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Sr. Human Resources Business Partner (Wine Jobs: Management & Administration)

Full Time

  Delicato Family Vineyards (http://www.delicato.com/)

  King City, California

Delicato Family Vineyards has an exciting immediate career opportunity for a Sr. Human Resources Business Partner in our King City, CA office.

Delicato Family Vineyards is a family-owned California winery founded in 1924. Three generations of the Indelicato family have guided grapes from vineyard to bottle and into homes and dining establishments around the world. Delicato Family Vineyards is steadfastly committed to crafting and representing wines of the highest quality produced in accordance with sustainable winegrowing practices. Among the leading and fastest growing wine companies in America, the Delicato Family Vineyards’ portfolio includes Gnarly Head, Black Stallion Estate Winery, Noble Vines, Belle Ambiance, Juxtapoz, HandCraft Artisan Collection, La Merika, Brazin, Bota Box, Massimo, Irony, Domino, Sequin and Twisted.

Position Purpose:

Under little or no supervision and acting on own initiative, the Sr. HR Business Partner serves as the HROC representative for assigned management groups, performing professional level activities in functions such as recruitment, performance management, employee relations, training, policies & procedures, records management, and related areas.  To fully support the assigned management groups, the Sr. HR Business Partner must also have sufficient knowledge of the Company’s benefits and compensation programs. Ability to identify needs and leads and/or assists with the team’s efforts to continually improve HROC services, processes, and systems. This position remains apprised of current trends, conditions, legislative changes, and handling of HR functions.

Essential Duties:

  • Builds alliances with management and establishes a valuable consultative role within the organization as a trusted advisor; ensures HROC is aligned with business initiatives in assigned areas of responsibility.
  • Partners with assigned managers and groups to assist in building high-performing work teams including:
    • HROC Initiatives/Company Culture: Assists management in developing skills to manage DFV’s Company culture and human resources effectively through modeling, coaching, instruction, and training to prevent employee relations issues and promote a safe, comfortable, and rewarding work environment. Participates in staff meetings and provides HROC insights on business issues when necessary; manages projects and/or participates as a project member on Company-wide HROC initiatives.
    • Recruitment: Works with hiring managers and HROC team to determine staffing needs. Conducts job evaluations to create/update job descriptions and determine FLSA classification. Ensures that job requisitions and approvals are completed for new and replacement positions. Partners with DFV’s Talent Acquisition team on recruiting strategies and efforts for assigned areas. Coordinates recruiting activity with management, key stakeholders, and HROC team according to HROC recruitment and hiring processes. Ensures federal/state regulatory compliance. Conducts new hire orientation and assists management with the development of on-boarding schedules.
    • Workforce Planning:  Supports business leaders and hiring managers in forecasting and planning their talent pipeline requirements (succession planning) in line with the function/business strategy.
    • Performance Management: Provides guidance and coaching to management and ensures that management in turn provides valuable and consistent feedback to employees through regular one-on-one meetings, introductory reviews, and performance improvement plans. Collaborates with members of the HR leadership team, as appropriate, to identify the core problem and determine the best course of action. Communicates resolution and documents actions in writing. Responsible for keeping key stakeholders informed at all times. Follows up with the employee’s immediate manager to monitor progress and documents events as appropriate.  Responds to employee inquiries. Attends performance improvement plan meetings as an advisor, coach, and liaison for all parties and keeps processes on track.
    • Employee Relations: Serves as a resource to management and employees on the interpretation and application of Company policies and practices. Investigates and addresses employee issues, concerns, and complaints in an objective, consistent, confidential, and timely manner. Collaborates with the Director HR, as appropriate, to identify the problem and determine the best course of action. Communicates resolution, follows up with managers to monitor employee progress, and documents events and actions in writing. Responsible for keeping key stakeholders informed at all times.
    • Training: Works to ensure that career and training opportunities are being identified for employees in areas of responsibility. Collaborates with management, employees, and the Talent Management team to determine best form of training. Coordinates and delivers programs as needed.
    • Change Management: Supports and champions organizational change initiatives and assists assigned managers and groups as necessary.
  • Maintains records and monitors compliance with all relevant laws and regulations (including HIPPA); protects confidentiality of highly sensitive information, retains files (electronic/hard copy) according to federal/state regulations and HROC procedures.
  • Meets HROC reporting requirements and deadlines; department specific, employment related, and compliance reporting for area of responsibility.
  • Prioritizes work based on level of importance and keeps Director HR informed to ensure that work meets expectations within determined timelines while remaining available to employees and management.

Non-Essential Duties:

  • Assists with the coordination and delivery of HROC functions and employee activities as needed; may occasionally serve as activity coordinator for functions and activities including training sessions, seasonal employee snack breaks, harvestfest luncheons, employee banquet, etc.
  • Provides backup support for daily, general HROC functions as needed.

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business, Organizational Management or comparable discipline AND 5 or more years of directly related experience with multiple areas of responsibility and competing interests -OR- a minimum of 10 years of directly related field experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • High level of professionalism and self-confidence; self-starter.
  • Effective team player; understands hands-on approach to providing HROC support.
  • Ability to use considerable discretion, judgment, tact and diplomacy when dealing with highly confidential information; excellent coaching, counseling, and conflict resolution skills and abilities.
  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization using written, verbal, and presentation skills; ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Excellent customer service skills; professional and positive disposition; ability to diffuse tensions under stressful conditions; good listener.
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills; self-motivated with the ability to prioritize and quickly assess what needs to get done.
  • Logical problem solving ability with proficiency in solving practical problems and dealing with situations where only limited information or standards exist.
  • Proficient with MS Windows Suite – Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Monterey Region:
    • Bilingual preferred; at a minimum, the ability to understand and be understood by all Spanish speaking individuals.
    • Understands and is fully qualified to interpret California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA) and National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) laws and provide specific training to managers and supervisors.

Certificates and Licenses:

  • Professional Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) certification desired.
  • Valid driver’s license, appropriate automobile insurance coverage, and clean driving record.

Work Standards:

  • Acts in a manner reflective of the Company culture of High Moral Standards, Innovation and Continuous Evolution, Trust in Team, Continuous Improvement, and Sustainable Relationships.
  • Communicates, interacts, and works effectively with others; receptive to feedback and coaching; voices concerns in a constructive manner.
  • Demonstrates commitment to safety first; communicates safety concerns; promotes a safe work environment based on established safety standards and training.
  • Follows all Company policies and procedures.

Delicato offers its employees a generous and comprehensive benefits package.  The core health insurance components include medical, dental and vision, where Delicato covers nearly the entire cost for employees and a large percentage for dependents.  Additional health benefits include life, disability and flexible spending accounts.  Other benefits include 401(k) with generous company match, discretionary profit sharing, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, wine & merchandise discounts, tuition reimbursement, gym discounts & many more.

EOE


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