Job Title – Human Resources Generalist
Location: Remote (Chicagoland Area: Preferred)
Position Type: Full-time
Join LSC Communications
LSC Communications is a North American printing and commercial solutions provider, servicing publishers, merchandisers, and retailers. With more than 14,000 dedicated associates across more than 30 facilities, the company is organized around four business segments, Magazine, Catalog, & Logistics, Lakeside Book Company, TOPS Products, and the Mexico Print operations. Our legacy companies collectively service the traditional and digital print, print-related services markets. Recently, we have added a fifth segment with the acquisition of the Herff Jones Graduation Business. The Company is undergoing an exciting transformational period continuing to invest in innovation and sustainable growth.
Job Summary
The HR Generalist provides HR support to the colleagues of LSC Communications’ by ensuring proper maintenance of employee data, driving the recruiting process with hiring manager, assisting in the facilitation and running of HR reporting requirements, collaborating on HR projects and ad hoc HR responsibilities.
The role supports the fostering of employee engagement at all levels. This role additionally supports all employees of LSC Communications as well as touching HR projects across all our family of businesses.
Key Responsibilities
HR Administration:

• Maintain all employee records in accordance with EEO, privacy, and related requirements.
• Advise management teams regarding prompt and accurate completion of all status changes and in assuring prompt and accurate updated information in the HRIS system.
• Bi-Weekly review of payroll information including timecards and schedules ensuring accuracy in our payroll process. Additionally, ensuring standards are followed relative to our separation processes and policies as appropriate.
• Coordinate, facilitate and/or assist in all training activities within the facility (i.e. safety compliance, orientation programs, job knowledge, and leadership performances).
• Responsible for guidance to all employees to insure consistent adherence to HR policies, procedures, and practices.
• Assisting employees with benefit-related inquiries and issues by working through our benefits team.
• Effectively support and foster the company’s Open Door Policy.
• Assist in managing Worker’s Compensation Insurance issues, including making recommendations to facilitate the timely closing of claims.

Recruitment and Onboarding:

• Participating in the recruitment process, including job postings, resume screening, and conducting interviews.
• Coordinating the onboarding process for new hires, including orientation sessions and paperwork.

Employee Relations:

• In collaboration with the HR Leader for the CoE, support employee concerns, and providing guidance on HR policies and procedures.

Reporting:

• Provide ad hoc reporting requests to appropriate stakeholders in functions such as accounting, tax, insurance, internal audit to ensure a consistent and timely approach of consolidated data requests.
• Ongoing maintenance of open door log via Business Intelligence to ensure quarterly maintenance of audit committee reporting material.
• Provide general support on AAP/EEO1 reporting and managing key deadlines for governmental reporting requirements including but not limited to State of IL equal pay reporting and State of MN/CA reporting requirements.

Training and Development:

• Identifying training needs within the organization and coordinating training programs for the CoE.
• Provide support to maintenance of training systems and engage in RFP process as business dictates across the training platform including engaging with our vendors on our LMS and course curriculum.
• Support an Engagement Committee to drive employee engagement across by focusing on 3 key areas: events, communications, and career development by collaboration with HR & business leadership.
• Drive the monthly learning sessions for the CoE and support the communications across including newsletters, holiday messages and any other mechanisms to drive employee awareness to key activities/points of knowledge.

Performance Management:

• Assisting in the performance appraisal process, including goal setting, performance reviews, and feedback sessions.
• Providing support to managers and employees in addressing performance issues on an as needed basis.

Job Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor degree in discipline related to functional work or role OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of applicable work experience.
• Able to demonstrate good problem-solving skills and appropriately apply proven solutions.
• Consistently deliver prescribed outcomes in a timely and accurate manner with appropriate guidance.
• Able to apply general functional computer knowledge in utilizing Microsoft Windows or other technical tools to complete work assignments.
• May require knowledge of, or ability to quickly learn software related to the position including but not limited to Dayforce, Saba, BI, PowerPoint and excel.
• Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Able to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people when completing work assignments.
• This role will occasionally require travel and be required to either be in our Chicago or Warrenville office on an as needed basis based on business need.