HR Generalist BC Schweiz/CARMA

Zurich, ZH, CH, 8005

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 11,000 passionate Employees working in more than 35 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

HR Generalist  position is responsible for the whole HR life cycle. Ensuring that candidates and employees have a magical experience beginning on their first day and throughout their career at BC with our culture and values. This position focuses on providing customer service in relation to general HR support and implementing innovative and scalable processes to make HR easy and useful. 

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a first point of contact for all requests related to HR coming from the assigned business divisions 


• Consult with line management and provide daily HR guidance when appropriate


• Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues


• Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, increase productivity and retention


• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance


• Independent execution of HR tasks and delivery of HR service across all HR processes such a recruiting coordination & onboarding, HR support during employee lifecycle and exit


• Responsible for the recruitment process through placing job advertisements, arranging interviews, obtaining and documenting references, informing employment agencies and applicants 


• Focus on the daily HR operations including correspondence with employees and line managers, support HR Business Partner  and conducting meetings with employees


• Advise leadership on hiring and termination

Required Academic & Technical Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or commercial apprenticeship with further education in HR


• 3 - 5 years of experience in a similar role preferrably in an international company


• Prior experience as an HR Generalist in a factory side environment


• Flair for administration and processes with strong organizational skills; ability to set priorities, and manage tight timescales


• Project management experiences is not required but a strong orientation and willingness to participate in projects


• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information at all times


• Excellent written & spoken German and English


• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills


• Thorough knowledge of labor legislation is a must

We offer you an interesting job which offers the possibility to work with several stakeholders in an international company. Being able to work independently but also team spirit are very important to us. You will be working in a small team of 5 in our Zurich Office. A motivated, supporting and open-minded team is awaiting you!

If you want to learn more about Barry Callebaut, please find further information here.

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