At Russell Stover, not only do we love chocolate, but we love our jobs! Every day we go to work exhibiting our values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and collaboration. Working at Russell Stover you’ll be part of the leading manufacturer of boxed, seasonal, and sugar-free chocolates. For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman’s, and Pangburn’s have been crafted with the finest ingredients to bring happiness to generations. Today, we produce over 55 million pounds of chocolate annually, and our legacy brands can be found in 13 company-owned stores and over 9,000 wholesale accounts. Join our team and let’s continue making chocolate lovers happy!

A day in the life…

As the HR Coordinator, you will play a crucial role within our HR team, supporting a variety of initiatives. Your responsibilities will include managing people reporting, unemployment claims, managing the leave of absence process, and overseeing employee engagement surveys. Additionally, you will support Talent Acquisition with interview scheduling through employee onboarding process.

What you will be doing…

• Create and run various reports for HR management, including people reporting/monthly employee dashboard turnover reporting, ad hoc reporting, etc
• Administer and track leaves of absence by acting as the liaison between vendor, employees and management as needed.
• Administer and track unemployment claims.
• Train and assist managers and employees with navigating Workday self-service tools.
• Plans and implements company wide employee events with oversite.
• Compile employee engagement survey data.
• Schedule interviews for candidates, including arranging travel accommodations.
• Initiate and track background checks and drug screens.
• Initiate, track, and collect new hire paperwork to ensure compliance.
• Track new hires and facilitate new hire orientation.
• Assist with job descriptions and job postings.
• Oversee inventory for interviews and new hire swag.

Do you have what it takes?

(Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 2+ years of human resources experience
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule.

Do you stand above the rest?

(Preferred Qualifications)

• Knowledge of FMLA and leave administration.
• Experience using Workday and Applicant Stack.
• Basic understanding of HR legislation and project planning.

At Russell Stover Chocolates, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover Chocolates is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Make Happy. Work Happy.