Summary:

The Human Resource Director will plan, lead, direct, develop, and coordinate the policies, activities, and staff of the Human Resource (HR) department, ensuring legal compliance and implementation of the organization’s mission and talent strategy.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

· Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff.

· Oversees the daily workflow of the department.

· Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.

· Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

Duties/Responsibilities:

· Collaborates with senior leadership to understand the organization’s goals and strategy related to staffing, recruiting, and retention.

· Plans, leads, develops, coordinates, and implements policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the organization’s human resource compliance and strategy needs.

· Administers or oversees the administration of human resource programs including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development.

· Identifies staffing and recruiting needs; develops and executes best practices for hiring and talent management.

· Conducts research and analysis of organizational trends including review of reports and metrics from the organization’s human resource information system (HRIS) or talent management system.

· Monitors and ensures the organization’s compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews and modifies policies and practices to maintain compliance.

· Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to upper management.

· Develops and implements departmental budget.

· Facilitates professional development, training, and certification activities for HR staff.

· Oversees the management of the company workers compensation program.

· Performs other duties as required.

Required Skills/Abilities:

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.

· Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

· Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Strong supervisory and leadership skills.

· Ability to adapt to the needs of the organization and employees.

· Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.

· Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.

· Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

· Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management systems.

Education and Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field required.

· At least five years of human resource management experience required.

· Two years of work experience managing and administering an H2A, or similar immigration program is preferred.

· Two years of agricultural industry experience is preferred.

· Bi-lingual (English and Spanish) is preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

· Current Driver's license

Other Skills and Abilities

· Microsoft office knowledge; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

· Bilingual/biliterate Spanish a plus.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is:

· Regularly required to sit and talk or hear.

· Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

· The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Office environment.

· Occasionally exposed to production environment

· Occasionally exposed to orchards

· The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Travel

· Occasional travel required.

AAP/EEO Statement-

All personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, training, and participation in social and recreational programs are administered without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person