HR Generalist

The HR Generalist, is responsible for providing a broad range of HR support and services for Highline Warren’s manufacturing plant. The HR Generalist will serve as a business partner for site leadership and an advocate for employees in areas such as recruitment, new hire orientation, employee engagement, and interpretation and translation of company policies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the talent acquisition and recruitment process including requisition management, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer generation, and pre-employment screening.
• Use traditional and nontraditional resources, such as career fairs, online job fairs, community network events, etc., to identify and attract quality candidates.
• Manage the new hire onboarding process to include new hire entry into ADP.
• Manage and conduct the orientation programs.
• Process employment changes in ADP.
• Provide support to employees in various HR-related topics such as leave, policy interpretation, benefits, and pay.
• Interact regularly with management and associates to ensure an open line of communication is maintained in order to identify and address any issues, needs, and/or concerns as they arise.
• In partnership with the HR Manager, conduct investigations and resolve employee relations issues.
• Plan and execute employee engagement events.
• Manage HR and Safety LMS training.
• Complete HR projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of employee relations and full cycle recruiting experience in a distribution or manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of HR practices and principles.
• Good understanding of federal and state employment law.
• Previous experience and proven ability to objectively coach employees and management. through complex, difficult, and personal issues.
• Ability to handle high level of confidentiality regarding employee information.
• Ability to deal tactfully and courteously with employees at all levels and the general public.
• Understanding of and execution of proven recruiting practices.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to multitask.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

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

• This is a desk-based job and will require the individual to remain seated for long periods of time and have the manual dexterity to operate standard office equipment such as computer keyboard, mouse, calculator, phone, copier/scanner, and similar machines.
• Walk throughout the facilities, inside and out, including walking on level and unleveled ground.

ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS

The environmental conditions described here are representative of those the associate encounters while performing the Essential Functions of the job.

• The individual will work in an office setting in the same room as other individuals. Noise levels are average for an office and include conversation and/or office equipment noise.
• While conducting training and interacting with associates and managers at the company’s manufacturing and distribution facilities, the individual may be exposed to hazardous physical or chemical conditions, including mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gasses, poor ventilation, extreme temperatures, and intense noise.
• Travel to the company’s manufacturing and distribution facilities is periodically required.

ADA/ADAAA

The Company will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Amendments.

DISCLAIMER

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Note that this is not an employment contract and does not in any way constitute a job offer or alter the at-will status of employment at Highline Warren. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.