Human Resources Manager

Nova Farms is seeking a Human Resources Manager to support Cultivation, Retail, Manufacturing, and Operations teams through strategic HR partnership with site leadership. This role reports directly to the Human Resources Director and is primarily onsite Monday through Friday at the manufacturing facility, with occasional travel to provide onsite support at local locations.

Role overview

In this position, you will help shape and execute HR strategy for the location while ensuring day-to-day HR operations run effectively. The Human Resources Manager will oversee core HR programs and processes, strengthen compliance practices, and collaborate with internal HR peers to support talent management, performance, engagement, and employee relations across the Cultivation and Operations site teams.

What you will do

• Partner with site leadership on all human resources functions while reporting to the Human Resources Director.
• Plan, organize, and maintain the HR strategy, including staffing needs, organizational design, and talent management and development.
• Develop, recommend, and implement HR policies and procedures with site leadership buy-in.
• Administer compensation programs and practices, including annual performance review and merit or salary planning activities.
• Manage leaves of absence and ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
• Oversee recurring HR programs and processes, including site benefits administration and annual open enrollment, as well as payroll practices and procedures.
• Ensure accurate and complete employee records, including files and badging processes, and support reports, policies, and procedures that improve the efficiency of HR services.
• Participate in onsite departmental staff meetings and HR-required meetings as scheduled.
• Work with site supervisors, HR staff, and managers on performance documentation and progressive discipline, including guidance on complex and sensitive issues such as reasonable accommodations, investigations of wrongdoing, and terminations.
• Coordinate with Environmental Health and Safety and Compliance to support effective employee safety programs and protocols.
• Collaborate with site leadership to define Cultivation and Operations organization strategy and goals, identifying talent management ways to support those objectives.
• Partner with HR peers across Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Learning and Development, Employee Relations, and Communications to identify opportunities within talent management programs and processes.
• Assist with driving performance, engagement, and development for the site teams and ensure delivery of related programs and processes.
• Partner with HR peers on employee relations by monitoring employee concerns, addressing issues, conducting investigations, and coaching the team as needed.
• Manage and monitor key performance indicators for the location (for example, turnover) and recommend and drive programs to improve KPI results.
• Maintain integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism while modeling high standards of conduct.
• Stay current on federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, plus HR trends, best practices, and new HR technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline preferred; an Associate’s degree may be substituted with equivalent experience.
• Human Resources certification (for example, PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP) is a plus.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, preferably in a manufacturing or operations environment.
• Experience supporting a unionized workforce, including interpretation and administration of collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), grievance handling, and participation in labor relations activities.
• Ability to operate strategically and tactically, translating strategy into actionable execution.
• Strong assessment skills and excellent judgment regarding HR opportunities.
• Ability to build and deliver an HR strategy based on knowledge of the organization and associates.
• Passion for innovative HR solutions and process improvement with a quick-learning mindset.
• Strong hands-on coaching ability that balances execution with team leadership and development.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite and intermediate Excel; experience using HRIS and payroll systems and other HR platforms (WURK familiarity is a plus).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain ideas clearly and persuasively.
• Strong execution skills, interpersonal savvy, and the ability to build rapport across all organizational levels.

Pay and schedule

• Salary: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
• Schedule: Primarily onsite Monday through Friday at the manufacturing facility (80%), with occasional local travel for onsite support

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Location and work environment

• Work location: In person
• Location: West Deptford, NJ (onsite)
• Environment: Onsite manufacturing environment; conditions may include loud noise, elevated temperatures, humidity, and exposure to strong odors

Physical requirements

• Regularly required to sit and use hands to handle, grasp, feel, and/or touch
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms
• Required to speak and listen regularly; may occasionally need to lift or move materials, event supplies, or equipment up to 25 pounds

Equal opportunity

Nova Farms is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity across race, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, experience, and thought. Nova Farms is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace, and the company’s mission includes championing economic opportunities in communities disproportionately affected by the war on drugs through employment and community involvement.