About this role

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

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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- 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

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- 5+ years of progressive manufacturing human resources experience, including significant experience in employee relations, HR operations, and leadership consultation.
- 2+ years of progressive HR leadership experience with direct responsibility for managing, mentoring, and developing HR team members while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Experience supporting complex distribution center operations, including employee relations, workforce planning, and HR programs for a multi-shift hourly employee population.
- Extensive working knowledge of employment law and regulatory compliance, with experience guiding leaders on complex employee relations matters and mitigating legal and organizational risk.
- 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.
- Highly proficient in HR information systems (HRIS) and Microsoft Office Suite, with the ability to leverage technology, workforce analytics, and process improvements to support organizational effectiveness and drive successful change initiatives.
- Ability to travel up to 20%.

Preferred Qualifications

- Masters degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- PHR/SPHR and/or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification 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.
- Experience supporting compensation, job architecture, and organizational effectiveness initiatives across multiple business functions.

Additional Information

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

The salary range for this role is $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 (Annually). Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Link’s Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. 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.

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 plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. However, the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.

While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or more up to twenty-five pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

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

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Link Snacks provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.

E-VERIFY: Link Snacks is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For information about the E-Verify program, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees