People Operations Manager Jobs in Missouri

INTRODUCTION

ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, Pepsi, and more. ALPLA values their employees, work-life balance, personal growth, compensation, and sustainability.

What Can You Expect From ALPLA

• Health and Wellness Care Program- Benefits
• Child Care Benefits
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
• Medical, dental, vision plan
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays

What Will You Enjoy Doing

The Human Resources Manager serves as a strategic business partner to Plant Leadership, supporting organizational growth through a comprehensive talent development strategy while safeguarding both company and employee interests.

This role fosters a culture of accountability and pride grounded in transparent communication, fairness, consistency, and firm adherence to organizational principles and business objectives. As a key member of the Plant Leadership Team, the HR Manager helps establish the site as a benchmark for attracting, developing, and retaining high-caliber talent aligned with ALPLA’s culture of excellence.

The HR Manager is responsible for delivering comprehensive HR leadership that strengthens organizational capability, enhances employee engagement, and ensures full compliance with company policies and employment regulations.

This position oversees talent acquisition, employee relations, training and development, performance management, HR systems, and workforce planning to build and sustain a high-performance culture.

• Conduct and improve new hire onboarding to promote a positive employee experience.
• Lead recruitment efforts for exempt and non-exempt positions, ensuring timely and high-quality staffing decisions.
• Oversee employment advertising, pre-employment screening, and documentation.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees on HR policies, procedures, and workplace concerns.
• Address employee relations issues, including investigations into complaints or policy violations.
• Support initiatives that foster positive employee engagement, morale, and retention.
• Maintain accurate employee records in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Partner with Payroll to ensure accurate and timely processing of HR changes.
• Maintain organizational charts, employee directories, job descriptions, and HR documentation.
• Manage performance review processes, talent calibration, and succession planning activities.
• Administer compensation and merit review programs, ensuring consistency and equity.
• Identify training needs and support leadership with employee development initiatives.
• Coordinate internal and external training programs; maintain required training documentation.
• Partner with the plant leadership team to support safety programs, compliance, and continuous improvement practices.
• Manage the termination process, ensuring compliance and proper documentation.
• Conduct exit interviews and analyze trends to recommend improvements.
• Represent the company during unemployment claims and hearings.
• Partner with Plant Leadership to design an effective organizational structure and streamlined processes that fully leverage employee potential and sustain a pipeline of high-potential talent.
• Establish clear expectations through well-defined job descriptions, transparent communication, and consistent standards of engagement, reinforcing mutual accountability and strengthening employees’ understanding of company expectations and responsibilities.
• Leverage ALPLA, KM, and local market resources to position ALPLA KC as an employer of choice and enhance the organization’s reputation within the community.

What Makes You Great

Associate degree in HR, Business, or related field required; Bachelor’s preferred.

Minimum 5 years of progressive HR experience, preferably within manufacturing.

Strong knowledge of employment laws; excellent communication; HRIS proficiency; strong problem-solving and coaching abilities.

SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or PHR preferred but not required.

Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion; strong organizational and time-management skills.

Performance Metrics:

• Employee relations effectiveness and confidentiality
• Quality and timeliness of HR documentation
• Turnover and retention metrics
• Talent acquisition cycle time and quality of hire
• Training compliance and development outcomes
• Alignment of workforce capability and talent quality with organizational goals and strategic priorities
• Timeliness and effectiveness of talent acquisition efforts

Competencies:

• Directs Work
• Develops Talent
• Nimble Learning
• Plans and Aligns
• Manages Conflict
• Resourcefulness
• Customer Focus

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is:

• Frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low

It is required to act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA). #salaried #KCI

ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ALPLA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ALPLA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ALPLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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