HR Generalist

Job Summary:

The Senior HR Generalist is responsible for leading all efforts for building world-class talent, creating a culture of teamwork, pride, and engagement, becoming the employer of choice, monitoring fairness and consistency with policy and procedure application while maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and lead a culture of pride and teamwork driven by Hearthside Performance Systems (HPS) and demonstrated through an annual Opinion Survey process by: Communication of the results; Development of improvement teams and implementation/follow-through of action items to improve the culture.
• Develop and implement tactics to remain union-free or to create and build upon a successful business relationship if in a union environment.
• Lead all recruitment and onboarding efforts, both internal and external, by creating a strategy to develop and retain human capital.
• Build and maintain a positive relationship with the temporary labor agency and workforce to adequately staff the facility.
• Lead the Performance Management process to identify and account for varying levels of performance and lead the Talent Management process to build bench strength for succession planning.
• Create and lead a culture of a safe work environment through: Utilization of the "I AM" program; Ensure compliance with all state and federal laws; Assist in the incident investigation process and be proactive with Workers' Compensation claims management; Oversee the training program and lead the effort to meet and exceed safety goals and expectations.
• Lead community outreach efforts to become the employer of choice in the local area through such activities as: donations, fundraising, and business networking.
• Lead all employee recognition efforts to build upon the employer-employee relationship and to foster employee engagement.
• Manage the comprehensive training program to meet audit and compliance requirements in addition to facility goals.
• Oversee all policy and procedure administration to include legal compliance with all local, state, and federal laws.
• Complete routine reporting of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure plant performance and to develop action items in an effort to counter downward trends.
• Oversee the administration of hourly attendance and payroll in addition to Family Medical Leave and other benefit, leave, and wellness programs for all employees. Such programs include, but are not limited to: medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, life/AD&D insurance, 401(k), STD, LTD, and vacations.

Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree in a related business field required or equivalent work experience; MBA is a plus.
• 3 to 5+ years HR experience as a generalist in a high-performance ISO or world-class manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing is a plus.
• Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.
• Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure they are legally authorized to work in the location to which they apply.