Manager Plant Human Resources

Requisition Number: Req-257080

Position Title:

External Description: Title: Manager Plant Human Resources

               

Location: Hermiston, OR

               

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950’s, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it’s our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you’d expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

               

The Plant HR Manager oversees the complete Human Resources function for their assigned location(s), provides HR guidance and leadership, and connects the wider HR global strategy with local initiatives at their plant facility.

Reporting to HR with a dotted line to the Plant Manager, this role manages the local HR team and is a key resource responsible for hiring, retaining, developing, and ensuring full engagement of all team members. Duties also include accountability for direction, management, and financial success of the HR function at the plant by establishing and achieving current and long-term objectives, plans, and policies.

Job Description

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• Serves as an integral member of plant leadership, accountable for the strategic direction, budget management, team member development, and continuous improvement of functional and key performance HR objectives that meet organizational and business goals for their plant facility.
• Manages HR processes, policies, employee relations issues, audits, and services in compliance with local and statutory laws and regulations.
• Provides coaching, career planning, and guidance for team members through performance management, learning & development, and individual development planning (IDP) initiatives.
• Oversees team member compensation, promotions, organizational development, and rewards & recognition programs to encourage team member engagement and drive business objectives.
• Ensures consistent delivery/communication of employee benefits programs.
• Drives strategic workforce planning, skills development training, and succession planning initiatives to proactively align with and optimize business needs.
• Partners and collaborates on projects/programs with cross-functional HR peers, centers of excellence (COE), and business support functions including Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, and Legal.
• May manage or provide strategic guidance pertaining to trade unions, local works councils, and/or other public institutions including reviewing proposals/contracts, employee relations issues, investigations, facilitating meetings/negotiations, and ensuring adherence with policies and procedures.
• Leads HR initiatives, champions change, and grows team member engagement to create a culture aligned with our values: Teamwork, Empowerment, Integrity, Inclusion, and a Drive for Results. 

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field required.
• Advanced degree or certification specific to human resources preferred.
• 5-10 years of general human resources experience required.
• Prior work experience ensuring and supporting HR compliance with local and statutory laws and regulations required.
• Prior work experience in a manufacturing/plant environment (24-hour operation facility) preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal/collaborative skills required.
• Computer proficiency with software systems including but not limited to Human Resources Management Systems (HRMS), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook etc.) and/or other web-based applications required.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive.  Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts

• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program

• Paid Time Off

• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance

• Family-Friendly Employee events

• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

               

Job Requisition ID: Req-257080

               

Time Type: Full time

               

Anticipated Close Date: 05/02/2025

               

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate’s work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $98,770.00 - $148,160.00

               

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

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Company Profile:

Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world.

For more than 60 years, Lamb Weston has led the industry in innovation, introducing inventive products that simplify back-of-house management for our customer and make things more delicious for their customers.

It’s all about seeing the possibilities in potatoes and never, ever settling.

Learn more about us at lambweston.com.

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