow Together by seizing opportunities, learning new skills, and taking on greater responsibility. We encourage you to bring your talent and effort to Harvest Sherwood and contribute to our shared success, while having fun supporting each other, serving our customers, and creating value for them, our vendors and investors, and strengthening the local communities in which we operate.

Harvest-Sherwood is committed to offering competitive benefits to our employees and their dependents, including paid vacation, health insurances, and a 401K plan!

*We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law

Harvest-Sherwood is committed to offering competitive benefits to our employees and their dependents, including paid vacation, health insurances, and a 401K plan!

*We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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