The Role
Hands-on HR Manager serving South America and broader LATAM operations. Partners with leaders on employee relations, investigations, performance management, recruiting, workforce planning, compensation, talent planning, organizational changes, and employment compliance. Manages Brazilian HR requirements and external partners while supporting Argentina and Mexico expansion. Supervises HR processes, employee evaluations, discipline, hiring, and team development. Requires Portuguese and English fluency, with Spanish preferred, and three office days weekly.
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Position Summary
The HR Manager, South America is a hands-on role responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management across designated business units. This position serves as a strategic advisor to leaders and independently handles complex HR matters, while remaining equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves and executing day-to-day work. The role formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added service that reflects organizational objectives and maintains strong business literacy regarding financial position, midrange plans, culture, and competition. This role supports CPM’s Brazil office and broader business initiatives across Latin America.
Key Responsibilities
Supervisory Responsibilities
The HR Manager, South America is a hands-on role responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management across designated business units. This position serves as a strategic advisor to leaders and independently handles complex HR matters, while remaining equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves and executing day-to-day work. The role formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added service that reflects organizational objectives and maintains strong business literacy regarding financial position, midrange plans, culture, and competition. This role supports CPM’s Brazil office and broader business initiatives across Latin America.
Key Responsibilities
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Oversees the processes of the HR department.
- Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
- Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company and government policies.
- Ensure consistent application of best practices and corporate guidelines.
- Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff
- Serve as the primary HR partner to CPM’s LATAM leaders.
- Independently handle employee relations, investigations, performance management, and other complex employee matters.
- Maintain strong knowledge of Brazilian employment requirements and manage relationships with local counsel, payroll, benefits, and other HR partners.
- Support Argentina and help establish the HR infrastructure needed as Mexico develops.
- Lead and execute recruiting and workforce planning for the region.
- Support compensation, talent planning, organizational changes, and broader HR initiatives.
- Provide direction and development to Rafa while remaining actively involved in the day-to-day HR needs of the business.
- Operate at the manager level when advising leaders and handling complex issues while personally executing work as business needs require.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Work in the office three days per week.
- Bachelor’s Degree in human resources/business field or an equivalent amount of experience and training.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience resolving complex employee relations issues and recruiting top talent.
- Fluency in Portuguese and English; Spanish preferred
- Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee and union relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws.
- People leadership experience a strong plus.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies.
- Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the organization's hierarchy, jobs, qualifications, compensation practices, and the administrative practices related to those factors.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or equivalent experience and training
- Minimum 5 years of experience resolving complex employee relations issues and recruiting top talent
- Fluency in Portuguese and English
- Spanish language proficiency
- Working knowledge of compensation, organizational diagnosis, employee and union relations, diversity, performance management, and employment laws
- Work in the office three days per week
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- People leadership experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to interpret and apply applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, ordinances, and policies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proven time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
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The Company
What We Do
CPM Holdings is a global supplier of process equipment and engineered technologies for animal feed, oilseed, bioenergy, compounding, engineered materials and food processing industries. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, it operates five segments: California Pellet Mill, Crown, CPM Extrusion, CPM Packaging Group and CPM Thermal Processing, with 17 product brands. Its mission is to sustainably feed, fuel, and build a better world, with production facilities across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
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