HR Manager

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature. As a HR Manager, reporting to the HR Director of Operations, you will align our goals with employees and management at our Carol Stream facility. You will be a trusted partner to our manufacturing leadership, driving a positive and safe employee experience through business partnering. If you are a passionate leader ready to make an immediate impact and thrive in a dynamic manufacturing environment, we invite you to join us as we continue developing and producing unique and innovative taste and smell solutions. Salary expectation based on technical experience $120,000 to $145,000. You will work in a hybrid model of 4 days at the office and 1 day remote. Your responsibilities will include Participate as a strategic partner in developing the site's goals and programs, ensuring people strategies align with our needs. Maintain employee relations practices, including positive engagement with employee representatives and third-party/union partners. Evaluate and advise on programs and strategies impacting attraction, development, and retention of talent. Lead proactive recruiting strategies and selection techniques that ensure compliance with EEO, ADA, and other regulatory standards, while building a talent pipeline across all levels of the organization. Provide trusted guidance to managers and employees on HR matters, including performance management, employee relations, organizational change, and career development. Interpret and apply HR policies and employment law. Develop human resource planning models to identify competency, knowledge, and talent gaps—then design programs to address them through succession planning, training, and leadership development. Guide programs that enhance safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement, promoting an environment where we value and inspire every employee to contribute. Be the on-site resource for compensation and benefits, supporting annual merit and incentive cycles, performance appraisals, and benefits inquiries in partnership with corporate HR and the Compensation COE. Manage the site's Worker's Compensation and disability programs (STD, FMLA, LTD), ensuring accurate administration together with relevant corporate partners. Your professional profile includes Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field, with 7–10 years of relevant HR experience. Bilingual in Spanish and English. Demonstrated experience in a manufacturing environment, within a union or third-party-represented workforce. Working knowledge of employment and labor law. Experience linking business strategy to people programs, and to lead organizational development and change efforts. Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision plans, tuition reimbursement, high matching 401k #LI-Onsite At Givaudan, we are Human by Nature. In Carol Stream, you'll play a pivotal role in cultivating an environment where our employees feel motivated, respected, and proud to contribute to creating products that delight consumers every day. Givaudan takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications/certifications and education, and internal equity. At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives. You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions. Every essence of you enriches our world. Diversity of perspectives fuels innovation and fosters deeper connections with our employees, customers, and partners. At Givaudan, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive environment where every individual’s voice is valued and has the power to shape our world. Join us in making a difference together.