HR Generalist Business Partner

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Description

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DEPARTMENT: HUMAN RESOURCES

REPORTS TO: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Overview

The Human Resources (HR) Generalist performs HR responsibilities at a professional level while serving as a trusted resource to business leaders and employees. This role supports and influences key people processes including performance management, onboarding, employee relations, and employment law compliance, while advising through complex and sensitive situations with guidance from the HR Manager. The HR Generalist works proactively with assigned business unit(s) to implement people initiatives, anticipate needs, and provide practical, business‑aligned HR solutions.

Compensation for this Role: $80,000 to $90,000 Depending on Experience

General Responsibilities

• Maintain open communication lines with all working relationships
• Follow up to ensure items for which the job is accountable are performed
• Earn and maintain customer’s trust
• Uphold the core values of the organization
• Work well with others to accomplish the mission of the organization and of the job
  
  

Specific Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders by guiding them through complex, sensitive, and high‑impact people matters with sound judgment and practical solutions

Develop a strong understanding of the construction industry to deliver practical, compliant HR solutions aligned with business needs

Lead confidently through ambiguity and discomfort, helping leaders navigate difficult conversations, decisions, and change while maintaining alignment with company values and policy

De‑escalate escalated situations by bringing clarity, perspective, and steady leadership, acting as a calm and objective voice focused on resolution and risk mitigation

Leverage data, trends, and insights to inform leadership decisions, balancing people impact with business outcomes to drive thoughtful, informed action

Administer and support the performance review process as directed, including apprentice self-reviews, ensuring consistency, compliance, and equitable application across the organization

Provide compensation guidance aligned with Encore’s compensation framework

Partner with business leadership to coordinate and implement payroll-related changes

Ensure apprentice job titles are accurate by conducting periodic audits and processing title updates

Manage weekly payroll changes in HRIS and communicate updates to Payroll in accordance with established procedures

Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset by identifying opportunities to streamline and improve

Conduct training and create resources to support the performance management processes

Serve as an Encore Ambassador by delivering a welcoming, professional onboarding experience that creates a strong first impression and supports new hire engagement from day one

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the first hour of weekly orientation, covering topics such as Welcome to Encore, company overview, workplace expectations and timekeeping
• Ensure all new hire documentation is completed accurately, on time, and reported weekly, including E-Verify, I-9, and W-4 forms
• Maintain ownership of orientation materials and continuously update content to reflect organizational changes, compliance requirements, and best practices
• Act as a resource to the HR Coordinator on pre-employment requirements, helping ensure all onboarding items are completed accurately and on time
• Conduct adverse action processes as directed, ensuring consistency and compliance with company policy and regulatory requirements
• Support and progressively lead employee relations investigations in partnership with HR Manager, building toward independent case management
• Coach on and conduct counseling conversations and issue corrective action documentation as needed, ensuring consistency, fairness, and alignment with company policy
• Serve as a primary point of contact for employee concerns, providing guidance, triage, and resolution support across the organization
• Identify and escalate emerging trends, risks, or system issues to HR Manager, including recurring employee relations patterns
• Document investigation notes thoroughly and as accurately as possible
• Remain accessible and responsive to urgent or sensitive employee relations matters as business needs require
• Manage unemployment claims, including preparing responses and representing the company in hearings
• Partner with leadership to address attendance issues, including 2‑day no call/no show situations, and take appropriate follow‑up action in accordance with policy
• Lead through and manage involuntary separations as directed, partnering closely with HR Manager and business leaders to ensure decisions are executed consistently, respectfully, and in alignment with company policy and risk considerations
• Process involuntary separations accurately and timely in UKG, ensuring all downstream impacts are addressed
• Coordinate voluntary separations by partnering with the HR Coordinator for processing and serving as backup support to ensure continuity and accuracy
• Maintain strong awareness of applicable employment laws and regulations, working within those requirements while advising leaders on practical, compliant solutions that support business objectives
• Serve as a consultative resource to leadership on compliance‑related matters, helping balance legal risk, employee experience, and operational needs
• Support Affirmative Action initiatives as requested, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with regulatory expectations
• Proactively identify situations requiring Risk Management involvement and collaborate to ensure a coordinated, unified approach
• Safeguard Personally Identifiable Information (PII) by exercising sound judgment regarding confidentiality, data access, and appropriate information sharing
• Document, maintain, and update all processes within the scope of the role using established templates, ensuring documentation is accurate, current, and centrally stored
• Serve as a change leader in day‑to‑day operations by supporting and implementing new processes, applications, systems, and modules that enhance the employee and leader experience
• Establish, maintain, and govern accurate HR records and reporting across systems and platforms (UKG, Vault), ensuring data integrity, accessibility, and compliance
• Partner with the HR Coordinator to support timely and accurate completion, organization, and retention of employee documentation, providing guidance and backup as needed
• Lead the annual I‑9 audit, identifying risks, ensuring corrective action, and maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements
• Drive annual job description initiatives, including:
• Ensuring all roles are properly documented, consistently formatted, correctly classified under FLSA, include required EEO language, and align with current business needs
• A current, approved job description is on file for every active role, proactively addressing gaps and supporting organizational clarity
• Recognize and support employee career milestones, including congratulating newly promoted Journeymen and coordinating associated payroll change documentation.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across the organization by proactively engaging with leaders and employees through in‑person interactions and direct communication.Research and recommend thoughtful solutions to HR challenges using reputable resources (e.g., SHRM) and industry best practices
• Demonstrate high integrity and sound judgment by ensuring consistency, fairness, and alignment with company values across all HR practice
• Actively pursue ongoing professional development by attending relevant trainings, seminars, and learning opportunities throughout the year
  

Other Duties As May Be Assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge Of

• Human Resources Principles
• Applicable employment law
• Recruiting
• Training
• Employee benefits administration
• Database management
  
  

Skill In

• Time Management
• Adapting to new and changing requirements, environments, and/or information.
• Estimating resources needed to complete required tasks
• Following up until project is 100% complete
• Managing complex projects, breaking them down to their component levels
• Using communication software
• Business writing
• Effective written and oral communication sufficient to be able to elicit and communicate information and achieve understanding
• Database maintenance
• Typing
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with vendors, consultants, management, and employees
• Operating a computer including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Explorer, database software and various websites
• Maintaining accuracy of data
• Organizing work to accomplish tasks
• Reading and writing
• Prioritizing and reprioritizing to meet job needs
• Problem solving
• Tracking numbers and bits of data relevant to the work assignment
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Driving
• Sitting
• Climbing
• Lifting (up to 50 lbs)
• Standing
• Stooping
• Vision acuity (near and far)
• Walking
  
  

Requirements

This position requires at least four years experience in Human Resources as well as a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or other related degree. HR certification preferred.

Benefits Of This Role

• Encore Electric provides excellent benefits for our employees, including: medical, dental, and vision plans, disability, and life insurance, employee-matched 401(k), paid time off (PTO), an employee assistance program that includes counseling, legal, and financial advice.
• Encore also provides a generous employee referral program, and access to technical, safety, personal finance, and leadership training through Encore University, Encore’s in house training program.
• This position is eligible for cell phone allowances and the short-term incentive program participation starting on October 1, 2026.
  
  

Applications will close for this position on: May 1, 2026 or until this role has been filled.

For questions regarding this role, please contact: recruiting@encoreelectric.com

To request an accommodation during the application process, please contact HR@EncoreElectric.com.

Encore Electric, Inc. is an EOE, including disability/vets