HR Generalist

Job Description

Job Description

  Responsibilities:

The Human Resource Generalist is responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional level and works closely with HR management in supporting all aspects of the department. This position carries out responsibilities including but not limited to the following functional areas: benefits administration, employee relations, training, performance management, onboarding, policy implementation, recruitment/employment, affirmative action and employment law compliance. This individual will perform full lifecycle recruiting and maintain excellent relations with hiring managers, candidates, and the community at-large. Also perform routine clerical, technical, and administrative assignments in human resources administration; to gather and compile data; enter information into database; to prepare, record and maintain human resources records; and to do other work as required.

Other responsibilities

• Administers various human resource plans and procedures for all company personnel; assists in the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures. Recommends new approaches to promote continual improvements.
• Participates in developing department goals, objectives and systems.
• Assists with developing and maintaining affirmative action program; files EEO-1 report annually; maintain other records, reports and logs to conform to EEO regulations.
• Establishes recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs.
• Manage and maintain in-house Applicant Tracking System (iCIMS) to identify and recruit the very best candidates.
• Conducts recruitment effort for all exempt and nonexempt personnel, students and temporary employees; writes and places advertisements.
• Communicates and coordinates with vendors and recruiting agencies; maintaining all 3rd party contracts.
• Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites; attending career fairs, providing organization information, opportunities, and benefits; making presentations; maintaining business rapport.
• Determines applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants; analyzing responses; verifying references; comparing qualifications to job requirements and discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers.
• Arranges management interviews by coordinating schedules; arranges travel; escorting applicant to interviews.
• Assists with employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling and exit interviewing.
• Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings and seminars.
• Maintains human resource information system records and compiles reports from the database.
• Maintains compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment.
• Responsible for all aspects of the on-boarding process for a new hire; offer letter, background check, drug screen, new hire package, conduct orientation, verify paperwork to ensure accurate completion, create personnel file, create new hire announcements
• Employee relations; counseling; first level disciplinary actions, incident investigations, etc.
• Act as a resource to employees/departments/management by providing on site assistance and direction in the management of human resources.
• Responds to inquiries for employment verifications.
• Assists with enrollment into various benefit plans
• Records any personnel changes in data bases and within personnel files
• Coordinates and collects paperwork for all leaves of absence - FMLA, Workers Comp, STD, LTD
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of ADP payroll systems is a plus
• Knowledge of state and federal employment, labor laws and wage and hour laws
• Proficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel, and other computer applications
• Advanced knowledge of clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms as it pertains to HR functions
• Superior team-working, interpersonal, and communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to work effectively with both employees and managers.
• Ability to effective apply knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems
• Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, understand the points being made, ask appropriate questions, and not interrupt at inappropriate times
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches or solutions to problems
• Ability to understand emotional reactions of others
• Ability to effectively manage one’s own time in a state of continuous flux
• Must convey a positive and professional image to applicants and employees
• Must be able to think outside the box, demonstrate initiative and follow-through
• Extremely organized, accurate, and highly detail-oriented
• Self-starter, focused on accomplishing goals
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Must be able to work overtime and travel as required

Education and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of two years’ human resource experience

OR

• A master’s degree in human resource management

OR

• Five years of experience in the HR field

OR

• Any similar combination of education and experience.

Top 4 Must haves:

• Employee relations/investigations
• Willing/able to travel
• Union experience is a plus
• Excel experience – Pivot tables/creating reports