About LiDestri Food and Drink

LiDestri Food and Drink has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

Excellent Pay and Benefits:

• Great career-pathing

• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses

• Health insurance with premium contributions

• Dental, vision, HSA

• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability

• 401k – with employer match

• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays

• Company bonuses

• And many more….

Summary:

Supports the Human Resources department with handling mid-level human resources functions and programs including the areas of the hourly plant employment, recruitment, benefits administration, leave administration and workers’ compensation claims, training, etc. Provides information and assistance to employees regarding human resources activities, relations, processes, policies, and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• FMLA, WC, DBL, and personal leave administration

• Conduct new hire orientations (including benefits)

• Deliver appropriate training to new managers

• Conduct exit interviews for hourly, plant positions

• Respond to unemployment inquiries

• Responsible for interviewing and offer process for hourly positions

• Attend daily production meetings, monthly town hall meetings for both facilities

• Participant in job fairs

• Assist with HR Department/Company events/projects as needed

• Remain current on changes/updates to applicable employment laws and regulations

• Backfill for HRA or HRM, as needed

• Handle employee relations for plant hourly employees

• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action

Required Education, Skills, and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree and/or 3+ years of HR experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment

• Fluent in Spanish is a plus

• Ability to flex hours to service multiple populations

• PHR certification preferred

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with high experience in word and excel

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills

• Local, State, and Federal Employment Law knowledge

• Experience in Leave Management

• Strong attention to detail, organizational, time management, and task prioritization skills

• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and handle highly sensitive information

Working Conditions:

• Regularly required to sit, use hands

• Occasionally need to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, with a potential of up to 25 pounds

• Sedentary office environment

• Occasional exposure to manufacturing plant floor requiring the use of personal protective equipment (ear plugs, safety glasses, bump cap, skid-resistant leather shoes, etc.)

• Must follow Good Manufacturing Practice (hair net, no jewelry, no fake nails or eyelashes, no food/drink, gum, etc. in manufacturing Plant)

  DISCLAIMER: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change

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