HR Manager - Watertown/Albany

Job overview

HR Manager - Watertown/Albany This is an onsite position in Felts Mills, NY. Compensation is not specified. US Foods is a leading food distributor. This role is responsible for ensuring a genuine safety culture, advocating for a positive employee experience, and supporting HR initiatives. The HR Manager will advise on company policies, facilitate training, lead investigations, and support recruitment and talent management processes.

What you'll do

• Ensure a genuine safety culture through engagement and leadership accountability.
• Advocate for a positive employee experience and high engagement, identifying and escalating employee experience defects.
• Promote a positive work environment.
• Participate in the development of department goals and objectives.
• Advise supervisors and managers on company policies.
• Execute and support communication and change campaigns.
• Lead investigations with support from ADHR and partner with Compliance.
• Support recruitment efforts, staffing and retention strategies, onboarding, PIPs, and IDPs.
• Review and coach on hourly level disciplinary/performance management actions.
• Lead leave administration practices and support Workers Compensation Program.
• Collaborate with and influence market leaders.
• Maintain documentation relating to personnel activities.
• Other duties assigned by manager.

What we're looking for

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Experience

Minimum 6 years HR experience with at least 4 in professional (non-administrative) role. Experience consulting with and advising small management teams. Demonstrated strong foundation in core HR fundamentals. Familiarity with legislation concerning employment (ADA, FMLA, EEOC, FLSA, Title VII). Working knowledge of MS Office software; HRIS familiarity; effective presentation skills. Travel required 10-15%.

Skills & competencies

hr manager

human resources

full-time

onsite

felts mills ny

us foods

employee relations

safety culture

talent management

recruitment

compliance

policy interpretation

Benefits & perks

• Health, dental, vision insurance, 401K, paid time off, employee stock purchase plan, life insurance.

About the employer

US Foods, Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers. Sector: 42.