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Human Resources Manager

📍 Location: Darling Ingredients Inc., Cold Spring, KY 41076
💼 Job Type: Full-Time | Onsite

Website: http://darlingii.com

🧩 Job Overview

Darling Ingredients Inc. is hiring a Human Resources Manager to lead HR operations across both corporate and plant levels. This key leadership role will ensure effective HR administration, build strong employee relations, support compliance efforts, and oversee HR staff including payroll and benefits administration.

If you’re an experienced HR professional with a passion for manufacturing and a hands-on approach to managing people and policies, we want to hear from you.

💼 Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary contact for employee relations and HR matters

• Conduct impartial internal investigations regarding complaints and grievances

• Manage 401(k) administration and assist with audits

• Represent the company in unemployment hearings

• Create and recommend HR policies that align with compliance and best practices

• Travel to various locations to assess HR practices and deliver on-site training

• Evaluate legal and regulatory risks to minimize company exposure

• Identify and implement training programs across regional operations

• Advise management on succession planning, employee engagement, and retention

• Supervise HR team members managing payroll, benefits, FMLA, COBRA, and more

• Act as a liaison for all HR-related issues across the regional workforce

• Complete other duties as assigned by senior management

🎓 Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or a related field

• 5–7 years of HR management experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment

• HR certification preferred (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP)

⭐ Preferred Skills & Competencies:

• Strong generalist experience across all HR functions

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Highly organized with proven time management skills

• Demonstrated leadership and decision-making ability

• Integrity and discretion in handling confidential HR matters

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team setting

• Willingness to travel approximately 35% of the time

🏗️ Work Environment & Physical Demands:

• Office and plant-based work settings

• Regular walking, sitting, climbing, kneeling, and occasional lifting (up to 10 lbs)

• Regular use of hands/arms for reaching and data entry

💡 CV Tips for This Role:

• Highlight leadership experience in HR, especially in manufacturing or industrial settings
• Showcase knowledge of labor law compliance and HR audits
• Include examples of employee relations cases you’ve resolved
• Emphasize experience with benefit administration and payroll systems
• List any HR certifications and relevant software proficiency
• Use action-oriented bullet points and quantify achievements where possible

⚖️ Equal Employment Opportunity:

Darling Ingredients Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Learn more here: EEOC Know Your Rights Poster

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