HR Business Partner, Potato Manufacturing

Position Title: HR Business Partner, Potato Manufacturing
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Plover
Requisition ID: 38876
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
The HR Business Partner plays a pivotal role in leading critical people projects and delivering on the overall HR strategy. This role partners closely with business leaders to support plant and business objectives, ensuring alignment between corporate, regional, and local Human Resources priorities. As part of our connected HR team embedded within the business, the HR Business Partner champions McCain's Winning Culture and effectively leverages our HR Operating Model - including the Employee Experience Centre and Centres of Expertise.
This is an on-site role based at our Potato Processing Plant in Plover, WI.
What you'll be doing.

• Serve as a key member of the Plant Leadership Team, collaborating to deliver shared business goals and HR strategies.
• Provide strategic and operational HR support to the business while acting as a trusted advisor to leadership.
• Lead, develop, and coach direct report(s), setting clear objectives and supporting ongoing development.
• Partner with leadership and employees to improve engagement, build morale, and increase retention to become the manufacturing employer of choice.
• Lead the employee engagement survey cycle, develop action plans, and drive implementation.
• Advise on strategic workforce planning, performance management, change management, rewards, recognition, and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with Safety to advance health, wellness, and safety culture initiatives.
• Manage escalated employee relations cases and ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
• Build leadership capability through coaching, training, and performance development.
• Oversee staffing strategy in partnership with plant leadership and collaborate with Talent Acquisition on recruitment efforts.
• Plan and facilitate site-level training in collaboration with the Organizational Development team.
• Analyze HR and business metrics to propose solutions that drive performance and engagement.
• Lead annual processes including performance management, talent reviews, and compensation cycles.
• Champion our Thriving Communities pillar through local volunteerism and community engagement.
• Guide employees to the Employee Experience Centre or appropriate service channels for HR support.

What you'll need to be successful.

• 5+ years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field (Master's degree or HR certification preferred).
• Proven success developing and executing HR projects in domains such as learning, talent development, and culture.
• Strong business partnership skills with the ability to influence across levels and functions.
• Demonstrated agility and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Data-driven mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and coaching capabilities.

About the team.
Reporting to the Director, HR Manufacturing, this role includes two direct reports and serves as the primary HR contact for our Plover Potato Plant.
About McCain.
Click here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement reflects our collective strength and individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust - empowering us to bring out the best in one another.
Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
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Compensation Package : $97,500.00 - $130,000.00 . USD annually + Bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
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Job Family: Human Resources
Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Plover || US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Appleton
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.