Human Resources Generalist

Fraza and Vitan Equipment is a full-service material handling business with over 300 skilled employees across Michigan and the East Coast. Our team uses innovative equipment and processes to push your business forward and increase efficiency. We're always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team and grow their careers in a challenging but positive environment. Apply now to become part of our dynamic team!

Job Overview:
The role partners with functional leaders on a broad range of activities to develop and implement HR solutions that support relevant strategic goals and the needs of our employees. The position serves as a resource to team members in maximizing results using sound HR practices, providing reliable direction and counsel on HR related issues and/or services while ensuring consistency and compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.

Principle Responsibilities:

• Develops a positive relationship with team members are all levels ensuring ability to provide creative HR solutions.
• Builds a reputation as a neutral and approachable human resources professional.
• Handles employee relations issues and makes recommendations to resolve concerns and/or improve morale.
• Monitors, audits, and investigates HR related matters and regulations as needed to ensure sound and compliant resolution.
• Provides individual coaching and advice to managers and employees regarding company policies, performance management, training and professional development, compensation, benefits, disability, and employee engagement.
• Provide full life cycle recruiting to including sourcing, evaluating resumes, prescreening applicants, interviewing, evaluating skills, and negotiating compensation.
• Utilize various channels to conduct strategic sourcing to identify and engage with top active and passive talent.
• Works to develop and revise policies, practices, and procedures, as needed.
• Promptly responds to all requests relating to unemployment and represents company at unemployment hearings.
• Maintains the highest level of confidentiality and sensitivity to all HR related matters and information.
• Maintains the human resource information system (HRIS) records.
• Manage worker’s compensation and general liability claims, ensuring that legal obligations are met, employees receive appropriate treatments, and assignments are available to facilitate prompt return to work.
• Ensure key metrics are maintained.
• Conducts surveys to measure results.
• 20% travel required

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or Business Administration or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 3 years’ experience within Human Resources
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
• Highly motivated, confidential, well-organized, and quality focused
• Proficient in MS Office Suite required
• Strong knowledge working with HRIS (ADP) desired
• Must have broad, basic understanding of federal, state and local employment laws
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, both oral and written
• Must be a team-oriented professional who can handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• A demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, to be proactive, to work independently of day-to-day supervision
• Ability to identify and solve problems, to work within deadlines with a high attention to detail, and to work independently in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Strong business acumen and the ability to influence and develop strong working relationships with all levels of employees