HR Generalist

Human Resources Generalist

Looking for a workplace where your skills matter and your growth is supported? At Rapid Packaging, we're proud to be a small, collaborative company where every team member makes a meaningful impact. Our culture of innovation, teamwork, and customer focus has helped us earn recognition as a Top Workplace by The Minnesota Star Tribune for multiple years, and our 50 years in business reflect the stability and trust we've built along the way. If you're motivated and ready to make an impact, take the next step in your career with Rapid Packaging.

The Human Resources Generalist ensures the efficient and compliant execution of day-to-day HR processes across the employee lifecycle. This role is responsible for recruiting, onboarding, supporting employees and managers with routine HR needs, administering benefits and leave programs, records management, companywide event planning and is the primary owner of HRIS (Paycom) data integrity. This position plays a critical role in delivering a consistent, organized, and employee-focused HR experience while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and company requirements.

Not only will you work in a collaborative environment that values an individual's opinions and suggestions, you will also work in an environment that recognizes employees work very hard and rewards them with fun activities. To list all of our activities would take a long time, but here's a few: cornhole tournaments, minute-to-win-it tournaments, potlucks galore, and a holiday company party.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Execute all onboarding, offboarding and employee lifecycle activities
• Facilitate and drive full-cycle recruiting from sourcing to onboarding
• Execute monthly events and annual holiday party for employee engagement
• Administer recognition and service award programs
• Administer all benefit programs and employee benefit orientation
• Maintain HRIS (Paycom) data integrity and system optimization
• Administer leave programs & workers compensation
• Maintain compliance with federal/state laws, policies and safety practices.
• Partner with leaders to implement HR strategies that support organizational goals.
• Facilitate safety consultant management
• Address employee concerns and guide managers on performance and workplace matters
• Prepare payroll data and backup as needed
• Update Employee SharePoint website

Qualifications: What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 5 years' experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong experience with Paycom or similar HRIS/payroll system required
• Strong knowledge of labor laws and compliance regulations
• Bonus Points for: SHRM-CP, SCHRM SCP or PHR Certification

Key Competencies

• Upholds high ethical standards and demonstrates strong personal integrity in all interactions
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and manage priorities with minimal supervision
• Excellent interpersonal communications skills in both oral and written format
• Strong ability to build effective working relationships with employees and managers while consistently presenting a positive, professional image to both employees and candidates
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software
• Strong organizational skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• High level of confidentiality and discretion with sensitive data
• Fosters trust and open communication

What's in it for you!

The opportunity to join a fast paced, growing team that is driven to learn, apply and share. Furthermore, this role places you at the core of our culture, building on our 50 years of history, but adapting to today's workforce, environment and incentives. Your hard work, creativity and excitement for progress will be celebrated.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, and more!
• Free online healthcare and Employee Assistance Program
• HSA contributions to support your medical expenses
• 401(k) with company match
• Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• Accrued Paid Time Off from date of hire and 8.5 paid holidays
• Employee/Family focused culture

We Make it Easy

Founded in 1901, MRA is a nonprofit employer association that serves more than 4,000 employers, covering more than one million employees.

As one of the largest employer associations in the nation, MRA helps its member organizations thrive by offering the most comprehensive assortment of HR services, information, education, and resources to help build successful workplaces and a powerful workforce.

We partner with these companies working directly with their HR department and leadership to hire their talent. We are a direct line to the company, not an agency recruiter.