Human Resources Generalist
8 months ago
Employment Information
Human Resources Generalist
Reports to: Human Resources Director
FLSA Status: Exempt
Summary/Objective
The HR Generalist is responsible for supporting the daily operations of the Human Resources area. This role performs a diverse and wide range of HR functions such as: maintaining highly sensitive documents, managing the talent acquisition process, grouping and presenting actionable data and administering benefits, among others. The HR Generalist serves as a key point of contact for HR-related topics and provides necessary assistance in line with pertinent regulations.
Essential Functions
- Handles employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the appropriate staff.
- Recruits, interviews, and facilitates the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.
- Manages all administrative tasks for onboarding, new hire orientation, and exit interviews, including entering data into HR information systems and auditing for accuracy and compliance.
- Performs routine tasks required to administer and execute human resource programs including but not limited to compensation, benefits, and leave; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and occupational health/safety.
- Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
- Assist in the communication, interpretation, and upkeep of employee handbook, employee directory, and organizational chart, and contributes to the development of policies.
- Suggest new procedures and policies to continually improve efficiency of the HR area and organization as a whole, to improve employee experience.
- Gathers analyses, and presents data with useful HR metrics.
- Maintain employee files and records in electronic and paper form.
- Proactively researches and identifies initiatives that can benefit the organization.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position doesn’t have supervision responsibilities.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or related field
- Three or more years of experience working in the human resources field
- Fully bilingual (English & Spanish)
- Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, ethics, and cultural awareness
- Resourceful, problem-solving aptitude and thorough knowledge of HR procedures and policies
- Capacity to apply discretion and maintain a high level of confidentiality when handling sensitive information
- Ability to develop and manage interpersonal relationships throughout the organization
- Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
- Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management systems
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