Human Resources Manager

Company Description

At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.

We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.

Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks.

Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.

Job Description

This role will be in based Underwood, IA and required to travel once monthly to Laurens, IA.

Link Snacks is looking for a seasoned Human Resources Manager to serve as a strategic and hands-on HR business partner to manufacturing leadership, providing guidance and support to personnel and daily operations of the human resources department. Partnering with the leadership team to develop strategies that will enable the company to attract, recruit, and retain the best team members to meet its business objectives. This role is a great combination of both thought leadership and execution. We are looking for an innovative Human Resources leader, a self-starter who wants a hands-on role in building structure, systems, programs, and processes to achieve business success. This role will have responsibility for managing the workplace culture and environment through high performing programs within compensation, performance management, organization development, benefits and team member engagement.

This role will be in Underwood, IA and required to travel once monthly to Laurens, IA.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:

• Serve as a strategic HR business partner to plant leadership, providing guidance on workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, talent management, and people-related business decisions.
• Lead, coach, and develop the onsite HR team, establishing clear expectations, accountability, and consistent execution of HR processes and initiatives.
• Foster a positive workplace culture by promoting team member engagement, open communication, recognition, retention, and strong relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Manage team member relations, including workplace investigations, conflict resolution, corrective actions, performance concerns, and employment separations, ensuring fair, timely, and consistent resolution.
• Coach and support supervisors and managers on effective leadership, performance management, accountability, communication, and team member development.
• Partner with plant leadership and Talent Acquisition to support staffing strategies, workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, internal promotions, and retention initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, company policies, and established HR procedures.
• Oversee daily HR operations, including attendance management, personnel transactions, HR systems, recordkeeping, reporting, and accurate maintenance of team member information.
• Collaborate with corporate HR, Benefits, Payroll, Safety, Legal, and other functional partners to resolve issues, implement initiatives, and ensure consistent HR practices.
• Analyze key workforce metrics, including turnover, absenteeism, headcount, staffing, and retention, to identify trends, recommend solutions, and drive measurable improvements.
• Support organizational changes, leadership development, succession planning, and continuous improvement initiatives that align the people strategies with manufacturing business objectives.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement of HR policies, processes, and programs across manufacturing facilities while ensuring effective execution at the site level.
• Maintain a visible and approachable HR presence across all shifts, ensuring team members and leaders have access to timely, professional, and consistent HR support.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive manufacturing human resources experience, including significant experience in employee relations, HR operations, and leadership consultation.
• 2+ years’ experience leading, supervising, or developing HR team members.
• Ability to travel 20%
• Experience supporting multiple facilities, multi-shift, hourly workforce.
• Strong working knowledge of federal and state employment laws and HR compliance requirements.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build effective relationships with team members and leaders at all organizational levels.
• Proficiency with HR information systems and Microsoft Office applications.

PREFFERED REQUIREMENTS

• PHR/SPHR and/or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Certifications(s) preferred
• Previous experience working in a distribution or manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience with SAP, UKG, Power BI, or similar HR systems.
• Experience working within a centralized HR structure.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or more up to 25 pounds. Must have the ability to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which could include:

• Earplugs and/or hearing protections
• Hairnet
• Beard-net
• Protective eyewear
• Slip resistant footwear

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a distribution center/secondary manufacturing and office setting with varying degrees of temperature and noise levels. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. At times, incumbent may need to enter the distribution/packaging environment where they could be exposure to manufacturing equipment movement, loud noise levels, strong odors (spices, jerky, sauces, etc.) and wet / slippery floors.

Additional Information

The salary range for this role is $80,000 - 100,000 annually

Link Snacks provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Sub-Department: HR SCOPs

Department: HR

Compensation: USD 85000 - USD 100000 - yearly