HR Representative

This role will serve as an on-site HR Representative for the Beattyville, KY, manufacturing facility.

The purpose of the role is to deliver services that assist the Site in meeting its operational objectives and to act as an onsite extension of the Corporate Human Resources Department.

The role will focus on delivering services that support an inclusive and respectful workplace environment with a specific focus on assisting team members with day-to-day questions/concerns, organizing and leading employee engagement activities, staffing for the hourly workforce, acting as a safety partner, and administrative duties needed to maintain personnel files, training records, and any other compliance data.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· PARTNER WITH HR MANAGER IN RECRUITMENT AND STAFFING ACTIVITIES: SOURCE, SCREEN, AND INTERVIEW HOURLY APPLICATIONS. ENSURE THAT ALL PRE-EMPLOYMENT PAPERWORK AND TESTING HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. PERFORM ORIENTATION AND ASSIST NEW HIRES WITH ONBOARDING ACTIVITIES

· RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING A VARIETY OF ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE WEST LIBERTY FACILITY

· ENTER/MAINTAIN/MANAGE EMPLOYEE DATA HRIS SYSTEM (INCLUDING MANAGING ELECTRONIC PERSONNEL FILES)

· MAINTAIN ALL HR COMPLIANCE DATA

· FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES LION’S GOALS AND CORE BELIEFS

· SERVES AS A SAFETY PARTNER FOR THE SITE TO ENSURE A SAFE AND COMPLIANT WORKPLACE.

· ASSIST IN TRACKING AND REPORTING WEEKLY/MONTHLY HR METRICS AND PROVIDE DATA AND/OR REPORTS FROM UKG TO THE SITE MANAGER, HR MANAGER, AND HR DIRECTOR AS REQUESTED

· ASSIST IN ORGANIZING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING CREATING MONTHLY/ANNUAL EVENT CALENDARS

· PROVIDE SUPPORT TO TEAM MEMBERS IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS REGARDING POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND OTHER WORKPLACE ISSUES

· PARTNER WITH THE HR MANAGER WHEN EMPLOYEE RELATIONS ISSUES ARISE

· ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH TEAM MEMBERS, SUPERVISORS, AND MANAGERS

· WORK WITH SHARED SERVICES ON PAYROLL TASKS

· RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESSES TO STREAMLINE HR OPERATIONS

· STAY CURRENT ON LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT LAWS

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

· DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES FIELD

· UNDERSTANDING OF STATE AND FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS

· UNDERSTANDING OF PERSONNEL AND COMPLIANCE WITH RECORDS MANAGEMENT

· STRONG ANALYTICAL AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS

· OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:

REQUIREMENTS:

· A HIGH LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND TOTAL CONFIDENTIALITY IS REQUIRED

· AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE, INCLUDING COURSES IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE

· AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF ADMINISTRATIVE OR HUMAN RESOURCE EXPERIENCE

· PROFICIENT IN MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE

· EXPERIENCE WITH UKG OR ANOTHER HRIS SYSTEM PREFERRED

· ABILITY TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF THE ORGANIZATION

· ABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE LION’S CORE BELIEFS

· ABILITY TO PROACTIVELY COLLABORATE WITH A TEAM

· STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS (WRITTEN/VERBAL/INTERPERSONAL)

· PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY IS A PLUS