What are the responsibilities and job description for the HR Generalist position at Mazak Corporation?
Mazak Corporation is looking for an HR Generalist to join the HR team at our North American Headquarters in Florence, KY. The HR Generalist – Recruitment & Training will serve as a key member of the HR team by providing broad support across talent acquisition, onboarding, training, compliance, and safety initiatives. This role combines full-cycle recruiting with training program coordination and HR reporting to ensure workforce readiness, legal compliance, and a safe, supportive workplace. The ideal candidate will bring strong recruiting experience, advanced reporting and software skills, and the ability to partner across departments to deliver effective HR solutions.
Scope and Responsibilities:
Essential duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Proactively attains a safe and healthy work environment for all employees.
- Assist in managing the recruitment process from sourcing to hiring.
- Conduct pre-employment background checks and ensure complete compliance from new hires.
- Support the facilitation of the New Hire Orientation and Onboarding processes for Mazak USA.
- Attend and participate in job fairs and other recruitment related events.
- Maintain up to date roster of contractor and temporary associates.
- Communicate with partnered staffing agencies to facilitate the onboarding process for new temporary associates; handle time cards and resolve issues.
- Coordinate & track annual HR mandated training for all Mazak associates.
- Assign, track, and report on training in Learning Management System to ensure compliance with Federal – EEOC, OFCCP – state laws and regulations as well as ISO requirements.
- Collaborate with department managers and HR to create learning paths for new hires (or new to role employees) and to ensure continuous education / training needs are met.
- Monitor, initiate, and document all required training for Mazak employees.
- Partner with hiring leaders to create training schedules.
- Prepare monthly training report.
- Prepare and maintain monthly workforce reports.
- Support compliance audits through accurate recordkeeping and reporting.
- Create monthly “Spotlight on Safety” initiatives.
- Maintain safety manuals.
Education/Certification:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
Skills:
- 5 years of Human Resources & recruitment is required.
- Previous training experience is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of applicant tracking systems and reporting tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in Excel, Power BI or similar software.
- Excellent organization and project management skills.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to partner across departments.
- Requires attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and discretion with confidential information.
- Professional verbal and written communication skills
EOE, including disability/vets
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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