People and Culture Business Partner, Sr.

The Senior People and Culture (HR) Business Partner will support all aspects of the employee experience — from recruitment and onboarding to engagement, performance, and retention. This role will serve as a hands-on coach and generalist, ensuring that our people programs align with business goals while nurturing a culture of collaboration, accountability, and respect. This role supports the team in driving the initiatives that make Cold Front Distribution a great place to work.

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for warehouse, logistics, sales, and administrative roles.
• Build strong talent pipelines and relationships with various employment networks.
• Oversee onboarding and orientation to ensure smooth integration of new team members.

2. Employee Engagement & Culture

• Champion the company’s values and promote a positive, safe, and inclusive work environment.
• Develop employee engagement programs, recognition systems, and feedback mechanisms.
• Facilitate internal communications that support connection, transparency, and trust.
• Act as a trusted resource for employees at all levels of the organization.

3. Performance & Development

• Guide employees and managers through performance management processes.
• Support leadership and employee development through training, coaching, and career growth initiatives.
• Identify skill gaps and coordinate learning opportunities.

4. HR Operations & Compliance

• Oversee HR policies, procedures, and compliance with labor laws, and company standards.
• Assist payroll, benefits, and employee records in collaboration with finance and operations teams.
• Lead investigations into employee relations matters with fairness, discretion, and consistency.

5. Health, Safety & Wellbeing

• Partner with the Safety team to ensure a safe and compliant workplace, as well as promotion of workplace safety policies, particularly within warehouse and field sales operations.
• Drive wellbeing initiatives to support physical and mental health across all employee groups.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Maintains a strong understanding of both federal and state employment laws and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving, and persuasive skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of the business.
• Experience in a fast-paced, multi-site/multi-state operational business.
• Experience with Microsoft products and HRIS / payroll systems (UKG Ready) preferred.

Preferred candidates will have:

7+ years’ experience in HR, People & Culture, or similar roles — ideally in a warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, food service, or CPG environment.

Ability to travel 10% of time to various U.S. business unit locations.

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