Director, Health & Benefits

Job description

Utz Quality Foods is seeking a Director, Health & Benefits to join our team in Hanover, PA . This role will help shape the benefits experience for employees across multiple states—balancing innovation, affordability, compliance, and a great employee experience. In this enterprise leadership role, you’ll set the strategy and governance for our health and welfare programs—medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, disability, life, voluntary benefits, and wellness—ensuring they stay competitive, compliant, scalable, and financially sustainable. You’ll operate above day-to-day administration, partnering closely with HR, Finance, Legal, and Audit to make data-backed recommendations on cost, risk, and program performance—and to translate complex insights into clear executive decisions. What you’ll do: - Set and evolve the multi-year health & welfare strategy aligned to workforce needs, business priorities, and financial goals. - Own plan design across medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, disability, life, voluntary benefits, and wellness; evaluate new programs and point solutions. - Lead benefits financials and forecasting (trend analysis, annual budget, multi-year projections) and drive cost-con...