ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE

Join Our Community of Food People!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

HR Strategy & Business Partnership

• Serves as a strategic business partner to the Prime Line leadership team, translating business priorities into people strategies and actions that support short- and long-term business objectives.
• Analyzes engagement, retention, turnover, and workforce trends to identify opportunities and implement strategies that improve organizational health and business performance.
• Anticipates workforce needs by identifying risk and opportunities. Advises leaders on staffing and workforce planning to support business performance.
• Identifies leadership and associate capability needs and partners with subject matter experts to develop and implement training and development solutions that strengthen workforce capabilities and business performance.

Employee Relations & Compliance

• Provides guidance on employee relations matters, investigations, corrective actions, and interpretation of the Employee Handbook and Company policies, escalating complex or sensitive matters to Employee Relations and Legal as appropriate.
• Coaches leaders on positive employee relations practices and partners with HR, Legal, and Employee Relations to address complex associate matters, ensure appropriate resolution, and mitigate risk.
• Partners with business leaders and functional experts to ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal employment regulations across assigned locations, proactively identifying and addressing compliance risks.
• Partners with the Benefits team and other functional experts to support the administration of employee benefits, FMLA, short-term disability, ADA accommodations, and other leave and benefit programs, providing guidance to leaders and associates and ensuring appropriate and consistent application of Company policies and requirements.

Talent Management & Retention

• Leads Talent Management activities including talent assessments, succession planning, performance reviews, compensation planning and goal setting.
• Partners with leaders to identify talent gaps, strengthen succession readiness, and develop strategies that improve leadership capability and associate retention.
• Drives associate engagement and retention through proactive engagement, leadership coaching, associate listening strategies, recognition programs, and initiatives that strengthen culture, trust, and the associate experience.
• Coaches leaders on talent development, performance management, and building high-performing teams.

Organizational Effectiveness & Change Management

• Partners with functional leads to develop and implement people strategies for reorganizations, staffing optimization and/or workforce changes.
• Partners with business and functional leaders to identify people-related risks, develop mitigation strategies, and support successful implementation and adoption of organizational changes.
• Leads the people aspects of organizational changes and/or business integrations, including assessing workforce impacts, developing communication materials, supporting leader readiness, and maintaining associate engagement and operational continuity.

• Other duties as assigned by manager.

RELATIONSHIPS:

• Internal: Prime Line Leadership Team, frontline leaders and managers, Field HR, ER, Legal, Benefits, Payroll and M&A Integration
• External: Government and regulatory agencies

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Onsite: The associate in this role is expected to perform assigned responsibilities in a Prime Line office-based environment. Regular visits to the plant are required; the plant operates in a cold-temperature environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 6 years of Human Resources experience.
• Experience serving as an HR business partner in a complex operating environment.
• Strong knowledge of HR practices, including employee relations, investigations, performance management, talent management, workforce planning, and employment compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with business leaders, provide strategic HR guidance, and influence decisions without direct authority.
• Experience supporting organizational change, workforce transitions, and initiatives that improve associate engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness.
• Proficiency in HR information systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Up to 50% travel.
  

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or equivalent work experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• PHR or SPHR certification
• Workday experience
• Experience in process-based Employee Relations
• Experience in a labor-intensive industry where business results are highly dependent on associate and team-performance
• Multi-site experience

This role may also receive annual incentive plan bonus.

​

​Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds).  The expected base rate for this role is between

***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***