HR Generalist

Position Overview:

The Site Human Resources Generalist is responsible for leading and supporting the day-to-day human resources efforts for the specific production site in which the position is located and serves as liaison with Corporate HR staff. Functional areas supported include employee relations, training, staffing, performance management, compensation, benefits, internal and external compliance, record retention and safety.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Interprets, applies, and explains employment laws, company policies, rules and procedures to management and non-management staff and monitors related activity to ensure consistency and appropriateness
• Accountable for ensuring compliancy with all Company policies and procedures
• Provides required training to staff employees
• Develops site monthly HR metrics presentation
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality concerning all company matters including, but not limited to, personnel actions, legal actions, terminations, and organizational plans
• Serves as a point of contact with regard to site employee relations issues, and assists employees and management by providing guidance and coaching, as well as conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations, reports the findings, recommends and assists with implementation of resolution
• Present New Hire Orientation for new employees – including completing all new hire paperwork, discussed policies and procedures of company and client specific requirements according to work instructions
• Leads the site administration of all benefits programs, including but not limited to, health, dental, vision, life, and 401K à explains benefits programs, updates employee benefit coverage records, responds to employee inquiries regarding benefits, distributes informational literature to employees, processes enrollments, changes, and terminations
• Maintains records for all site employee information such as personnel actions, personnel data, compensation, benefits, tax data, attendance, performance review and termination date and reason
• Administers site COBRA and FMLA documentation
• Administers the site Worker’s Compensation program by preparing and filing claims and reports of accidents and injuries, including the light-duty return to work program
• Responsible for EEO State new hire reporting
• Responsible for the administration of site unemployment claims
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field
• At least 1 year of Human Resources Generalist experience; 2 or more years preferred
• Working knowledge of the major functional areas of HR including recruiting/staffing, policy administration, employee relations, benefits/payroll administration, and state and federal employment laws including but not limited to FMLA, COBRA, ADA, USERRA
• Excellent communication (spoken, written, and presentation) skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Working knowledge of HRIS systems
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred

Required Skills:

• Analytical thinking – Breaks down facts and thoughts; analyzes data, and recalls information
• Problem solving – Identifies and resolves problems by clarifying, breaking down, analyzing the problem, and makes recommendations to effectively resolve the problems or issues
• Investigation skills and resolution ability
• Work schedule –ability to maintain a flexible schedule including working additional hours in order to meet tight deadlines
• Assertive and ability to motivate and develop the HR staff
• Communication – speaks and writes clearly utilizing proper English grammar; is persuasive in positive and negative situations; effectively communicates with all levels of employees and management; has effective group presentation skills for meetings and training sessions; has ability to coach management and employees through complex, difficult, and emotional issues
• Judgment – makes balanced decisions that are consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulations or government law to determine the correct course of action, and is able to recognize when a situation requires escalation
• Planning and Organizing – prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently, and develops realistic action plans; is able to manage several projects and tasks simultaneously
• Self initiative – requires minimal supervision and has the ability to work independently and responsibly in the absence of specific instructions; maintains a proactive approach to duties focusing on continuous improvement processes and reduce job pressure that can be associated with short and inflexible deadlines
• Self development – maintains desire for continuous personal and professional development by staying abreast current trends in employment law and taking an active role in enhancing personal development
• Working relationships – ability to demonstrate confidence and gain the trust of employees and management by maintaining positive working relationships

Physical Requirements:

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (as in typical office or administrative work).

DATAMARK, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer: M/F/V/D