HR Generalist Job at The Marzetti Company in Wareham

About Us

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.

Overview

We kindly request that recruitment agencies and staffing firms refrain from submitting unsolicited resumes to our company. Any resumes sent without a prior agreement and access to proper submittal into the ATS will be considered the property of The Marzetti Company, and we reserve the right to contact those candidates without any obligation to pay a fee.

Assists and executes various Human Resources functions including employee relations, staffing, orientation, benefits administration, payroll, workers compensation, training, safety programs, and compliance to federal, state, and local employment and safety laws and company policies.

Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition

• In collaboration with leadership, develops and executes short‑and-long‑term plans to recruit and fill open direct labor positions, monitoring progress to ensure alignment.
• Supports client groups in effectively identifying and planning for future talent needs and continually upgrading the talent we bring into the organization.

Employee Engagement and Communications

• Drives employee engagement, ensuring that employee voices are heard, suggestions are addressed, and continuous improvement actions are taken.
• Coordinates communications: from Town Halls to beginning of shift meetings, ensuring that clear and consistent messages are shared between leadership and the workforce.
• In partnership with the HR Manager, coaches and counsels leaders and employees on employee relations matters consistent with company policies, legal considerations and company priorities, serving as an advocate for both employee and company concerns.
• Conducts and addresses issues discovered in investigations.

Total Rewards Management

• Partners with the HR Manager and Total Rewards COE to effectively implement and communicate compensation and benefits programs to successfully attract, motivate and retain employees.
• Assists in identifying and developing innovative incentive/reward systems which address the unique needs of their location.

Talent Management, Training and Development

• Drives progress toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion aspirations and ensures diversity of talent.
• Consults with leadership on training and development needs within their teams. Delivers training if/as needed.

Change Management / Organization Leadership

• Partners with the HR Manager in organizational transformation initiatives and partners with the leadership team in elevating the performance of the business.
• Drives organizational health, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity and culture initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources and/or a closely related field with a minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in Human Resources.
• Culture and Transformation: Experience in building and sustaining positive culture.
• Business acumen: Curious about business; with good business sense and judgement.
• Problem solving: Well‑honed analytical and problem‑solving skills bringing facts and data to decision‑making. Creative with a results‑oriented mindset.
• Influencing: Communicates with impact. Uses tailored communication and creates authentic and trusting relationships to influence leadership.
• Consulting: Strong coaching, consulting, and facilitation skills.
• Change Management: Ability to assist in initiating and leading change , including modeling the importance, motivating others, managing the key drivers of change, and overcoming obstacles.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Human Resources
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing