Human Resources Generalist

Position Title: Human Resources Generalist

Company Overview

Founded in 1858 as the first university in Kansas, Baker University is a private institution that educates both traditional and nontraditional students through small classes, innovative instructors, and rigorous coursework. Fortune 500 CEOs, New York Times best-selling authors, and Super Bowl champions proudly claim Baker as their alma mater. Baker boasts the highest return on investment among private universities in Kansas, a 99% career and graduate school placement rate, and graduates who earn the highest average salaries among Kansas universities.

Position Summary

Baker University is seeking an agile HR professional who will be responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional level. The HR Generalist will apply their HR expertise and leadership skills to enhance organizational effectiveness in the following HR functional areas: administration, recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management, policy implementation and employment law compliance.

Essential Functions and Primary Duties

• Serves as a primary point of contact for all HR matters.
• Ensure confidentiality of employee files, salary information, disability information, personal issues, disciplinary actions, investigations, terminations, recruitment information, and health benefits data.
• Handle and investigate all employee concerns and questions ensuring all concerns are followed through from beginning to end with appropriate resolution while adhering to company policies and procedures.
• Responsible for employee relations investigations (both formal and informal) and inquiries, providing consultation and guidance and recommending outcomes to resolve employee relations issues, with a key focus on maintaining a positive work culture.
• Partner and facilitate HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy. Engage, motivate, and preserve human capital to support current and future business needs.
• Manage talent acquisition process, including interviewing, hiring, and onboarding.
• Manage a performance appraisal system that drives high performance and helps create a positive workplace culture.
• Facilitate compensation strategy based on performance and company results
• Administer employee benefits programs including retirement plans, medical, dental, vision plans, voluntary insurance, and wellness programs.
• Oversees payroll process and all payroll functions including employee information, timecards, rate changes, deductions, and tax information
• Maintain companywide training program database and develop an education program to ensure that all employees are familiar with job responsibilities in addition to applicable safety requirements.
• Maintain our Policy and Procedure Manual and Employee Handbook.
• Manage organization wide records and reports.
• Coordinate and actively participate in management staff meetings.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws.

• Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Management, Psychology Education or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of progressive work experience in the Human Resources field.
• Knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
• Experience in payroll software and processing.

Physical Requirements

• Physical demands listed below are a requirement to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Visual ability to view a computer screen for long periods of time is required.
• Evening and weekend work could be required based on business need.
• Ability to travel 25% to multiple locations based on business need.

A background check is a final part of the hiring process.

Baker University is an EEO/AA/ADA/Veteran employer.