HR Generalist

Job Description

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications, Education & Experience
" Must be at least 18 years of age
" Bachelor s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field from an accredited college or university preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered
" Minimum 2 years of Human Resources, recruiting, talent acquisition, staffing, or onboarding experience required
" Experience coordinating interviews, offers, pre-employment requirements, onboarding, orientation, and hiring process tracking required
" Experience supporting high-volume hourly, frontline, warehouse, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, or similar operational hiring strongly preferred
" Experience working directly with hiring managers and staffing agencies preferred
" Experience supporting contingent labor and large new-hire groups preferred
" Familiarity with HRIS, applicant tracking, or employee record systems preferred
" Proficiency with Microsoft office required; strong Excel skills preferred

Work Environment
" This is a full-time, on-site position based at the Dallas Distribution Hub in Lancaster, Texas and is not eligible for remote work.
" This is largely a sedentary role.
" This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.

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Position Summary
The Human Resources Generalist - Recruiting & Onboarding provides full-time, on-site support for high-volume recruiting, hiring, and onboarding activities for a large distribution center in Lancaster, TX.
This role partners closely with hiring managers, staffing agencies, and HR team members to move candidates efficiently through the hiring process and ensure employees and contingent workers are prepared for a successful first day. The position may provide routine HR support as needed, but its primary focus is interview coordination, pre-employment processing, onboarding, orientation, and hiring process tracking.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
" Serve as the primary on-site HR resource for recruiting, hiring, and onboarding coordination at DDH.
" Partner with hiring managers and staffing agencies to support workforce ramp-up plans, hiring priorities, candidate flow, and start-date needs.
" Coordinate the end-to-end interview process, including candidate scheduling, interview logistics, hiring manager communication, disposition follow-up, and timely movement through each stage.
" Support candidate selection and offer activity by coordinating approvals, offers, pre-employment requirements, and status updates with candidates and internal partners.
" Maintain regular communication with candidates, new hires, hiring managers, staffing agencies, and HR partners to resolve issues and prevent delays in the hiring process.
" Coordinate onboarding and orientation for employees and contingent workers, including required documentation, system and badge access, training assignments, schedules, and first-day readiness.
" Facilitate or support new-hire orientation and ensure required onboarding activities are completed accurately and on time.
" Track recruiting and onboarding activity, including candidate status, interviews, offers, pre-employment steps, confirmed starts, no-shows, onboarding completion, and open issues.
" Monitor hiring and onboarding workflows, identify recurring gaps or delays, and recommend practical process improvements.
" Maintain accurate recruiting and onboarding records, reports, trackers, audit documentation, and confidential personnel information.
" Provide responsive, routine HR support to employees, contingent workers, and supervisors, escalating employee relations, leave, accommodation, performance, or other complex matters to the appropriate HR team member.
" Build effective working relationships with DDH leaders, employees, staffing partners, and HR colleagues through timely follow-up, clear communication, and a service-oriented approach.
" Support other HR projects and site activities as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills
" Demonstrated ability to operate as a hands-on HR Business Partner in a busy, in-person operational environment.
" Demonstrated experience supporting high-volume recruiting, interview coordination, hiring, and onboarding activities.
" Strong organizational and process-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple candidates, deadlines, and start dates simultaneously.
" Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with candidates, new hires, hiring managers, staffing agencies, and internal partners.
" Strong attention to detail and follow-through when managing pre-employment requirements, onboarding documentation, access, training, and first-day logistics.
" Ability to identify process gaps, resolve routine issues, and escalate risks or delays appropriately.
" Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-volume, on-site operational environment.
" Ability to handle confidential information with sound judgment and discretion.
" Working knowledge of foundational HR practices and the ability to appropriately route employee relations, leave, accommodation, performance, and compliance matters.
" Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams; experience with applicant tracking or HR information systems preferred.