Human Resources Coordinator

Are you ready to jump into an exhilarating career as our Human Resources Coordinator at Schwartz Farms Inc. Immerse yourself in a vibrant and welcoming culture where family values thrive! Enjoy the excitement of navigating dynamic employee engagement and fostering a supportive environment daily. Youll have the unique opportunity to train on the job enhancing your skills as you contribute to a respected team committed to excellence and integrity in human resources.

Each day presents fresh challenges as you champion adaptability within our workforce. This is your chance to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Schwartz Farms ensuring each employee feels valued and empowered. Join us to make a meaningful impact and elevate the workplace experience for everyone at our familyowned organization!

A LITTLE ABOUT US

Schwartz Farms Inc. was founded in 1978 and at the time was predominantly involved in crop farming. Although Schwartz Farms is still involved in farming todays primary operations are within the pork industry. Schwartz Farms Inc. employs over 550 fulltime individuals and owns sows in the upper Midwest predominantly in Minnesota Kansas Iowa South Dakota and Nebraska. We also utilize approximately 300 independent contractors. As a premier pork producer Schwartz Farms embraces itself for a challenging and rewarding future.

POSITION OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE:

This position is responsible for performing Human Resources duties at administrative and professional levels. Incumbent shall carry out responsibilities in some or all of the following functional areas: talent acquisition employee engagement performance management compensation and benefits training and development and compliance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Talent acquisition

• Assist HR team in recruitment activities including but not limited to placing ads participating in recruitment and career fairs and supporting relationships with high schools collegiate agricultural departments and agricultural organizations
• Process new hire paperwork and provide onboarding support of new hires

Employee engagement

• Respond to employee inquiries regarding employment policies programs etc.
• Coordinate and/or assist with employee and/or grower outings
• Consider content and communication opportunities for employee newsletter
• Assist with recognition programs including disbursement of awards coordination with payroll etc.
• Assist with mass communications including text email and mail

Performance management

• Maintain employee records including documentation associated with hires transfers promotions performance and rate reviews warning reports development opportunities and terminations
• Process state unemployment claims including payroll verifications appropriateness of claims denial requests and participation in unemployment hearings

Compensation & benefits

• Assist in benefit enrollment and change forms
• Assist in payroll processing
• Process recognition / performance bonuses
• Ensure privacy policies and procedures established by SFI regarding protected health information are implemented and maintained; maintain compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment

Training & development

• Assist in deployment of recognition programs including disbursement of awards impact to payroll etc.
• Docket employee reviews and notify managers of upcoming and outstanding reviews on monthly basis
• Provide training support for production directors including scheduling securing proper facilities and catering

The preceding statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrate Schwartz Farms values of integrity respect excellence and adaptability
• Provide unwavering support to HR team and production have fun along the way
• Advocate and engage in SFIs animal welfare policy including promoting animal wellbeing remedying circumstances which impede animal care and properly reporting instances of mistreatment or abuse
• Maintain and promote a safe working environment
• Demonstrate a desire to grow into an HR function
• Additional duties may be assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Able to demonstrate the SFI values of integrity respect excellence and adaptability
• Bachelors degree in businessrelated major
• 1 year experience
• High degree of confidentiality professionalism and business ethics
• Highly organized and detailoriented; able to multitask and follow through on responsibilities
• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills; able to represent Schwartz Farms in a positive manner to employees and general public
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite

The preceding qualifications are guidelines. Other combinations of education and experience could provide the necessary knowledge skills and abilities to perform this job.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT:

Position may involve travel and nonstandard business hours.

Required Experience:

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