Human Resources Generalist

About Harvest Hope Food Bank

Embark on a fulfilling journey at Harvest Hope Food Bank, where your talents play a vital role in our mission to end hunger. As the largest hunger-relief organization in South Carolina, serving 20 counties, we annually distribute 30 million pounds of food across the Midlands, Pee Dee, and Upstate regions. Our dynamic nonprofit values innovation, collaboration, and diversity, offering a uniquely rewarding experience for employees dedicated to making a meaningful difference in their communities. Join our dedicated team in building a hunger-free tomorrow through active engagement with nearly 400 partner agencies. Together, we strive to address food insecurity and positively impact lives across the state.

Logistics & Work Environment:

This full-time position is primarily based in at our Florence branch and follows standard operating hours of Monday through Friday schedule from 8:00am to 4:00pm, totaling 37.5 hours per week, with occasional weekend hours as required by management or business needs.

The role includes exposure to varying temperatures, including freezer environments and outdoor weather conditions.

• Establishes and maintains healthy and positive working relationships with all HHFB staff, agencies and volunteers while demonstrating extreme discretion and confidentiality with personnel.
• Responsible for educating HR related benefit programs in a clear and positive manner to new hires and employees.
• Responsible for being knowledgeable on HR/HHFB policies and procedures and recommend changes when necessary and appropriate.
• Responsible for following and clearly interpreting all HHFB policy and
• Assists with the performance evaluation process and updates employee rosters, and other HR reporting programs/tools.
• Ability to assist with the audit of and processing of payroll.
• Coordinates all staff meetings and employee engagement initiatives.
• Verifies I-9 documentation and maintains documentation. 
• Manages new hire orientation and appropriate new hire set-up, email, back-ground checks and drug screening.
• Manages personnel records, electronic filing setup and
• Assists with the system processing of all new hires and terminations. 
• Assists Vice President of Human Resources with various research projects and/or special projects.
• Works closely with hiring managers to open requisitions and secure all required signatures, develop job posts, schedule predictive index, perform the initial evaluation of applicants, offer a qualified pool of candidates to the hiring manager, and set up interviews.
• Reports job-related incidents and act as a liaison between employees and workers' compensation. 
• Maintains and updates human resources reports, documents and personnel records.
• Other duties as assigned.

A Day in the Life:

The Human Resources Generalist is crucial in the success of HHFB daily operations. Under the guidance of the Vice President of Human Resources, the generalist helps to implement and lead Human Resources practices and objectives that provide a well-rounded employee-oriented, high-performance culture.

To Qualify for this Position, you must have:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources or similar field preferred; two or more years related experience and/or training referred; or equivalent combination of education and experience, PHR certification is a plus.
• 2+ years actively functioning in the HR Generalist capacity.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must have excellent organization, time-management, and task-management skills to maneuver in an extremely fast paced and diverse environment.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion, strong ethical character capable of handling confidential information.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication.
• Hold a valid driver's license.

Thrive

We offer competitive pay ranging from $60, ,000 annually, equating to the incumbents' education, skill-sets, experience and qualifications.

SOME OF THE VAST REWARDS OF WORKING HERE

As we work to eliminate hunger throughout, we state, we also work to care for our teams' professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Full support and career development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise and maximize your potential along your career journey.
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates empower each other.
• Generous Total Rewards Plan - comprising health, finance, and wealth work/life balance.
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Paid Annual Leave - the longer you work here, the more you earn.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the tasks outlined in this job description.

Harvest Hope Food Bank is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. This description provides information regarding the essential functions of the designated job. It should not be interpreted to describe all the duties or limit the assignments given. This position description does not constitute an employment agreement or contract.