HR Generalist

Boart Longyear is a global leader in drilling services, providing innovative and reliable solutions to the mining and drilling industry. With a rich history spanning over 130 years, Boart Longyear is committed to delivering excellence in safety, drilling services, and technology.

Boart Longyear is seeking a detail-oriented, organized, and communicative HR Generalist to join our U.S. Drilling Services team in Salt Lake City, Utah. This role provides broad, hands-on HR support across the employee lifecycle, including employee relations support, recruiting coordination, onboarding, HR administration, benefits assistance, compliance activities, and performance management support.

This role is well-suited for a highly organized, detail-oriented professional with strong communication skills and a desire to build a career in Human Resources. We are looking for someone who demonstrates the ability to learn quickly, take initiative, and grow into increasing levels of responsibility over time. Candidates with experience in Human Resources, as well as those with transferable skills from fields such as Environmental Health & Safety, education, training, operations, or other roles requiring strong documentation, compliance, coordination, and stakeholder engagement are encouraged to apply.

The HR Generalist serves as a trusted first point of contact for employees and managers, ensuring HR processes are executed accurately, consistently, and in alignment with company policies and employment laws.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Relations & HR Support

• Serve as a first point of contact for employee and manager HR questions, providing timely, accurate, and professional guidance in alignment with company policies.

• Support intake and documentation of employee relations matters, ensuring issues are captured clearly and routed appropriately.

• Partner closely with HR leadership on employee relations cases by coordinating information, gathering relevant facts, and assisting with documentation of findings.

• Escalate complex, sensitive, or high-risk matters to HR leadership with clear context and supporting details.

• Assist in and leads workplace investigations by participating in fact-gathering activities, documenting interviews or notes, maintaining confidentiality, and supporting consistent and fair resolution processes.

• Develop capability in employee relations through exposure to case work, coaching from HR leadership, and participation in progressively more complex matters over time.

• Support manager guidance and coaching by helping reinforce HR policies, documentation standards, and consistent application of practices across the organization.

Recruiting & Onboarding Support

• Support recruiting activities as needed including job postings, resume screening, interview coordination, candidate communication, and offer preparation support.

• Serve as a backup resource for recruiting and HR Coordinator activities as needed.

• Coordinate onboarding and orientation processes in partnership with HR team members to ensure a smooth, accurate, and welcoming new hire experience.

• Support completion of onboarding documentation, system setup, and required new hire processes.

HR Operations & HRIS Administration

• Maintain accurate employee records in Dayforce HRIS, including job changes, compensation updates, status changes, and personal data.

• Support HR data integrity through routine checks and participation in quarterly audits.

• Assist with compensation and job change processes by preparing documentation and coordinating approvals.

• Support offboarding processes, including documentation, system updates, and record retention.

• Support HR compliance requirements including I-9 administration, policy acknowledgments, required postings, and training completion tracking.

Benefits & Leave Support

• Assist employees with benefits questions and enrollment support.

• Coordinate leave administration in partnership with the Payroll and Benefits teams

• Help ensure employees understand available benefit programs and direct them to appropriate resources when needed.

Performance & Training Support

• Support performance management processes including review cycles, goal-setting reminders, and documentation tracking.

• Assist managers with performance documentation and process guidance.

• Support coordination of training programs including compliance training, manager training, and employee learning initiatives.

Employee Experience & Communication

• Serve as a trusted, approachable HR contact for employees, ensuring clear, professional, and consistent communication.

• Support employee engagement and retention initiatives through execution of HR processes and manager support.

• Partner with managers on workforce planning discussions and employee development tracking.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (required).

• 2–4+ years of experience in HR, or a related people-focused role, or operational role.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally across all levels of the organization.

• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, adapt, and grow in a dynamic role.

• High level of integrity and ability to handle confidential information appropriately.

• Basic understanding of HR practices, employment laws, and HR compliance requirements.

• Experience with HRIS systems (Dayforce or similar preferred).

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).

Preferred Qualifications

• SHRM-CP or PHR certification (nice to have; not required).

• Experience supporting field, operations, industrial, or distributed workforce environments.

• Exposure to recruiting, employee relations, onboarding, or HR compliance processes.

• Experience in leading investigations

Compensation, Benefits and Perks

Talented people are attracted to companies with long-term success and a supportive workplace culture that encourages work-life balance. Boart Longyear offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and career advancement opportunities. If hired, you can expect:

• a strong compensation plan

• medical, vision, and dental program

• retirement program

• employee recognition rewards program (BRAVO)

• employee assistance program

Company Overview

About Boart Longyear

Since 1890, Boart Longyear has led the way in drilling services, orebody knowledge technology, and productivity-driven equipment for mining and exploration. We support projects across copper, gold, nickel, zinc, uranium, and more—with additional work in energy, oil sands, and environmental sectors.

What You’ll Be Part Of

• Global Drilling Services:

At Boart Longyear Drilling Services, you’ll join a world-leading provider of contract drilling solutions with a legacy of safe and reliable performance since 1890. Our Drilling Services division delivers a full range of drilling capabilities — including mineral exploration, water services, production drilling, reverse circulation, sonic, surface and underground coring — for a diverse global customer base spanning copper, gold, nickel, zinc, uranium and other critical commodities. We are recognized for innovative solutions, technical expertise, and operational excellence in some of the most challenging environments worldwide, backed by deep investment in safety, people, and equipment.

Our People & Values

Great ideas come from diverse teams. We foster an inclusive, respectful environment where everyone is heard. Our vision: lead the industry in safety, innovation, and productivity. Our values: Integrity, Health & Safety, Teamwork & Diversity, Customer Focus, and Sustainability.

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Learn more at boartlongyear.com and follow us on LinkedIn ( , Facebook ( , Instagram ( and Twitter ( (X).

Interested? Apply now at . Boart Longyear is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We appreciate all applicants from all backgrounds; only those selected for interview will be contacted.

Job Details

Job Family Human Resources

Pay Type Salary

Employment Indicator Employee