HR Generalist

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Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature’s challenges for customers and communities. The company’s salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture. Compass Minerals operates 12 production and packaging facilities with more than 1,800 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about the company and its products.

Summary

The HR Generalist will be responsible for daily facilitation of policies and programs covering several or all of the following: recruiting, benefits, training, employee relations, document control, HCM database maintenance and employee change requests while promoting Compass Minerals’ vision, mission and core values. In addition, the HR Generalist will partner with the Human Resource Business Partners and HR Leadership Team to support HR strategies, objectives, programs, projects and initiatives.

Essential Job Functions: Include but are not limited to the following:

(Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities at any time.)

Sourcing:

• Produce, maintain and update job descriptions.
• Route requisitions for approval, post and track open positions in Taleo.
• Manage full cycle recruiting process to meet the various staffing goals across all levels within multiple business units.
• Manage the on-going processes related to the employment life-cycle
• Initiate applicant pre-placement screenings i.e. background, drug screening.
• Pull data required to review and draft offer letters; prepare new hire employee paperwork
• Maintain EEO applicant flow data; collect job file documentation.

General Administration:

• Develop, plan and help administer new processes and HR department project initiatives by partnering with HR Business Partners.
• Support the intern program initiatives, program details and success metrics.
• Analyze success of HR programs including; intern program, new hire orientation, program systems (FMLA, STERLING, E-FILE).
• Facilitate monthly onboarding of new employees by organizing agenda, topics covered and coordination of speakers.
• Update new employee data, change requests into HCM system; maintain HCM and applicant databases.
• Update and print routine database reports or create new requests as needed. Enter transactions into Taleo and HCM systems, including new hires, employee maintenance, transfers, terminations, etc.
• Respond to employee questions and concerns regarding employee information, policies and procedures and document retrieval while developing positive relationships with our customers.
• Assist with performance management, payroll inquiries; provide administrative support; ensure compliance with company’s values, policies and procedures.
• Support the HRBP with administration of training, i.e. compliance, benefits, wellness programs, PDP process, etc.
• Ensure changes are processed in HCM/Payroll and documentation is correctly filed in employee file. Maintain legal compliance by archiving certain employee documents in separate file cabinets.
• Prepare and distribute multiple merit spreadsheets.
• Attend and contribute to a variety of HR meetings: benefits, HCM, new hire orientation, various communication meetings, etc.
• Create reports on HR related metrics (Labor, Attendance, New Hire, etc...).

Benefits Administration:

• Tracking for new enrollments/terms/changes.
• Respond to employee inquiries and requests for information.
• Administrative support for Educational Assistance claim forms and processing.
• Assist employees through new automated FMLA process.
• Participate in wellbeing strategy meetings.
• Contribute to the success of walking program(s).

Payroll Administration:

• Coordinate annual data collection of Merit Ratings, AIP.
• Assist with Data Integrity – ADP.
• Assist employees in ADP registration.
• Complete necessary forms (PAF) for updating ADP for terminations, LOA and special bonuses.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Required Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience and 0 – 4 years of experience in the field or in a related area.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Compass Minerals is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are firmly committed to making all employment-related decisions without regard to race, ancestry, ethnicity, color, religious creed or belief, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy and breastfeeding), age, military or veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by law. Learn more about equal employment opportunity laws at dol.gov. December 2025