Human Resources Generalist

HR Generalist

The HR Generalist supports daily HR operations, employee relations, engagement, compliance follow-up, and team member support for hourly and salaried employees. This position partners with HR leadership, operations, ERMs, HR Assistants, Retention, and other HR team members to ensure consistent completion of HR tasks, audits, roundtables, onboarding support, and employee follow-up. The HR Generalist also serves as a backup resource for HR-related functions as needed and helps maintain a positive, compliant, and responsive HR presence across the plant.

Schedule - 2nd shift, 3:pm to 12:30 am- Mon - Fri occasional Saturdays.

Duties/Activities Required by Job:

• Supports employee relations, including policy guidance, investigations, disciplinary follow-up, employee concerns, unemployment matters, and regular roundtables with appropriate follow-up and resolutions.
• Completes and supports recurring HR audits, reports, trackers, metrics, and compliance follow-up, including I-9, email, attendance, occurrences, transfers, premium positions, medical facilitation, SOP, vacation, call-out, and hours-related reports.
• Supports HR team coverage and daily operations, including HR Assistant, ERM, Retention, new hire orientation, window coverage, zero-hours, facilitation assistance, and other HR needs as assigned.
• Maintains floor presence and supports onboarding, retention, employee engagement, meetings, events, Perfect Attendance activities, birthday recognition, and other plant HR initiatives, including event coordination, logistics, setup, decorations, and food, cake, and supply order pickup as needed.
• Partners with HR leadership and operations on HR communication, weekly operations support, turnover notes, team member follow-up, professional development, and other duties needed to support the HR function.

Educations/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3 - 5 years of relatable HR experience
• PHR Certification preferred
• Bilingual skills preferred in a combination of Spanish/English or Haitian Creole/English

About Us:

Are you looking for more than just a job? The culture at Mountaire is one of our greatest strengths and most valued assets. We maintain the same core values and family-focused work environment that we've operated with since day one. You will find that your peers, supervisor and team members are genuinely committed to, not only your success, but also working together to provide high-quality products to our customers. We are a service to one another and to our customers, demonstrating operational excellence and outstanding performance.

About the Team:

Mountaire Overview Mountaire Farms is an agricultural food production and processing company providing work for over 10,000 people at facilities in Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Now the fourth largest chicken company in the United States, we are still family owned and fully committed to giving back to the communities where we do business. At Mountaire Farms, our culture is what defines us. It sets us apart from our competition and reinforces what we stand for. Supporting each other, uplifting each other, and helping each other succeed -- that's the Mountaire way! Our vision is to provide growth, stability, and opportunities for our people, our customers, and our communities by profitably delivering wholesome quality chicken. Total Compensation Mountaire also offers an amazing total compensation package! A few examples of our benefits that may be offered to you are: eight paid holidays, Medical Plans with free onsite Health and Wellness Centers, Dental and Vision Programs, Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, Retirement Planning with 401(k), Profit Sharing, Employee Discounted Chicken Sales, Employee Discounts with partners (Car Purchase, Phone Plans, & Shopping), Tuition Reimbursement and many exciting career development programs!

Job Info:

• Job Identification 24127
• Job Category Human Resources
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 29005 John J Williams Hwy, Millsboro, DE, 19966, US