HR Director - Topeka

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Date: Oct 12, 2013

Location: Topeka, KS, USA

At Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, our HR professionals play an integral part of ensuring that we have prepared and capable team members who can deliver FUN FOODS to our customers. As enabling partners within the organization, HR professionals lead by bringing together individuals from all areas into a culture that supports our values and goals. Being a part of the HR team at Frito-Lay requires that you help create a culture which encourages teamwork and ownership of the business results.

The HR Director for the Topeka plant provides leadership and functional HR generalist support by being a business partner.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and fully execute key initiatives that support Frito-Lay and the Topeka plant's HR strategy


• Guide leaders and employees regarding Company policies, values, HR programs (benefits, pay and salary) administration and interpretation to ensure policies and procedures are handled consistently and in a timely manner


• Must accurately diagnose organization issues, develop solutions and implement action plans


• Must ensure activities are in compliance with all state and federal employment laws and regulations (e.g., FMLA, ADA, EEO and FLSA)


• Assists leadership in performance management and developing effective pipeline and succession plans


• Ability to understand the business operations from both a strategic and tactical perspective


• Design and execute staffing strategies for exempt/non-exempt hiring needs (including campus recruiting). Partner with local teams to ensure ongoing Outreach


• Develop and execute Site-level strategies to improve Organizational Health and culture


• Lead and participate in Region level Diversity & Inclusion initiatives


• Must be a confident communicator, (including both written and verbal) and able to effectively present to all levels of the organization.


• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects with overlapping tasks and work independently with minimal supervision


• Lead and execute day to day Labor Strategy and Collective Bargaining Agreement compliance


• Other duties as assigned by Manager

Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Human Resources or Labor Relations; M.S. degree in Human Resources or Labor Relations preferred


• 7 plus years of Human Resource generalist experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment


• Must have experience supporting a front line organization


• Change management expertise, specifically managing change within a large organization


• Strong leadership skills and the ability to influence the decision making process


• Experience designing and executing well thought out staffing


• Willingness to work flexible hours as necessary


• Must be willing and able to travel 25% of the time (Topeka area and occasional travel for Division and National meetings)

Equal Opportunity Employment M/F/D/V
Ref: 34683BR