HR Director

The HR Director is responsible for providing overall HR leadership working in partnership with the leaders of the strategic business unit to drive HR functional excellence. In this role, the incumbent will oversee various sites in the USA based out of Kansas City, Kansas to build talent strategies, enable a culture of inclusion and deploy organizational effectiveness tools that attract, reward, engage, retain, and develop our diverse talent base. This role reports to the SVP of HR and will be part of a collaborative HR team to align on HR strategies and actions.

Primary Responsibilities:Lead and/or partner on items including, but not limited to talent acquisition, talent development, leadership development, diversity, employee relations, BU staff staff development, organizational effectiveness, performance development and business partnering.Manage a team of HR members that work together, leveraging best practice and company policies and practices. Provide guidance, direction, and coaching; assesses performance, provide feedback, and actively develop talent.Participate on various cross-HR teams to drive best practice, program harmonization, talent sharing etc. across the business.Partner with leaders to evaluate the effectiveness of their teams and their organizational design, re-evaluate existing structures, where needed. Lead change management efforts.Ensure HR legal compliance.Counsel / coach functional leaders on matters concerning development of their organization to enhance effectiveness and potential. Ability to provide guidance and conduct investigations of concerns and complaints; involve appropriate individuals, seek Legal advice, when appropriate, and successfully resolve employee relations issues with credible, creative and consistent solutionsAbility to travel 10-20%

About Us

Our company serves multiple consumer markets, including Personal Care, Beverage, Food, Nutraceuticals, Wine & Spirits, and Household Chemicals.

Our culture is first and foremost one of collaboration and teamwork. We hold ourselves to high professional, ethical, and fairness standards. We have zero tolerance for anything less. We celebrate our diverse workforce and reward good performance through our recognition program, advancement opportunities, and our compensation structure.

We believe people are our greatest asset. Thus, we highly value individuals of strong character with drive, ambition and creativity. Relationships are our cornerstone whether it be clients, vendors or co-workers. We are the best at what we do and are looking for an exceptional individual to join our growing organization.

AAP/EEO Statement

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, we comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Our company expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of our employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Other Duties

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