Regional Human Resources Manager

Job Description

Sojo Industries (“Sojo“) uses robotics, mobility, and software to deliver efficient packaging and assembly solutions to the food and beverage industry. Sojo operates proprietary, onsite manufacturing services throughout the United States to eliminate freight, labor and packaging costs and harmful emissions by delivering on-site packaging services. As a software and innovation company, Sojo has also developed its own proprietary blockchain-based, track-and-trace software platform, Sojo Shield, and continues to develop IoT and other technologies to capture data and enable customers to comply with federally mandated food safety requirements and better monitor and analyze their products throughout the supply chain.

The Regional Human Resources Manager will assist the Human Resources department in the employee life cycle administrative duties of all SOJO employees as well as the Chief Administrative Officer in legal, compliance, and administrative tasks as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Leads local recruiting and hiring functions as Sojo grows a new facility to upwards of thirty employees
• Manage all human resource duties for the assigned Sojo facility
• Apply and interpret Sojo policies and procedures as well as local regulation to Sojo’s workforce in the assigned facility
• Manages the Sojo Swag inventory in assigned facility
• Serve as local Sojo representative for temporary staffing agency in the assigned facility
• Perform investigations, employee coaching & counseling, performance development plans, discipline, and terminations, including acting as Spanish translator if possible
• Assist in the managing and processing of all regulatory matters (e.g., workers’ comp claims and garnishments) related to Sojo personnel in the assigned facility
• Manage corporate housing for Sojo Flight and other traveling personnel
• Manage monthly I-9 compliance matters for Sojo on a nation-wide basis
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

Mandatory Qualifications and Experience:

• 5+ years experience as a human resources professional in the distribution/logistics or CPG industries
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent post-secondary degree preferred, or equivalent experience
• Strong understanding of local employment laws, compliance, and best practices required
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment
• Demonstrated leadership and managerial skills
• Experience with assessing talent
• Demonstrated self-starter, able to perform with without substantial supervision or management
  
  

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

• Bilingual – Spanish and English
• Proficiency in Paycom
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook and HRIS
  
  

Travel: less than 10% to other Sojo facilities

Working conditions: Warehouse office setting ONSITE M-F

Company Description

Sojo Industries (“Sojo“) is a fast-growing national industrial automation company that utilizes robotics, mobility, and software to deliver efficient packaging and assembly solutions to the food and beverage industry.

Sojo Flight - Sojo utilizes its proprietary mobile manufacturing offering to eliminate freight costs, labor costs, packaging costs and harmful emissions by delivering on-site packaging services. Sojo has also developed its own proprietary blockchain-based track and trace software platform, Sojo Shield; which utilizes sophisticated data capture and geo-location technologies to enable customers to comply with federally mandated food safety requirements.

Sojo manages a national footprint of bricks and mortar facilities across the country in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, California and Texas and maintains mobile manufacturing sites in Indiana, Colorado and Utah. All locations rely on high-speed automated lines that support a variety of packaging materials such as registered shrink, top loaded boxes, and side loaded cartons to name a few and incorporate robotics into the assembly process.

The Sojo team is comprised of seasoned executives and operators from the food and beverage industry and customers include Fortune 500 brands, distributors, and manufacturers.

Sojo Industries (“Sojo“) is a fast-growing national industrial automation company that utilizes robotics, mobility, and software to deliver efficient packaging and assembly solutions to the food and beverage industry. Sojo Flight - Sojo utilizes its proprietary mobile manufacturing offering to eliminate freight costs, labor costs, packaging costs and harmful emissions by delivering on-site packaging services. Sojo has also developed its own proprietary blockchain-based track and trace software platform, Sojo Shield; which utilizes sophisticated data capture and geo-location technologies to enable customers to comply with federally mandated food safety requirements. Sojo manages a national footprint of bricks and mortar facilities across the country in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, California and Texas and maintains mobile manufacturing sites in Indiana, Colorado and Utah. All locations rely on high-speed automated lines that support a variety of packaging materials such as registered shrink, top loaded boxes, and side loaded cartons to name a few and incorporate robotics into the assembly process. The Sojo team is comprised of seasoned executives and operators from the food and beverage industry and customers include Fortune 500 brands, distributors, and manufacturers.