Employee Relations Program Manager & HRBP, Production Line

Can you balance empathy with rigor?

Picture this: a leader calls about a performance concern, a line ramps up for peak demand, and a trend in ER data hints at a training gap. If your instinct is to dive into facts, coach with clarity, and build systems that scale, you’ll thrive as our Employee Relations Program Manager & HRBP in Swedesboro, NJ.

Our Purpose

At Aspire Bakeries, we make foods that bring people together—think La Brea Bakery breads and Otis Spunkmeyer cookies—crafted by teams who care. With 13 bakeries across North America, we’re rising together by investing in people and performance.

Your Impact

• Lead sensitive, high-stakes investigations and guide principled, policy-aligned outcomes.
• Serve as the embedded HR Business Partner for a major production line, aligning talent plans to operational targets in a 24/7 environment.
• Develop leaders—strengthen documentation habits, elevate feedback quality, and reinforce effective leadership behaviors.
• Design, maintain, and audit site ER standards, playbooks, templates, and investigation processes tied to enterprise policy.
• Drive consistency in attendance and performance management with thorough, defensible records.
• Own site expertise for Performance Management and PIPs; ensure follow-through and measurable progress.
• Translate ER data into insights that mitigate risk and improve culture and leadership capability.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, labor relations, or similar.
• 5+ years of progressive HR/ER experience and 2+ years running complex investigations.
• Strong grounding in employment law and ER practices.
• Proven influence and coaching skills across multiple leadership levels in fast-paced settings.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of a manufacturing environment, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Spanish/English bilingual capability.

Bonus Experience

• Manufacturing, production, logistics, or 24/7 operations exposure.
• Partnership with operations leaders supporting large frontline workforces.
• Data and reporting savvy; trend and root-cause discovery.
• Change leadership during line ramp-ups, restructures, or transformations.

Total Rewards

• Base Salary: $115,000 - $125,000
• Culture: Collaborative, diverse, and purpose-driven.
• Health: Medical, dental, vision; company-paid life insurance; voluntary options.
• Balance: Paid parental leave, generous PTO, and holidays.
• Security: Competitive retirement plans plus short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Growth: Learning and development pathways tailored to your goals.
• Flexibility: HSA and FSA programs.
• Recognition: Incentives tied to sales, bakery performance, and individual results.

How We Determine Pay

Starting compensation reflects factors such as location, shift, education, skills, and relevant experience. The posted range is intended for candidates who meet the qualifications outlined; additional pay may be offered to those who exceed them. We provide a competitive compensation and benefits package. For union-represented roles, wages and ranges are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Equal Opportunity

Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen, assess, or select applicants.