Human Resource Director

Sysco

. Provide coaching and guidance to site leaders and associates regarding employment issues in such areas as policy and procedure interpretation and application, dispute resolution, corrective action, leaves of absence, harassment, and terminations.

Posted 4/3/2026full-timeLong Island • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $125,100 - $187,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide coaching and guidance to site leaders and associates regarding employment issues in such areas as policy and procedure interpretation and application, dispute resolution, corrective action, leaves of absence, harassment, and terminations.
Facilitate the Sysco Speaks Associate Survey efforts.
Analyze findings and review trends with senior management and recommend actions to ensure positive organizational changes.
Review, interpret, administer and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, and company policies and procedures.
Develop and maintain the site’s Affirmative Action Program (where applicable), complete required Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) reporting and ensure Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) compliance.
Perform investigations and prepare written responses to EEOC claims, unemployment claims, etc.
Work with site leaders to create and maintain workforce staffing plans.
Coordinate recruiting efforts with Sysco Business Services (where applicable) to ensure that competent, diverse, and skilled workers are hired, and workload levels are appropriate and maintained to minimize turnover.
Direct resources and activities to support a culture of prevention awareness and accountability across the organization.
Support the development of Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) plans to meet operational goals to reduce accidents, injuries and incidents.
Provide day-to-day direction and support to site HR staff including proactive guidance, troubleshooting support, and issue escalation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree with major or emphasis in Human Resources, Business Administration or a closely related field
At least 7 years (10 preferred) of demonstrated HR leadership and management experience in distribution/manufacturing environments.
Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) Professional Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR), SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com

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Hard Skills & Tools

employment law compliancedispute resolutioncorrective actioninvestigationsstaffing plansEEO reportingEEOC complianceworkforce planningHSE plansorganizational change analysis

Soft Skills

coachingguidancecommunicationtroubleshootingleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingaccountabilityproactive supportcultural awareness

Certifications

PHRSPHRSHRM-CPSHRM-SCP