HR Generalist

Job Summary

The Human Resources Generalist will provide proactive Human Resources support and play a key role in supporting HR initiatives including employee and labor relations, recruiting and onboarding, performance management, compliance, and employee communication. The successful candidate must be bi-lingual and serve as the point of contact to provide day to day guidance to employees and front-line supervisors on talent acquisition, coaching, employee training, and employee relations.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify and deliver solutions to support business leaders on decisions related to talent, employee relations, recruitment, and compensation.
• Collaborate with broader HR team to roll-out and implement HR strategies to enable business objectives and support future business growth.
• Coordinate and conduct new hire orientations and employee training development initiatives, including conducting research, developing presentations and materials, and organizing and/or conducting training programs on various topics to employees.
• Assist with training and development resources to facilitate employee growth and development. Manage the recruitment, selection, and onboarding of all facility personnel.
• Prepares and fosters positive employee communication through verbal and written communications.
• Supports the administration of compensation programs and performance management programs
• Manage administrative activities for department (maintaining employee records, data entry, filing, reporting, processing invoices, etc.).
• Liaise between supervisors/leads and Payroll regarding time keeping in UltiPro.
• Liaise between employees and Payroll and Benefits regarding changes impacting benefits.
• Maintain in-depth current knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations to ensure compliance.
• Serve as lead for special projects and other related duties as required and assigned.
• Responsible for maintaining time and attendance, discipline, and personnel records. Responds to general employee inquiries on related topics to include benefits, payroll, employee leave, schedules, and compensation.
• Support Environment, Health & Safety initiatives. Act as onsite point of contact for all EH&S activities.

Qualifications

Required Skills/Abilities

• Bi-lingual in Spanish and English preferred.
• Strong project management, organization, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to act autonomously with excellent follow-through skills.
• Possess initiative to improve processes and have a customer service-oriented mindset.
• Demonstrate ability to work with a wide range of sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong skills in using MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration
• Three to Five years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• SHRM/PHR certification preferred but not required.

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods standing and walking.
• Must be able to work in a varying temperature in a warehouse environment.
• Regularly lift, push, pull and/or move up to 50 pounds

Work Environment:

• The employee may be exposed to extreme hot or cold temperatures, heights, and loud machinery or equipment.  The employee may be exposed to hazardous chemicals.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability, and physical demands required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.