Human Resources Generalist

Overview

Responsible for administrative, compliance-oriented, strategic duties and employee relations, activities and programs for employee engagement, benefits administration, and day-to-day HR operations.   Partners with the Regional HR Director, along with local based business leaders, to lead numerous projects and initiatives across a wide range of HR responsibilities.  These include, but are not limited to, talent acquisition, on-boarding, employee relations, performance management, employee communications, training & development, employee engagement, and legal & compliance issues.  To be successful, you will need to demonstrate a high level of integrity, a strong depth of HR knowledge, customer service, a high sense of urgency, and a pro-active approach to your role. This position reports to the Regional HR Director.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or other related discipline required.
• 3 – 5 years of comprehensive Human Resource generalist experience required.
• PHR/SPHR preferred.
• Solid knowledge of local, state, and federal employment laws.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex sets of data and make business recommendations based on analysis.
• Ability to position self as credible (garners respect, acts with integrity, keeps commitments); pro-active (has a point of view, challenges assumptions, takes initiative); and a trusted thought-partner (builds relationships, delivers results).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to build consensus and foster positive relationships to drive company strategy and efficient methods.
• Capacity to solve problems through creative, innovative solutions and challenge traditional methods of accomplishing tasks and removing obstacles.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and in a variety of cultures.
• Customer-focused attitude, with a high level of professionalism and discretion.
• Strong knowledge of HRIS, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. iCIMS and UKG system knowledge preferred. 

Responsibilities

• Conduct staffing, employment processing for the local team, provide proactive recruiting assistance to ensure the recruitment of high-quality talent to successfully perform the needs of the business.
• Communicate and administer benefits and compensation programs consistent with plan design and provisions.
• Administer programs to enhance and improve employee engagement.
• Provide training, education and counseling to the workforce on HR practices, policies and guidelines including programs such as new hire orientation, performance management programs, career planning, behavioral interviewing, and other critical HR topics.
• Provide employee assistance on a daily basis to ensure a positive workplace, build morale and increase productivity and retention.
• Maintain Kelmar, and Global programs to ensure accuracy for DOT compliance
• Prepare and maintain personnel files, verification of employments, unemployment documents, and benefit plans
• Develop and maintain a positive, productive partnership with local leadership
• Comply with federal, state and local employment laws
• Partner with Corporate payroll to ensure the payroll process functions smoothly and effectively and provide all data entry into HRIS for new hires and employment changes
• Ensure compliance of records of employment transactions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, and terminations. In addition, will lead the efforts related to compliance reporting. 
• Coordinate staffing activities across the organization, ensuring the recruitment of high-quality talent capable of supporting the short and long-term needs of the business. Develop networks for sourcing diverse candidate pools.  
• Provide communication and administer disability and FMLA programs, with a focus on compliance and effective management with respect to cost, compliance and employee relations.  
• Continuously seek to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of core human resources processes.  
• Facilitate and maintain a new hire orientation program for the purpose of successful new hire socialization and transition into the organization, an introduction into the business, and familiarization with Company policy and procedure.  
• Develop programs to enhance and improve employee engagement.  
• Maintain an effective community relations program that facilitates the achievement of business objectives and enhances the image of the Company in the local community.  
• Ensure alignment of all local policies and practices across each of the business locations.
• Conduct wage surveys within labor market to determine competitive wage rate.
• Partners with local team to ensure vacation, paid time off and leave of absence policy is adhered and recorded accordingly
• Partner with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention
• Develop and maintain a positive, productive relationship with leadership team.

Other Functions:

• Solid knowledge of local, state, and federal employment laws
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and in a variety of cultures
• Ability to position self as credible (garners respect, acts with integrity, keeps commitments); and a trusted thought-partner (builds relationships, delivers results).
• Core HR knowledge
• Knowledge of HRIS systems, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to build and foster positive relationships with all levels of the organization