Human Resources Manager

Excellent opportunity to play a strategic role in a successful Northern NJ company.

Are you interested in joining a dynamic company that has been a leader in the fresh grocer field? Since 1943, Nicholas Markets has been a family owned and well-respected specialty grocer, with its roots in North Haledon, NJ. Owned and operated by the Maniaci family. At Nicholas Markets, our Human Resources department is focused on understanding what people need to be successful at their job. We’re in search of a qualified and resourceful HR manager to support our organization in ensuring smooth and efficient business operations. Our HR manager has both administrative and strategic responsibilities, helping us to plan and execute essential functions, such as staffing, training and development, compensation and benefits. We understand that our business thrives when our personnel thrive, and that starts by having an experienced HR professional as an integral part of our team.

Reporting Structure:

The HR Manager reports to the President and Chief Executive Officer.

Key Responsibilities

· Assist in creating and effectuating personnel procedures and policies, providing guidance and interpretation for business operations

· Participate in development of HR objectives and systems, including metrics, queries, and standard reports for ongoing company requirements

· Smooth handling of Benefit administration, compensation tasks and employee performance programs and salary reviews.

· Bring forth new procedures and policies to continually improve efficiency of the organization, and to improve our employee experience

· Ensure compliance of HR state and federal legal regulations and applicable employment laws.

· Update policies and/or procedures as required

· Hiring- Prepare necessary paperwork, schedule and facilitate new hire onboarding process. Coordinate with cross-functional departments to deliver an exceptional first-day experience

· Handle all HR tasks for onboarding, new hire orientation, counseling, separation and exit interviews, and employee programs. This includes entering data into HR information systems and employee files and auditing for accuracy and compliance.

· Provide an effective and dedicated HR advisory service to employees in relation to absence and health issues, conduct and capability, grievance matters, organizational change, and all other employee-relations matters.

· Primary contact for 3rd party companies for disability and workers compensation matters.

· Be a primary backup for payroll processing, with having proficiency in PeopleSoft and the overall process. This includes updates to employee time records tracking of PTO, vacation and /sick pay inputting weekly payroll exceptions, hourly employee validations, and benefit changes.

· Assist in the communication, interpretation, and upkeep of employee handbook, employee directory, and organizational chart, and contributes to the development of policies

· Handle requests for unemployment and other state or federal agency requests.

· Ensure compliance and effective management of Casualty, Risk, Workers Compensation, OSHA and Safety programs/projects.

• Required travel to multiple locations with the flexibility to meet the needs of the business

Qualifications and Skills

· Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources

· Prior Human Resource experience is required, minimum of 5 years.

· Excellent cultural awareness

· Resourceful and hands-on leadership

· Advanced knowledge of MS Office, HRIS systems, and comfortable learning new systems as needed

• Experience with Union contracts and Union workforce.
• An even-keel problem solver

· Strong communicator with excellent written and verbal skills.

• Strong detail-oriented and resourceful mindset
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft a plus.
• Knowledge of HR federal laws and regulations
• Demonstrated project management and multi-tasking skills are required

Preferred Qualifications

Masters in Human Resources or related field

Previous family business or family-owned experience

10 years in HR, or related field

Bilingual in Spanish

Previous retail or grocery experience

Important Notice

This job description is intended to set forth the core functions required for this position and describe the general nature of work performed by associates in this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates to do this job. Associates may be assigned additional responsibilities as necessary. The company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require associates to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of the company’s business, competitive considerations or the work environment changes. This document describes the position currently available and is not an employment contract.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

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

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person