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Job Description

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

The HR Director will lead and develop the human resources function to align with the business strategy of a fast-growing pet food manufacturer with private equity backing. The role is essential in fostering a high-performance culture, driving talent acquisition, retention, and development, and ensuring compliance with labor laws and operational standards. As a member of the leadership team, the HR Director will partner with cross-functional leaders to support sustainable growth, employee engagement, and operational excellence, positioning the company for long-term success in a competitive market.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic HR Leadership

• Implement HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business plan to support the company’s growth objectives. 

Talent Management

• Lead recruitment, selection, and onboarding processes to attract and retain top talent. 
• Build strong talent pipelines to meet the organization’s future needs. 

Employee Relations

• Foster a positive work environment by building strong relationships with employees and managers, ensuring alignment with company values, and addressing employee concerns. 

Organizational Development

• Identify, design, and implement training and development programs to enhance employee skills, engagement, and leadership capabilities. 

Performance Management

• Oversee performance evaluation processes, ensure timely feedback, and implement performance improvement plans as necessary. 

Compensation & Benefits

• Develop and manage competitive compensation and benefits plans that align with industry standards while supporting the company’s financial objectives. 
• Lead open enrollment for wellness and health plans.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with labor laws, health and safety regulations, and internal policies, including but not limited to: EEO, FMLA, ADA, COBRA, OSHA, ERISA, etc. 
• Oversee audits, handle investigations, and manage HR-related risks. 
• Create policies as needed. 

Culture & Engagement

• Promote an inclusive and high-performance culture that aligns with the company’s purpose, vision and values, ensuring a strong sense of belonging among employees, and playing an active role on the company’s Culture Committee. 
• Administer culture and benefit surveys at regular frequencies.
• Oversee picnic and other event planning.

Change Management

• Lead HR-related initiatives in alignment with private equity objectives, including organizational restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures.

Organizational Communication

• Ensure seamless effective communications via multiple channels, including all company meetings, Slack, bulletin boards, posters, email, HRIS system, etc. 
• Work with translators and interpreters as needed.

Other

• Report issues with regards to the food safety/quality assurance system (FSQA) to Leadership and adhere to the requirements of the FSQA standards.
• Oversee all other HR tasks as necessary.

REPORTING STRUCTURE:

• Reports to: CFO 
• Direct Reports: HR Generalist, HR/Office Coordinator

LOCATION:

• In-Person role in Green Bay, WI
• No relocation is available.

Job Description

Weekend Opportunity - Work 3 days a Week! Friday - Sunday 5am - 5:30pm

PURPOSE:

The FSQA Inspector is responsible for ensuring that all pet food products meet the highest standards of safety, quality, and compliance. The primary purpose of this role is to safeguard the health and well-being of pets by meticulously monitoring, evaluating, and verifying all stages of the manufacturing process, from raw material selection to final product packaging. This role ensures adherence to regulatory standards, internal quality guidelines, and customer specifications, thereby fostering trust and reliability in our products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Quality Control

• Conduct routine inspections and audits of raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods to ensure they meet established quality and safety standards.
• Perform laboratory tests and analyses to detect potential contaminants or deviations from quality specifications.
• Evaluate and test product to verify conformance to requirements per the Quality Plan.
• Place product on physical hold when it does not meet the requirements of the Quality Plan and send communication to impacted personnel.
• Assist production personnel in the determination of root cause and implementation of corrective actions when product is found not to meet requirements.
• Obtain raw material samples from the production and bring them to the lab for testing.
• Perform visual and swab pre-operational verification of sanitation activities and facilitate corrective and preventive action as necessary.
• Communicate with personnel when hygiene practices are not being followed.
• Perform glass and brittle plastic audits.
• Perform and record scale weight verifications.
• Perform oxygen analyzer verifications.
• Be the point person on the production floor regarding quality and food safety questions.
• Report issues with regards to the food safety/quality assurance system (FSQA) to Leadership and adhere to the requirements of the FSQA standards.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards, including FDA, USDA, and AAFCO guidelines.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry regulations and proactively implement changes to meet new requirements.

Process Monitoring

• Monitor the entire production process, from ingredient reception to packaging, to identify any potential quality or safety issues.
• Work closely with production teams to implement corrective actions and process improvements as needed.

Documentation and Reporting

• Maintain accurate records of inspections, tests, and other quality assurance activities.
• Prepare detailed reports on product quality, safety, and compliance for management review.
• Enter data into and navigate within various computer systems.

Training and Development

• Train production and other staff as needed on proper quality assurance protocols and food safety practices.
• Develop and update training materials and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Continuous Improvement

• Participate in cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for product and process improvements.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for improvements to enhance product quality, safety, and efficiency and facilitate the implementation of those efforts.

Other

• Fill sanitation and personnel hygiene supplies throughout the production areas of the facility.
• Work collaboratively with production personnel and the FSQA Supervisor to make decisions that are best for the organization.
• Be a strong advocate for food safety and product quality.

Job Description

This is a newly created position to drive accountability in trade promotional activity by building and

streamlining data in a structure needed to analyze promotions and trade spend. This position will be

responsible for analyzing all sales, marketing and trade promotion to empower the entire team to be

more productive and close the loop on planning, executing and analyzing trade promotional spend.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Become subject matter expert in trade promotion system
• Analyze and manage our trade promotion spend (discounts and allowances)
• Timely and accurate entry and maintenance of trade promotions and volume forecast
• Maintain a strong control environment with accurate trade accruals, valid volume forecasts, and
• verified contract/promotion approvals
• Review event projections, actualizations, ROI, event resolution and evaluation of deduction
• balances and collaborate with sales to ensure that the planned volumes and spends are
• accurately represented in the system
• Participate in planning sessions with sales teams to provide insights into trade and promotional
• efficiencies
• Manage promotional activity in trade promotion system including approving deals submitted by
• Sales team
• Work closely with field sales to pre-event planning and post event actualization/reconciliation
• Collect, input, evaluate and report data in order to increase sales productivity
• Assist sales managers in developing and reviewing volume and trade spend trends
• Strive to improve volume and trade promotions forecasts and annual operating plan
• Create and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, as well as ensure all trade spend and
• deduction information is recorded accurately
• Create and maintain Power BI and Excel reports for sales and trade teams for quick access to
• relevant dashboards and spending estimates
• Instrumental in developing standardized tools, methodologies and business processes aimed at
• improving trade promotion efficiencies to meet current and future business needs
• Work with IT to implement system enhancements and other sales reporting tools
• Compile monthly trade review data for team and present/send out to field sales/management

Benefits

• 4% 401k match
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Company paid Short Term and Long Term Disability
• 100% company-paid life insurance
• Paid holidays
• PTO
• Fitness reimbursement
• Employee discounts on pet food and treats and Pet Insurance

Job Description

IMAGINE THIS:

• Starting wage is $20/hr for QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
• First shift work, 4-10's, no nights or weekends (unless production needs are high).
• Utilizing your gifts and talents to helping pets all across the world lead longer, happier, healthier lives.
• Limitless growth, development and advancement opportunities. 
• A rapidly growing, award-winning, privately-owned business that cares about you and your success. 
• Nine paid holidays (including one floating holiday to use as you choose), company-paid events and MUCH more!!!

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Retrieve product carts that have been instructed to be retrieved by supervisor from freezer and bring them to computer station.
• Load freeze dryers by pushing product carts up an incline into freeze dryers.
• Pre-operation: ensure freeze dryers are in optimal working condition in order to prevent damaged product by following established standard operating procedure (SOP).
• Unload carts of pet food products by pulling product carts down a decline.
• Verify product cart weight and record amount on production paperwork.
• Inspect product for correct dryness and deposit product into shipping containers.
• Report issues with regards to the food safety/quality assurance system (FSQA) to leadership and adhere to the requirements of the FSQA standards.
• Follow all safety procedures.
• Perform all task requests, regardless of job level.
• Assist in other departments as needed.

HERE’S THE PROFILE OF OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• You have a balanced work and personal life, ensuring all areas are strong and healthy.
• You drive yourself harder than anyone else ever would or could.
• You manage your time better than any other and ALWAYS exceed expectations - this includes being punctual and having good attendance.
• You naturally appreciate how your role impacts the totality of the operation’s success.
• You are a pet owner and/or pet lover and you openly exhibit your passion for pets and pet health.

SUCCESS FACTOR SNAPSHOT:

First 30 days: 

• Successfully onboard and develop an understanding of our organization, mission, team, products and role expectations.
• Learn Carnivore Culture.

First 60 days:  

• Successfully pass annual testing for blood borne pathogens and lockout/tag-out.

First 90 days:  

• Complete department-specific training and other business-related applications by learning SOPs associated with your area of responsibility.
• Exhibit Carnivore Culture behaviors.

First 6 months:

• Follow SOPs for your equipment or process without supervision

First 9 months:

• Learn set-up for your area under supervision.

First 12 months:

• Perform set-ups for your area without supervision and pass annual retests.

Ongoing:

• Champion and mentor others in Carnivore Culture behaviors.
• Consistently meet or exceed production goals.
• Report issues with regards to the food safety/quality assurance system (FSQA) to leadership and adhere to the requirements of the FSQA standards.

Stretch Goals – We believe in career advancement!

• Train others to do set-up for your area.
• Learn SOPs for second machine or process.
• Consistently meet or exceed production goals for second machine or process.
• Learn how to do set-up for second machine or process under supervision.
• Perform set-ups for multiple machines or processes without supervision and pass annual retests.
• Train others how to do set-ups for multiple machines and processes.
• Become a specialist and/or technical expert in your area of responsibility!

WELCOME TO OUR WORLD!

With arms wide open, we invite you to get to know us, see what makes us tick and how we roll at Carnivore. These shared ideals, beliefs and practices are what defines us and how the world sees us. Carnivore may not be for everyone…and that’s ok. No fine print. No misleading ads. There’s no mistaking who we are or confusing us for anyone else. We trust that you’ll appreciate that. Here’s what it takes to be one of us:

• Doing whatever is necessary to ensure that any potential customer anywhere in the world, who wants us or needs us, will invariably choose us.
• Communicating clearly, directly, candidly, and timely with all others inside and outside of the organization.
• Pioneering and constantly innovating to find ways to say “YES” and make the impossible…possible.
• Contributing in objectively measurable ways to the success of others in the organization.
• Fearless decision making…empowering everyone with an opportunity to lead in any given circumstance.
• Creating a business that will at all times and under any circumstances be strategically profitable.
• Generating market intelligence that provides us an unassailable competitive advantage.    
• Losing no customers under my watch.
• Contributing to every customer’s success in objectively measurable ways.
• Unrelenting support and re-enforcement of our Culture, Mission, and Strategic Initiatives.
• Doing ALL things in life with intention and purpose.

ABOUT US:

Carnivore Meat Company is a rapidly growing, award winning raw pet food company located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Most recently, we have been recognized for our accomplishments in growth and manufacturing excellence and were recipients of the following: Greater Green Bay Chamber Growth Award, State Manufacturer of the Year Award, Governor’s Export Achievement Award, the Greater Green Bay Chamber Manufacturing Award of Distinction, and Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company.

We manufacture, sell, and market the most delicious, nutritious and innovative pet foods and treats in the world, serving over 5,000 pet supply stores nationwide and 14 international markets around the world. We believe that every dog and cat deserve the finest food available to them. Therefore, we will leverage our God-given talents, passion and resources to do whatever is necessary to ensure that any pet parent, who wants or needs us, will have a convenient and effective mechanism to access and procure our “World Class” pet food and pet treats. We are in continuous pursuit of extraordinary, passionate and innovative people who will help us make good on this promise! LONG LIVE PETS!

Job Description

IMAGINE THIS:

• Utilizing your gifts and talents to helping pets all across the world lead longer, happier, healthier lives.
• Limitless growth, development and advancement opportunities. 
• A rapidly growing, award-winning, privately-owned business that cares about you and your success. 
• Paid holidays, company-paid events and MUCH more!!!

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Package pet food into bags, boxes, and other packaging containers.
• Measure, weigh, or otherwise count pet food products into appropriate amounts to adhere to packaging requirements and specifications.
• Place labels or other identifying signage on bags, boxes or other packaging containers.
• Lift boxes and place on pallets.
• Scan with a handheld scanner, wrap and label pallets and utilize a pallet jack to move pallets.
• Fill out production paperwork.
• Report issues with regards to the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) to your direct supervisor, the Director of Quality Assurance or executive leadership team and adhere to the requirements of the FSMS.
• Follow all safety procedures.
• Perform all task requests, regardless of job level.

HERE’S THE PROFILE OF OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• You have a balanced work and personal life, ensuring all areas are strong and healthy.
• You drive yourself harder than anyone else ever would or could.
• You manage your time better than any other and ALWAYS exceed expectations.
• You naturally appreciate how your role impacts the totality of the operation’s success.
• You are a pet owner and/or pet lover and you openly exhibit your passion for pets and pet health.

SUCCESS FACTOR SNAPSHOT:

First 30 days: 

• Successfully onboard and develop an understanding of our organization, mission, team, products and role expectations.
• Learn Carnivore Culture.

First 60 days:  

• Successfully pass annual testing for blood borne pathogens and lockout/tag-out.

First 90 days:  

• Complete department-specific training and other business-related applications by learning SOPs associated with your area of responsibility.
• Exhibit Carnivore Culture behaviors.

First 6 months:

• Follow SOPs for your equipment or process without supervision

First 9 months:

• Learn set-up for your area under supervision.

First 12 months:

• Perform set-ups for your area without supervision and pass annual retests.

Ongoing:

• Champion and mentor others in Carnivore Culture behaviors.
• Consistently meet or exceed production goals.

Stretch Goals – We believe in career advancement!

• Train others to do set-up for your area.
• Learn SOPs for second machine or process.
• Consistently meet or exceed production goals for second machine or process.
• Learn how to do set-up for second machine or process under supervision.
• Perform set-ups for multiple machines or processes without supervision and pass annual retests.
• Train others how to do set-ups for multiple machines and processes.
• Become a specialist and/or technical expert in your area of responsibility!

WELCOME TO OUR WORLD!

With arms wide open, we invite you to get to know us, see what makes us tick and how we roll at Carnivore. These shared ideals, beliefs and practices are what defines us and how the world sees us. Carnivore may not be for everyone…and that’s ok. No fine print. No misleading ads. There’s no mistaking who we are or confusing us for anyone else. We trust that you’ll appreciate that. Here’s what it takes to be one of us:

• Doing whatever is necessary to ensure that any potential customer anywhere in the world, who wants us or needs us, will invariably choose us.
• Communicating clearly, directly, candidly, and timely with all others inside and outside of the organization.
• Pioneering and constantly innovating to find ways to say “YES” and make the impossible…possible.
• Contributing in objectively measurable ways to the success of others in the organization.
• Fearless decision making…empowering everyone with an opportunity to lead in any given circumstance.
• Creating a business that will at all times and under any circumstances be strategically profitable.
• Generating market intelligence that provides us an unassailable competitive advantage.    
• Losing no customers under my watch.
• Contributing to every customer’s success in objectively measurable ways.
• Unrelenting support and re-enforcement of our Culture, Mission, and Strategic Initiatives.
• Doing ALL things in life with intention and purpose.

ABOUT US:

Carnivore Meat Company is a rapidly growing, award winning raw pet food company located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Most recently, we have been recognized for our accomplishments in growth and manufacturing excellence and were recipients of the following: Greater Green Bay Chamber Growth Award, State Manufacturer of the Year Award, Governor’s Export Achievement Award, the Greater Green Bay Chamber Manufacturing Award of Distinction, and Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company.

We manufacture, sell, and market the most delicious, nutritious and innovative pet foods and treats in the world, serving over 5,000 pet supply stores nationwide and 14 international markets around the world. We believe that every dog and cat deserve the finest food available to them. Therefore, we will leverage our God-given talents, passion and resources to do whatever is necessary to ensure that any pet parent, who wants or needs us, will have a convenient and effective mechanism to access and procure our “World Class” pet food and pet treats. We are in continuous pursuit of extraordinary, passionate and innovative people who will help us make good on this promise! LONG LIVE PETS!

Job Description

IMAGINE THIS:

• Starting wage is $18/hr for QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
• Three shift options available:
• First shift work, no nights or weekends (unless production needs are high).
• Second shift work: Monday-Thursday 4pm-2:30am, includes shift premium!
• Weekend shift: Friday, Saturday & Sunday - work 36 hours, get paid for 40!!!
• Utilizing your gifts and talents to helping pets all across the world lead longer, happier, healthier lives.
• Limitless growth, development and advancement opportunities. 
• A rapidly growing, privately owned business that cares about you and your success. 
• Paid holidays, company-paid events and MUCH more!!!

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Measure, weigh or otherwise count pet food products into appropriate amounts to adhere to requirements and specifications.
• Place meat/fish pet products on trays.
• Lift trays and slide onto the cart.
• Place labels or other identifying signage on carts.  
• Fill out production paperwork.
• Report issues with regards to the food safety/quality assurance (FSQA) to Leadership and adhere to the requirements of the FSQA standards.
• Follow all safety procedures.
• Perform all task requests, regardless of job level.

HERE’S THE PROFILE OF OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• You have a balanced work and personal life, ensuring all areas are strong and healthy.
• You drive yourself harder than anyone else ever would or could.
• You manage your time better than any other and ALWAYS exceed expectations.
• You naturally appreciate how your role impacts the totality of the operation’s success.
• You are a pet owner and/or pet lover and you openly exhibit your passion for pets and pet health.

SUCCESS FACTOR SNAPSHOT:

First 30 days: 

• Successfully onboard and develop an understanding of our organization, mission, team, products and role expectations.
• Learn Carnivore Culture.

First 60 days:  

• Successfully pass annual testing for blood borne pathogens and lockout/tag-out.

First 90 days:  

• Complete department-specific training and other business-related applications by learning SOPs associated with your area of responsibility.
• Exhibit Carnivore Culture behaviors.

First 6 months:

• Follow SOPs for your equipment or process without supervision

First 9 months:

• Learn set-up for your area under supervision.

First 12 months:

• Perform set-ups for your area without supervision and pass annual retests.

Ongoing:

• Champion and mentor others in Carnivore Culture behaviors.
• Consistently meet or exceed production goals.

Stretch Goals – We believe in career advancement!

• Train others to do set-up for your area.
• Learn SOPs for second machine or process.
• Consistently meet or exceed production goals for second machine or process.
• Learn how to do set-up for second machine or process under supervision.
• Perform set-ups for multiple machines or processes without supervision and pass annual retests.
• Train others how to do set-ups for multiple machines and processes.
• Become a specialist and/or technical expert in your area of responsibility!

WELCOME TO OUR WORLD!

With arms wide open, we invite you to get to know us, see what makes us tick and how we roll at Carnivore. These shared ideals, beliefs and practices are what defines us and how the world sees us. Carnivore may not be for everyone…and that’s ok. No fine print. No misleading ads. There’s no mistaking who we are or confusing us for anyone else. We trust that you’ll appreciate that. Here’s what it takes to be one of us:

• Doing whatever is necessary to ensure that any potential customer anywhere in the world, who wants us or needs us, will invariably choose us.
• Communicating clearly, directly, candidly, and timely with all others inside and outside of the organization.
• Pioneering and constantly innovating to find ways to say “YES” and make the impossible…possible.
• Contributing in objectively measurable ways to the success of others in the organization.
• Fearless decision making…empowering everyone with an opportunity to lead in any given circumstance.
• Creating a business that will at all times and under any circumstances be strategically profitable.
• Generating market intelligence that provides us an unassailable competitive advantage.    
• Losing no customers under my watch.
• Contributing to every customer’s success in objectively measurable ways.
• Unrelenting support and re-enforcement of our Culture, Mission, and Strategic Initiatives.
• Doing ALL things in life with intention and purpose.

ABOUT US:

Carnivore Meat Company is a rapidly growing, award winning raw pet food company located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Most recently, we have been recognized for our accomplishments in growth and manufacturing excellence and were recipients of the following: Greater Green Bay Chamber Growth Award, State Manufacturer of the Year Award, Governor’s Export Achievement Award, the Greater Green Bay Chamber Manufacturing Award of Distinction, and Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company.

We manufacture, sell, and market the most delicious, nutritious and innovative pet foods and treats in the world, serving over 7,200 pet supply stores nationwide and 14 international markets around the world. We believe that every dog and cat deserve the finest food available to them. Therefore, we will leverage our God-given talents, passion and resources to do whatever is necessary to ensure that any pet parent, who wants or needs us, will have a convenient and effective mechanism to access and procure our “World Class” pet food and pet treats. We are in continuous pursuit of extraordinary, passionate and innovative people who will help us make good on this promise! LONG LIVE PETS!