HR Generalist

**Summary**

The HR Generalist reports to the LOGISTEED-America, Inc. HR Manager.

This role will primarily be responsible for the facilitation of HR services and support to teammates, stakeholders, and customers in our Chicago, IL area and other LUS facilities. They will be support and administer HR policies, procedures and HR programs, including recruiting, legal compliance, best practices to ensure consistency, effectiveness and efficiency of HR practices for Supply Chain and Freight Forwarding industry. Including but not limited to:

- Handling employee relations
- Conducting investigations as necessary
- Recruiting, interviewing, and coordination of new hires, promotions, and changes in status
- Administration of termination documentation

**Qualities**
- Ethical with sound business judgement
- Leadership, management, and interpersonal abilities to contribute to the success of the organization
- Possesses a passion to help team members
- Possesses a strong focus on the human capital and its impact to the success of the organization
- Tenacious
- Visionary
- Strong customer relations
- Detail-oriented
- Reliable, follows through on commitments
- Strong process and planning orientation
- Goal-oriented, task driven
- Enjoys being part of a team as well as leading one
- Balances team’s needs with goals of organization
- Ability to delegate to the right team members and the experience to know when to lead and when to delegate
- Outstanding written, verbal, presentation and organization communication skills

**Essential Duties & Functional Responsibilities Required**

**Required Knowledge Skills & Abilities**

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

**Essential Functions**
- Perform tasks safely
- Ensure area housekeeping requirements are met
- Abide by all OSHA rules and LOGISTEED-America, Inc. safety practices
- Meet established procedures and productivity, safety and quality standards
- Meet attendance & punctuality standards
- Communicate both orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner
- HR Support / Personnel Administration
- Communicate daily with assigned facility management to ensure transparent communication and completion of objectives daily/weekly/ monthly
- Facilitate HR services / support to teammates managing all activities pertaining to recruitment, new hires, promotions, transfers and separations
- Administration of hiring, personnel and benefit process and files
- Coordinate and conduct new hire orientation for all staff hires
- Administration of termination / separation process as required including exit interviews
- Maintain HRIS and other HR data base information as required
- Monitor and review attendance records with managers to identify possible attendance issues
- Drive and maintain a high level of customer service to resolve general HR issues and questions
- Administer and/or direct with Corporate support the HR policies, procedures and programs including FMLA, Return to Work, ADA, Worker’s Compensation to ensure internal and regulatory compliance for assigned area
- Conduct investigations as necessary to ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory agencies including OSHA, EEO and non-discrimination / harassment policies
- Assist with Employee Relations on a day to day basis
- Assist with Performance Management and Training Strategies
- Escalate employee, legal and /or regulatory issues as necessary
- Coach and counsel peer level and below in all areas of Human Resources Management and Compliance
- Contribute to Human Resources Strategic Initiatives as assigned
- Maintain high level of visibility to all employees on shop floor and administrative offices

**RECRUITING**
- Support the continuance of the work force structure by ensuring staffing projections, work force requirements, and staffing quantities are met.
- Partner with hiring managers to determine staffing needs and maintains processes for tracking and evaluating recruiting efforts.
- Coordinate interviews with hiring managers and assigned interviewers.
- Perform reference and background checks
- Make recommendations to company hiring managers
- Follow up on the interview process status
- Maintain relationships with both internal and external clients to ensure staffing goals are achieved
- Communicate employer information and benefits during screening process
- Stay current on the company’s organization structure, personnel policy, and federal and state laws regarding employment practices
- Serve as a liaison with area employment agencies, colleges, and industry associations
- Complete time