HR Generalist

Reporting to the HR Manager the HR Generalist is responsible for providing professional, technical and administrative HR assistance and support services to all employees and managers in a uniform, highly confidential and professional manner. Provides HR support for various aspects of HR including orientation, training, performance management, benefits, and ADP/HRB for all company personnel in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Counsels employees/dependents to health and welfare plans
• Resolves employee complaints related to health and welfare plans to ensure their understanding and compliance with benefit policies and regulations
• Responsible for Environmental, Health and Safety management and policy commitments
• Refers difficult or very complex complaints to Human Resources Manager as needed
• Provide high-quality advice and service to management on daily employee relations and performance management issues
• Post and recruit for all hourly and hourly temporary positions as well as set up pre-employment screenings and background reviews per guidelines and Company policy.
• Collaborate with management for effective recruitment: needs in recruitment, candidate profile identification, advertisement of a new opening, work with recruitment agencies or any relevant recruitment source, interview and organization of interview with line managers, selection, job offer.
• Conducts new employee benefit orientation in a manner to ensure employees gain an understanding of company policies and practices
• Advises managers/supervisors in interpretation and application of human resources policies and procedures; provides technical expertise on human resources management related issues.
• Advises managers/supervisors in interpretation and application of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA); provides technical expertise when applicable.
• Maintains accurate HR policies and ensures accessibility of forms, and employee handbook to all employees
• Conducts exit interviews with separating employees when appropriate.
• Consult management on goals setting, talent pool identification and talent management processes
• Provides separated employees with required documentation.
• Acts as liaison for unemployment and benefit claims
• Provides accurate employee data to requesting departments
• Recognizes employees’ personal events (i.e. marriages, births, bereavement, illnesses, hospitalizations, etc.)
• Administers leave policies including PTO/vacation, sick leaves, FMLA, STD, LTD in accordance with guidelines.
• Maintains list of renew dates, birthdays and coordinates company anniversaries, retirements and other social activities
• Uses bulletin boards and other vehicles to communicate information and ensure legal compliance.
• Assists in organizational/individual training and development efforts
• Administrate the Short Term and Long Term Disability in accordance to the guidelines and policy.
• Assist in Return to Work process to ensure proper policies and procedures are followed.

Qualifications:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Computer Skills:

Database, HRIS, Project Management, Spreadsheet, Word Processing, Intermediate Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), internet
Education:

Two-year Associate Degree in Business Administration or Human Resources, or work experience equivalent is required. Four-year degree highly preferred.