Human Resources Generalist

Join Utz as a Human Resources Generalist and help create a positive, high-performing experience for associates across our Kings Mountain and Gastonia, NC facilities. Candidates must be bilingual in English and Spanish. In this customer-focused HR role, you'll partner with leaders and associates at all levels to support core people programs including onboarding, employee relations, engagement, compliance, training, benefits and payroll support, communications, and safety. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy being a visible, trusted partner on the floor, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day.

What You'll Do

• Partner with HR leaders and plant management to support people initiatives that align with business goals and strengthen the associate experience.
• Serve as a visible, approachable HR presence on the plant floor and in warehouse areas, helping associates navigate questions, policies, and workplace concerns.
• Support two North Carolina locations-Kings Mountain and Gastonia-with travel between sites as needed.
• Lead onboarding activities, including weekly associate orientations, and partner with staffing agencies to address hiring needs.
• Help ensure fair and consistent administration of company policies, attendance expectations, performance discussions, and disciplinary processes.
• Maintain accurate personnel records, process unemployment claims and terminations, and conduct exit interviews.
• Support employee relations efforts by assisting with investigations, communications, and associate engagement initiatives, including events and recognition activities.
• Promote compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, as well as company standards for safety, GMP, and HACCP.
• Handle confidential information with care and support additional HR projects and priorities as needed.

What We're Looking For

Experience

• 1-5 years of progressive HR experience, ideally in a manufacturing, distribution, or warehouse environment.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven setting where responsiveness and follow-through matter.

Skills

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to build trust across all levels of the organization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, HRIS systems, and the organizational skills needed to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to anticipate issues, influence others, and maintain a positive, solutions-oriented approach in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfort leading employee orientations and traveling minimally between sites as needed.
• Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills are required.

External Recruitment Process

• Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer a few key questions to get started.

• Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 mins): Share your experiences in an online chat, highlighting how your values align with ours.

• Live Interview: Selected candidates will meet with the hiring manager to explore their alignment with the team and overall Utz company culture.

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp's, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our full-time benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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