HR Generalist

Job Summary: HR Generalist Position provides administrative support to the Human Resources Director in all areas of human resources including benefits, employee relations, staffing, and payroll. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Creates and maintains a positive working relationship with internal customers including all hourly employees and members of management. Participates in investigations and troubleshoots basic employee issues. Coordinates the recruiting process for hourly vacancies including job fairs, open houses, job postings, etc. with the HR Recruiter. Schedules the screens and Supervisor/Manager's interviews and helps to select candidates for various warehoused hourly positions. Conducts background checks and schedules pre-employment screenings. Reviews results and recommends appropriate action. Conducts / coordinates new hire orientations with HR Specialist and ensures all new hire paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner. Records employee information such as personal data, compensation, benefits, tax data, attendance, performance reviews or evaluations, and termination date and reason. Manages temporary staffing orders and acts as primary contact for employment agencies. Enrolls, makes changes to, and terminates employees' coverage in medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance benefits through timely maintenance of carrier websites. Researches and resolves employee benefits and payroll issues and other concerns as needed. Examines and updates employee files to document personnel actions and to provide information and answer inquiries for payroll and other authorized persons. Compiles data from personnel records and prepares reports. Computes wages and records data for use in payroll processing. Compiles and maintains records for use in employee benefits administration. Reconciles temporary agency invoices in a timely manner. Researches and resolves issues as necessary. Tracks attendance and recommends discipline as necessary. Participates in special projects as assigned by the VP of Human Resources. Attends meetings as required. Acts as primary back up in the absence of the Human Resources Director. Performs other duties as assigned. Additional Responsibilities: Other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Previous experience navigating and entering data in ADP/Payroll system. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organizations. Basic math skills required including add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Must practice discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information. Must possess intermediate computer skills including proficiency in Word and Excel. Ability to speak, read, and write Spanish is preferred but not required. Supervisory Responsibility: This position does not have any supervisory responsibility. Education and/or Experience Required: High school graduate required. Bachelor's degree in business or related field with two or more years of experience in payroll and/or employee benefits. Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) credential. Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals. Ability to write letters and business correspondence. Must have the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from all groups of employees, customers, and clients. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual must have basic computer knowledge. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk, use hands to finger, handle to feel; and reach with hands and arms. Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Employer Rights: This job description is intended to provide general information about the HR Generalist position. The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of the job duties to be performed by an associate holding the position of HR Generalist, nor are the lists of the physical requirements and environmental conditions exhaustive. You may be asked by your supervisor or managers to perform other duties. Your performance will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the job duties listed in this job description, as well as any job duties not specifically listed above that you may be asked from time to time to perform. As with all positions, the duties and responsibilities are subject to change at any time as needs arise and at the discretion of the RJW Transport, Inc. The Company has the right to revise this job description at any time. Employment-At-Will: It is the Company's policy that all associates, other than those covered by a written individual employment or labor agreement with the Company that has been authorized in writing by the Company's Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors, are not employed for any fixed term and are employed at the will of the Company for an indefinite period. Just as our associates reserve the right to resign their employment at any time for any reason the Company reserves its right to terminate an associate any time for any reason either with or without cause. Neither this Job Description nor any of its individual terms constitutes commitments between the Company and its associates as to the terms, conditions or duration of employment, nor does it modify the prevailing Employment-At-Will relationship. Benefits: 401(k) matching Medical/Dental/Vision insurance Employee discount Flexible spending account Health savings account Paid time off #J-18808-Ljbffr