HR Coordinator - La Tiara - Gladstone Plant

OVERVIEW

The Gladstone Plant is the newest General Mills Manufacturing site, employing 130+ people and producing La Tiara taco shells. We believe La Tiara will serve as another competitive Mexican offering alongside Old El Paso. We've seen significant customer demand with this brand, which provides a meaningful opportunity to grow our Mexican Business while also driving competitiveness in the category.

The Human Resources Coordinator will be an integral member of the Gladstone HR Team with responsibility for leading plant level payroll and disability processes in conjunction with the applicable center of excellence (COE), managing the logistics of the production recruiting process and supporting various initiatives as needed. This individual will also be responsible for managing and maintaining accurate data within our HR Information System (Workday) and will provide administrative support to the Plant Manager and HR Manager as needed. This position reports directly to the HR Manager and must be willing to flex work hours to meet business requirements as appropriate. Core hours are expected to be from 8am to 4pm, Monday-Friday.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

HR Process Support

• Lead and manage tactical and administrative HR processes for the plant
• Provide day-to-day HR customer service to all plant team members, including researching, resolving issues, answering questions, or escalating to the appropriate COE
• Support maintenance of personnel files and documentation in compliance with Global Internal Audit standards
• Support payroll processes and compensation changes including Workbrain and Workday
• Assist with new hire orientation preparation
• Serve as plant contact for Leave and Time Off process in partnership with the General Mills Leave and Disability Services Center
• New hire probationary evaluation support

Administrative Support

• Organize details for meetings/events
• Coordinate office supply orders, break room, and cleaning supplies
• Plant uniform management

Plant Event Coordination

• Support coordination of plant events, celebrations
• Partner and support local programs including (but not limited to), rewards and recognition initiatives, special events
• Coordinate plant retirement celebrations
• Support recruiting events
• Coordinate and support external partner visits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma
• Bachelor's degree or 2+ years of HR or related experience
• Experience with managing and protecting confidential information
• Process oriented with a continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to problem solve and ability to work with ambiguity
• Ability to manage projects independently
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with a focus on attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong technical skills with proficiency in Microsoft based applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access), Visio, and SharePoint; with a willingness to learn and master other software programs as needed
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and critical thinking skills - ability to prepare and analyzeHR reports, translate data into recommendations and take appropriate action to achieve desired business results

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Associates Degree in Business or HR field
• Strong leadership, influence skills

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.
• This role is located in Gladstone, MO and General Mills will provide relocation to the candidate selected for this role as long as they meet the relocation assistance policy.

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together.Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surroundingourselves with peoplewho are hungry for what's next.