HR Generalist

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating and interacting with employees and human resources vendors to ensure seamless execution of HR initiatives.
• Maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and ensuring best practices.
• Provide information and necessary forms, coordinate with payroll, and interact with 3rd party providers to ensure an outstanding employee experience.
• Liaison with the company's technical support provider to ensure seamless operation of employee workstations, hardware (computers, laptop computers), telephones, and cell phones as needed.
• Run Monthly Analytical reports (Attrition, Sick Time, SF Flexible spending) as needed.
• Work as part of a team to conduct employee orientation to foster attitudes consistent with our 'Expectations of Employment'.
• In conjunction with the HR Manager, serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting, and administering policies and helping resolve work-related problems.
• * Communicate various Human Resources policies, procedures, and regulations to employees and management.
• At the direction of the HR Manager, responds to and investigates employee relations issues such as employee complaints.
• At the direction of the HR Manager, collaborates with business partners to solve problems and resolve conflicts in a creative, responsive and pro-active manner.
• Work with Training and Development to train and support operational managers and supervisors to ensure company goals for employee development and customer service are attained through consistent execution of human resources, training and operational plans.
• Maintains open communication of issues, initiatives and operating plans and responsibilities among location personnel, management, regional and corporate office to facilitate efficient and effective execution of training plans and HR programs.
• Review Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and other HR records to assess requests for employee transfers, moves and promotions/merit increases.
• At the direction of the HR Manager and/or VP of HR, partner with other areas of HR including compensation, payroll, and talent acquisition to provide a cohesive and consultative HR service to employees and management.
• May assist with benefits administration including communication of policy changes and open enrollment.
  1. Manage Leave of Absence requests.
  2. Record and maintain employee records in HRIS System.
• Facilitate employee new hire and exit procedure (non-payroll).
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills/Other:

* Strong written and verbal communication skills

* Flexible with a strong customer focus

* Innovative, quick learner

* Ability to organize and prioritize work.

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and strong meeting facilitation skills.

Education and Training:

* Bachelor degree or equivalent experience required.

* Minimum three years' experience as a Human Resources Generalist preferred

Other Desired Skills:

* Knowledge of employment law and other government compliance regulations is preferred.

* Comfortable in a multi-task environment with frequent interruptions and short deadlines.

* Be highly organized and detail oriented.

* Communication and interpersonal skills necessary to interact with management and staff at all levels.

* Maintain a view of the overall business situation when making decisions.

* Adequately represent the organization when in contact with vendors, industry peers and clients.

* Mature, personable, flexible, intuitive, and self-motivated.

* Proficient in MS word and MS excel.

* PHR Certification, or CA-PHR Certification. preferred