JOB REQUIREMENTS: About Us Foremost Farms USA is one of the largest, leading dairy cooperatives in the United States and major dairy food and ingredients manufacturing business. We represent hundreds of Midwest dairy farmer members located in seven Midwest states, and we produce about 500 million pounds of cheese and 50 million pounds of butter in plants across our network every year. \"We Bring Dairy to Life\" in eight manufacturing plants across Wisconsin and Michigan and in our headquarters in Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin; and we\'re looking for employees who are innovative and aim for excellence in our wide variety of production, field and business roles. Join us! About This Opportunity JOB TITLE: Regional HRBP Manager I - Southwest WI POSITION TYPE: Full time CLASSIFICATION: Exempt Position Overview This role is accountable for human resources support and partnership across multiple Foremost Farms locations. This role will advise and develop talent and labor relations strategies in line with short- and long-term business needs, work cross-functionally to interconnect HR services in a solution-oriented way to address retention, development, mgmt. skills, etc., and guide and lead team members to implement strategies, projects and dayto-day human resources activities in a manufacturing setting. Key Accountabilities Ownership for the labor strategy, union relationships, escalated issues: Develop and maintain positive relationships with union business agent(s), chief stewards and union management committee. Develop and maintain a strong external network of labor relations professionals to stay informed of key labor topics, trends, benchmarks, etc. Develop and maintain credible relationships with company management to align labor strategy and decisions with short- and long-term business objectives. Advise on and appropriately communicate escalating labor issues and/or grievances. Lead arbitration process, as needed. Prepare and participate in union contract negotiations, as needed. Ownership for the talent strategy: Lead and implement talent management practices and facilitates the development and mobility of plant salaried staff. Develop a strategy and implement tactics to support new hire retention. Support plant management in culture development and lead initiatives to elevate the employee experience by designing and enhancing key moments along the employee lifecycle, actively engaging with all plant personnel, and implementing ways to bring the employee value proposition (known as MEE at Foremost Farms) to life. Lead salaried employee relations and investigations. Work with plant leadership, corporate talent development resources, and other team members to identify and close capability and skill gaps, 30% Job Description 2 supporting on the job training initiatives and leadership development... For full info follow application link. Equal Opportuity Employer Minorities/Females/ Veterans/Disabled are encouraged to apply. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/1642D50EBD444A61