HR Generalist

HR Generalist Opportunity

At Harvey Performance Company, we're more than a team, we're a community. We build high-performance cutting tools and take a lot of pride in the people behind the work. That means strong leadership, clear expectations, and an HR team that focuses on helping employees succeed while keeping the business running smoothly.

The HR Generalist supports the organization across the full employee lifecycle while contributing to people programs, engagement initiatives, and HR operational excellence. This role partners closely with leaders and employees to ensure consistent application of HR practices, promote a positive workplace culture, and support business needs through thoughtful, people-centered solutions.

The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in HR operations and employee relations, a proactive and service-oriented mindset, and the ability to balance day-to-day execution with participation in broader people initiatives.

In this role, you will:

• Support the alignment of people programs and initiatives with business goals and workforce needs.
• Partner with leaders to understand team challenges, engagement drivers, and operational priorities.
• Contribute insights to workforce discussions by leveraging employee feedback, HRIS data, and observations.
• Collaborate with leaders through change initiatives by reinforcing communication, consistency, and company values.
• Escalate complex employee relations, organizational risk, or strategic workforce concerns as appropriate.
• Assist in the full employee lifecycle, including recruiting coordination, onboarding, development, retention, and offboarding.
• Help drive career pathing, internal mobility, and succession planning initiatives.
• Ensure consistent and positive employee experiences across departments and lifecycle touchpoints.
• Identify trends in turnover, retention, and employee feedback to support proactive talent planning.
• Team with leaders to support and execute employee engagement initiatives that promote morale, inclusion, and retention.
• Analyze engagement survey data and feedback tools to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Serve as a visible and approachable HR presence, fostering trust, open communication, and inclusion.
• Champion culture-building efforts that reinforce company values, employee recognition, and connection.
• Support community outreach and employee involvement initiatives (employee events, initiatives, giving back to the community, etc).
• Collaborate cross-functionally to implement people programs that improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability.
• Participate in company-wide initiatives from a people perspective.
• Identify process improvement opportunities within HR practices and support implementation efforts as needed.
• Assist in evaluating training effectiveness and identifying future development opportunities.
• Participate in the optimization and ongoing enhancement of HRIS systems, processes, and integrations.
• Utilize HR analytics dashboards to support people-related decision-making.
• Leverage HRIS data to identify trends and support solutions related to retention, workforce planning, and more.
• Support the administration of benefit programs, including annual enrollment, life events, and employee self-service.

You'll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of progressive Human Resources experience, preferably within a fast-paced or manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting people initiatives with the ability to balance strategic thinking, project work, and day-to-day HR execution.
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms and comfort working with HR data, reporting, and system-driven processes.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to exercise discretion, sound judgment, and confidentiality.
• Working knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices, applied effectively in a business environment.

Where you'll work: Our facility in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, is designed to support a positive and productive work environment. Located near the scenic Cuyahoga Valley National Park and close to the lively city of Akron, it's a great place to grow your career while enjoying the local charm. At Harvey, we prioritize work-life balance, so you can succeed both professionally and personally. This role partners closely with both employees and leaders. Occasional travel to the corporate office is expected for HR team collaboration (approximately one week per quarter).

What Harvey provides:

• A fun, rapid-growing environment where new opportunities are regularly made available.
• Opportunities for training and development, including tuition reimbursement.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, paid holidays, health, dental, vision insurance, and a 401k match program, along with profit sharing.