HR Generalist

Functional Group: Office & Administration Department: 9001 – G&A Office Admin Direct report: Vice President of Human Resources FLSA Status: Salary Exempt Travel Required: NA Revision Date: 07/20/2026 Our Vision: To build the most sought out technical partner in advanced materials for the design and development of mission-critical solution that advance the frontiers of human health, mobility, connectivity, and security. Our Mission: To listen, consult, engineer, and solve our partners’ most demanding mission-critical applications, while bettering the livelihood of our professionals and community. Role: The Human Resources Generalist is a hands-on role responsible for supporting the daily execution of human resources operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position partners with employees, supervisors, and leadership to deliver strong execution in employee relations, engagement, recruiting, onboarding, compliance, training coordination, benefits administration, HRIS data integrity, and day-to-day HR operations. This role is intended for a professional who works with urgency, sound judgment, and minimal oversight while strengthening the credibility, responsiveness, and consistency of the HR function. The successful candidate will help maintain an audit-ready HR department through disciplined documentation, accurate records, consistent workflows, and reliable follow-up, while building capability for future growth. Essential Job Functions & Key Responsibilities: Safety First Focus: Partner with operations and organizational safety leaders to ensure proper on-boarding of safety-related training requirements, support of an overall comprehensive safety culture, and consolidate KPIs for reporting. Employee Relations & HR Support: Serve as a primary HR contact for employee questions, concerns, and routine issue resolution; elevate sensitive matters appropriately; support a professional, fair, and trustworthy employee experience. Employee Engagement: Support and help execute employee engagement, recognition, communication, and retention initiatives that reinforce a positive, accountable, mission-driven culture true to our values, People, Accountability, Commitment, Excellence, and Service (PACES). HRIS and Data Integrity: Serve as a subject matter resource for Paycor or similar HRIS platforms; maintain accurate employee records, status changes, attendance-related data, reporting, and document retention. Ensure proper and timely communication with business partners, including IT, to ensure proper access and secure data systems. Audit Readiness and Records Management: Maintain HR files, forms, records, and tracking tools in an accurate, consistent, and audit-ready condition to support compliance, accessibility, retention, and operational discipline. Recruiting and Onboarding: Coordinate recruiting activities including postings, scheduling, candidate communications, interview logistics, pre-employment steps, onboarding, orientation, and new hire documentation. Compliance and Policy Administration: Maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws; support policy communication, handbook administration, required postings, and HR-related audits and reporting. Payroll Processing: Complete payroll activities timely with proper review and validation in coordination with finance to ensure accurate processing and reporting. Benefits Administration: Support benefit enrollments, employee questions, qualifying life event changes, leave administration coordination, and communication with external providers. Training and Development Coordination: Assist with new hire orientation, HR-related training, policy rollouts, and required compliance training; support managers with performance management follow-up and documentation discipline. Attendance and Workforce Administration: Manage attendance-related processes and reporting with accuracy and timeliness; help ensure policy adherence, proper documentation, and effective communication with employees and leaders. Reporting and Continuous Improvement: Track HR tasks, deadlines, and key metrics; identify process gaps; recommend practical improvements that support scale, accountability, and operational excellence. Confidentiality and Professional Standards: Maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment, and represent the HR department with professionalism, responsiveness, and credibility. Abilities Needed: Exceptional time management and organizational skills to balance multiple priorities effectively. Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work collaboratively with internal and external customers. Strong judgement, discretion, and ability to handle confidential information appropriately. Working knowledge of employee relations, employment law, HR administration, and policy application. Proficiency in Paycor or similar HRIS, Microsoft Office Suite, and electronic file management. Acute attention to detail with a focus on quality and operational excellence. Self-directed, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a growth-focused environment with changing priorities. Ability to perform in an office/manufacturing setting and complete repetitive tasks, such as sitting, standing, walking, typing, filing, and telecommunications. Qualifications and Experience Required: Minimum 5 years of progressive HR experience in a broad HR generalist or operational role. Prior experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or similarly fast-paced environment is strongly preferred. Demonstrated experience using Paycor or similar HRIS/payroll system. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field preferred or PHR or SHRM-CP certification with relevant work experience or Equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered. Location: Located in Vineland, NJ (On-site) Disclaimer This description is intended to describe the essential job functions and additional responsibilities required for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time. The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities so they can perform the essential functions of the position, unless in doing so would create an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable law. Received – Print Name: _______________________ Date: ___________ Signature: ______________________________ Your Go-to Glass Manufacturing & Fabricating Specialist Since 1960 #J-18808-Ljbffr Richland-Glass-Company-