Human Resources Generalist

Description

Title: Human Resources Generalist

Department: Human Resources Office

Location: Houston, TX

Supervisor: Assistant Manager, Total Rewards

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Status: Full-Time, Permanent

Work Status: Onsite

HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp (Qcells USA), headquartered in Houston, TX, specializes in providing utility-scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide. Qcells USA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility-scale project lifecycle. By choosing Qcells USA for turnkey solutions, customers can reduce uncertainty and risk, leading to enhanced investment returns and contributing to a more sustainable future.

Qcells USA’s complete turnkey solutions seamlessly integrate the expertise of our Development, Module, and EPC teams, while ensuring close coordination with other vital internal groups such as Project Finance, Systems Integration, and Legal. This collaborative approach ensures that Qcells USA projects deliver exceptional value and performance. With several multi-billion-dollar investments, Qcells is pioneering the establishment of the only complete module supply chain in the U.S., including the expansion of our Georgia module manufacturing facility, which stands as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

As an integral part of the global Qcells brand, Qcells USA benefits from a legacy of excellence in photovoltaic manufacturing. Qcells is renowned worldwide for its high-performance, superior-quality solar cells and modules. With dual headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ), Qcells operates under the umbrella of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 company and one of the top 8 business conglomerates in South Korea.

Summary

The Human Resources Generalist will provide support and is responsible for supporting the day-to-day management of HR operations. This position reports to the Assistant Manager, Total Rewards, or another senior management personnel that the CEO of the Company may designate. This position is onsite in Houston, TX, and working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm local time. This position is expected to travel up to 10%.

Essential Job Function & Responsibilities

• Talent Acquisition, Pre & Onboarding
• Execute tasks related with preboarding & onboarding: send written offers to candidates, process background checks, IT & system set up request candidate communications and new hire data entry.
• Conduct new hire orientation, ensuring all required documents are executed and received and all necessary access/equipment is provided;
• Conduct I-9 verifications, regularly audit for accuracy and compliance.
• HR Operations
• Support the HR Operations team with the day-to-day HR operations; up to including maintaining HR’s daily or weekly mail requirements.
• Partner with HRIS team in the Workday and ADP iniatives (system testing, data inputs, and data migration reconciliation).
• Create and ensure that HR files and records are maintained in accordance with legal requirements and Company policies and procedures;
• Effectively communicate to employees on various HR matters; and provide guidance on HR policies, procedures.
• Support the development and implementation of new HR policies and procedures.
• Benefit Administration Support
• Assist employees with basic benefit-related questions and direct more complex inquiries.
• Support new hire benefit enrollment, qualifying life event changes, and employee benefit updates.
• Support benefit audits, eligibility reviews, and enrollment reconcilations to ensure data accuracy.
• Assist with annual Open Enrollment activities, including employee communications, meeting coordination and enrollment tracking.
• Help resolve routine enrollment, billing, and elgibility discrepancies by coordinating with employees, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Compliance
• Support with the preparation, review, audit and/or process HR related information, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal employment law, internal process and program requirements;
• Align with Hanwha Q CELLS policies, maintain federal and state compliance requirements;
• Maintain strict confidentiality, company, and personnel information;
• Keep up-to-date with employment laws and best practices, and communicate these to management regularly.
  
  

• Other Duties as Assigned
• Regular attendance, in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position.
• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned by Management
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational and time management skills
• Excellentcommunication and presentation skills
• Customer Mindset: Exceptional customer experience is primary focus while performing job duties. Quality is a top priority
• Adaptability & Innovation:Proactively and willingly adapts to changing business needs and conditions and presents creative and fresh ideas on how to solve problems, gain efficiencies and improve quality
• Accountability:Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and strives to exceed requirements; high degree of attention to granular details is required
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, or another related field in business administration
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant human resources experience
• Knowledge of various benefit programs
• Knowledge of HR operations and administration
• Knowledge of HR-related state and federal regulations
• Proficiency using software programs such as HRIS, Payroll system (such as ADP WFN)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) or related energy industries
• Proficiency using HRIS (such as Workday), Payroll system (such as ADP, Paycom, Paylocity, etc), and MS Office
  
  

EXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Stationary Position: frequently remains stationary up to 90% of the time and sitting up to 8 hours in a day
• Move/Traverse: infrequently bend, stand, stoop and/or walk
• Carry Weight: infrequently carry weight and/or lift objects (light to heavy) weighing up to 10 pounds
• Hearing and Speech: frequently communicates with the ability to hear and talk on a regular basis with employees, coworkers, and all personnel matters; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• Sight: frequent use of sight to detect images on computer, office documents, and office objects near and far
• Climb: occasionally ascends/descends on stairway to get to office upper and lower floors
• Travel: up to 10% as needed
  
  

EXAMPLES OF WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Regular professional, office business setting
• Noise level ranges from low to moderate (if in office setting)
• Noise level ranges from moderate to high (if on construction worksite)
• Under the Office Mobilization Plan (OMP) policy, the role may transition to an onsite or hybrid arrangement, as determined by business needs and the Head of Department
  
  

Hanwha Qcells is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

It is important to note that the job descriptions provided by Qcells USA Corp are not intended to be comprehensive lists of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the positions. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice, reflecting our dynamic and evolving work environment.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Hanwha Qcells will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at hr-usa@qcells.com.