HR Business Partner - Bloomsburg - Post Holdings

Description

Brand: Post Consumer Brands

Categories: Human Resources

Locations: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 29651

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal, and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Nutrish, Kibbles 'n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news.

Brand

At Post Consumer Brands, we've spent generations showing up for families, starting with breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Our cereals have become a trusted part of daily routines, helping spark conversations, fuel busy mornings, and create everyday moments that bring families closer together, including their furry four-legged family members, who have recently become a part of our story. As families have evolved, so have we. What began at the breakfast table has expanded into snacks, peanut butter, and pet food, because caring for a family means feeding every part of it. With the addition of several iconic pet brands, we've extended our purpose: to make high-quality, accessible food for everyone under the same roof.

This phase is still new, and that's what makes it exciting. As we continue to grow across grocery and pet, we're looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables, and food bowls, across the country.

Location Description

The Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania facility proudly produces iconic pet food brands like 9Lives, Gravy Train, and Kibbles 'n Bits. This location also features an on-site Distribution Center, ensuring efficient delivery of products to customers.

Bloomsburg is home to Bloomsburg University, a municipal airport, and a landmark Town Park offering acres of recreational activities. The town also hosts one of the largest and longest-running fairs in the country. With so much to do and see, Bloomsburg is a great place to live, work, and play

Responsibilities

Position Summary

The HR Business Partner serves as a local leadership resource, ensuring the site maintains a ready and engaged workforce. This role partners with Operations leaders to execute people strategies by coaching, influencing, and implementing best practices. As a strategic partner, the HRBP contributes to the development and achievement of site-wide business objectives. Reporting to the on-site Associate Director, HR, this role also supports and upholds food safety, quality, plant safety, and environmental practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted partner to Plant Operations/DC leadership, enabling managers to develop employee capabilities and strengthen organizational performance.
• Embed a culture of engagement, safety, and performance management by ensuring clear goals, providing feedback, and reinforcing company values daily.
• Drive and support organizational change initiatives, including structure, processes, and cultural improvements, in partnership with HR Centers of Excellence.
• Provide feedback to HR leaders and specialist teams to ensure effective implementation and utilization of HR tools and programs.
• Partner with Operations/DC to manage employee relations issues, building management capability to handle ER matters effectively.
• Lead local talent processes, including interviewing, onboarding, development, and separations, in collaboration with HR team members.
• Provide administrative support for HR activities, including Hourly Payroll Processing, Kronos data entry & reporting.
• Minimize business risk by ensuring management understands legal compliance areas such as employment law, diversity, harassment prevention, and interviewing best practices.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment regulations.
• Maintain positive labor relations by fostering collaborative relationships with union leadership and members; administer and resolve grievances in coordination with corporate Labor Relations resources.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, ideally in a manufacturing, distribution, corporate, or retail environment.
• Experience with multiple HCM systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership skills with proven ability to achieve results through influence and relationship building.
• Strong technical knowledge of HR processes and systems.
• Ability to balance strategic and tactical priorities; strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in an Union environment.
• Comprehensive HR process knowledge, including applicant tracking, talent management, change management, and HCM suite experience (benefits, payroll, time and attendance, performance management, compensation).
• Project management experience preferred.

Computer Skills

• Proficiency in Kronos, Microsoft Office, and project management tools.

Work Environment

• Primarily office-based within a manufacturing site, requiring periodic presence on the production floor and adherence to prescribed PPE requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Post Holdings and Post Consumer Brands provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under applicable laws.

Position Summary

The HR Business Partner serves as a local leadership resource, ensuring the site maintains a ready and engaged workforce. This role partners with Operations leaders to execute people strategies by coaching, influencing, and implementing best practices. As a strategic partner, the HRBP contributes to the development and achievement of site-wide business objectives. Reporting to the on-site Associate Director, HR, this role also supports and upholds food safety, quality, plant safety, and environmental practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted partner to Plant Operations/DC leadership, enabling managers to develop employee capabilities and strengthen organizational performance.
• Embed a culture of engagement, safety, and performance management by ensuring clear goals, providing feedback, and reinforcing company values daily.
• Drive and support organizational change initiatives, including structure, processes, and cultural improvements, in partnership with HR Centers of Excellence.
• Provide feedback to HR leaders and specialist teams to ensure effective implementation and utilization of HR tools and programs.
• Partner with Operations/DC to manage employee relations issues, building management capability to handle ER matters effectively.
• Lead local talent processes, including interviewing, onboarding, development, and separations, in collaboration with HR team members.
• Provide administrative support for HR activities, including Hourly Payroll Processing, Kronos data entry & reporting.
• Minimize business risk by ensuring management understands legal compliance areas such as employment law, diversity, harassment prevention, and interviewing best practices.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment regulations.
• Maintain positive labor relations by fostering collaborative relationships with union leadership and members; administer and resolve grievances in coordination with corporate Labor Relations resources.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, ideally in a manufacturing, distribution, corporate, or retail environment.
• Experience with multiple HCM systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership skills with proven ability to achieve results through influence and relationship building.
• Strong technical knowledge of HR processes and systems.
• Ability to balance strategic and tactical priorities; strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in an Union environment.
• Comprehensive HR process knowledge, including applicant tracking, talent management, change management, and HCM suite experience (benefits, payroll, time and attendance, performance management, compensation).
• Project management experience preferred.

Computer Skills

• Proficiency in Kronos, Microsoft Office, and project management tools.

Work Environment

• Primarily office-based within a manufacturing site, requiring periodic presence on the production floor and adherence to prescribed PPE requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Post Holdings and Post Consumer Brands provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under applicable laws.

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR c)