Human Resources Manager - Ernest

For over 78 years, Ernest has been committed to the success of our extended family, our customers, our employees, and the packaging industry itself. When you work with Ernest, you’ll enjoy the advantages of learning proven methods of success, a proactive approach, and having fun while earning what you’re worth with a lot of really awesome people.

Since 1946, Ernest has been an innovative designer and distributor of quality packaging supplies, a responsive and trusted partner providing complete packaging products and systems. Ernest is a family-owned, privately held company that has grown to be a nation-wide distributer of packaging supplies, along with janitorial supplies, machinery and automation products and services, and much more.

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager to lead and oversee HR functions and administration. This role involves working with a team of HR professionals, ensuring effective implementation of policies, programs, and initiatives that align with business objectives. The ideal candidate will focus on driving employee engagement, fostering a positive work environment, and ensuring compliance with HR regulations while providing strategic and operational leadership to their team.

General Duties:

• Payroll Administration: Supervise payroll administration, procedures and accuracy; conduct monthly payroll reconciliation and accruals for finance; provide payroll data to finance and management, as necessary; act as back up when payroll personnel is off duty, etc.
• Benefits Administration: Manage benefits administrator, oversee management of all Benefits programs to ensure compliance with all legal regulations. Oversee procedures to ensure accuracy, conduct billing monthly reconciliation; supervise and monitor leaves of absences,
• Compensation & Performance Management; manage annual performance and salary review process; maintain current market salary survey; and oversee the evaluation, employment classification and rating of occupations and job positions, etc.
• Workman’s Compensation, Safety, & DOT: Manage and provide professional knowledge and expertise coordination and implementation programs and claims to ensure compliance with regulatory agency guidelines and institutional policies; Interfaces with regulatory agencies, vendors and departmental management and staff to formulate corrective actions.
• Other Responsibilities as needed

Employee Relations:

• Support Managers; provide advice and guidance on organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity, harassment, employee relations, employee discipline, and recommend solutions for needed changes.
• Serve as a liaison and conflict resolution champion between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems escalated by HR staff; including but not limited to dealing with refereeing disputes, terminating employees, administering disciplinary procedures, and guiding through conflict resolution.
• Manage and oversee employee Wellness

Compliance:

• Set and maintain policies and procedures current with Federal and State law and requirements in relation to payroll, benefits, safety, employee relations, recruiting, compensation, etc.
• Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and
• Investigate and report on industrial accidents for insurance
• Study legislation, arbitration decisions, and HR best practices, and industry
• Maintain employee handbooks up to date with City, State, Federal agency laws and/or guidelines

Training & Development:

• Assess staff’s HR training needs; design employee and management HR related training, including policy, procedures, health, and safety programs, as needed
• Manage all training required to fulfill regulated HR training requirements, such as Harassment, Safety, Open Enrollment, etc.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in HR, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of HR practices, employment laws, and compliance standards across multiple HR disciplines.
• Proven ability to manage and develop a high-performing HR team.
• Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in HRIS systems and data analytics.
• Certification in HR (e.g., SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR) is preferred.
• Occasional travel to other states required
• Must have experience in multi-site and multi state HR

Ernest is a nationwide company, but did you know that our humble roots started in a Los Angeles garage? Brothers Ernie and Charles Wilson founded the company in 1946 with a dedication to customized service. Even after decades of delivering great packaging to our customers, that commitment has never changed. We always find the best solution to fit our customers’ needs, even if we have to invent it!