HR Generalist

Job Summary: The HR Generalist supports employees and managers across all markets by coordinating a wide range of human resources functions, including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, benefits, compliance, and HRIS administration. This role helps streamline processes, ensure accurate data and reporting, and contributes to a positive employee experience. The HR Generalist is a trusted partner to the HR team and business leaders, aligning people and practices with organizational goals.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Recruitment and Community Partnerships (50%)
  • Manage job postings, candidate workflow, and system administration.
  • Ensure accurate and compliant job descriptions.
  • Conduct candidate phone screenings and work with hiring managers to schedule interviews.
  • Help streamline recruiting processes and strategies.
  • Represent the company at job fairs, career fairs, and other recruiting events; build partnerships with local colleges, universities, trade schools, and other educational institutions to support recruiting efforts, internship and entry-level opportunities, and the development of future talent pipelines.
• Onboarding/Offboarding:
  • Facilitate new hire orientation and onboarding to create a positive first-day and first-week experience.
  • Manage employee onboarding tasks, recognition programs, anniversaries, and exit processes.
• Compensation and Benefits:
  • Provide administrative support for compensation and benefits programs as needed.
• Payroll:
  • Serve as backup for payroll processing, including timesheets, deductions, garnishments, and reporting.
• HR Information System (HRIS):
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records.
  • Ensure confidentiality, data integrity, and compliance in recordkeeping.
  • Support automation of workflows, reporting, and process improvements.
  • Assist with HRIS enhancements and system implementations.
• HR Administration/Projects:
  • Provide general support to the HR team, including data management and reporting.
  • Send reminders and track timeliness of performance reviews.
  • Support workers’ compensation, background checks, and employment verifications.
• Compliance:
  • Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
  • Stay current with HR trends, best practices, and regulatory updates.
• Other duties as assigned by management.