HR Generalist

Job Summary Provides day-to-day, professional Human Resource services to the business unit, local management and employees. Focuses on delivering high-performance, caring, and purpose-driven services for a diverse workforce to achieve the company’s vision, mission, values and strategic direction. Benefits Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities Paid Time Off Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums) Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts 14 Paid Company Holidays 401(k) with Company Contribution Educational Tuition Reimbursement Responsibilities Serve as employee advocate and liaison between management and employees to resolve problems. Assist management to educate and coach management to ensure alignment with the company’s Positive Employee Relations philosophies, culture, policies and daily work interactions with employees. Serve as primary point of contact for any form of employee complaints. Ensure that applicable policies, forms and hotline number are communicated and available to employees via intranet or other means. Immediately report all complaints of harassment, discrimination, violation of company or governmental regulations and precautionary action taken to HR Management. Conduct investigations as directed by HR Management and/or Legal Department. Review, report to and consult with HR Management and advise local management regarding a request/decision to suspend and/or terminate an employee and advisement on corrective actions. Regularly discuss and assist local management in determining staffing and recruiting needs, levels, plans and strategy. Be involved in all aspects of full-cycle recruiting from job requisition through onboarding (including all orientations) and hiring the candidate. Assist employees with payroll or benefit problems or questions in consultation with HR management and act as liaison with payroll staff and/or local management. Serve as the primary point of contact for local management and employees regarding leave of absence (LOA) case management, staying abreast of all state and local regulations and proficient knowledge of FMLA and ADA laws, policies, and procedures. Assist local and HR management, as requested, with talent development activities such as competency rating, high-potential individual development and succession planning and internal coaching. Stay abreast of local/state employment laws and inform HR Management of updates and changes and provide guidance on potential business impact, in consultation with HR management and/or Legal. Report any requests for VISA, Green Card or other work authorization support to HR Management and coordinate with the Legal Department. Utilize the company’s online workers’ compensation system to enter incident reports received from local management and to manage the case from beginning to conclusion in consultation with HR management and/or Legal, as necessary. Receive and review post-incident physician reports, and drug and alcohol test results to determine return-to-work ability and communicate and coordinate results with local management and injured worker in consultation with HR management. Maintain the safe and secure storage and handling of company and employee data, property and confidential information in accordance with company policies and procedures. May be required to perform other related duties as the need arises and as directed by HR Management. Position is 5 days a week onsite at various locations. Travel up to 25% required. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education/experience combination. Ability to understand all aspects of the business and influence all levels of management. At least 3‑5 years of experience in an HR professional role with specific experience in employee relations, investigations, performance improvement plans, ADA, and FMLA. Exceptional people skills are required to relate and influence at all company levels. Ability to work with subsidiaries that may have varying policies and procedures. SHRM certification is preferred, but not required. Travel up to 25% required. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partnership status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment and we seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications. #J-18808-Ljbffr