HR Generalist

Job Description

We are currently seeking a HR Generalist for a full time, direct hire opportunity in Georgetown Ky. It is expected for this person to oversee daily HR needs for all three locations with a focus on employee relations and employment law. This will include supporting both operations staff and corporate staff with various needs such as leave, investigations, hiring and onboarding etc. This HR Generalist will be responsible for providing daily HR support to the plant in Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia. This will include the ability to travel to both the IN and WV locations once every 6 weeks. These trips are typically day trips but might require overnight stay (company pool vehicle available and expenses covered by company). Ideally we are seeking someone with a strong HR background in a warehousing/manufacturing background that is looking to grow long-term with the organization. This role will require to work onsite at the Georgetown KY location and travel up to 25% of the time and compensation is based on experience ranging from 70-85k.

Other duties include:

• Serve as an employee advocate and liaison between management and employees to resolve problems.
• Assist management to educate and coach management to ensure their alignment with and practice of the company’s Positive Employee Relations philosophies, culture, policies, and daily work interactions with employees.
• Serve as primary point of contact for any form of employee complaints. Ensure that applicable policies, forms, and hotline number are communicated and available to employees via intranet or other means.
• Immediately report all complaints of harassment, discrimination, violation of company or governmental regulations and precautionary action taken to HR Management
• Conduct investigation as directed by HR Management and/or Legal Department
• Review, report to, consult with HR Management, and advise local management regarding a request/decision to suspend and/or terminate an employee and advisement on Corrective Actions.
• Regularly discuss and assist local management in determining staffing and recruiting needs, levels, plans, and strategy. Be involved in all aspects of full cycle recruiting from job requisition through onboarding (including all orientations) and hiring the candidate.
• Assist employees with payroll or benefit problems or questions in consultation with HR management – liaison with payroll staff and/or local management
• Serve as the primary point of contact for local management and employees regarding LOA case management, including but not limited to; staying abreast of all state and local regulations and proficient knowledge of FMLA and ADA laws, policies, and procedures.
• Assist local and HR management, as requested, with talent development activities such as competency rating, high potential individual development and succession planning and internal coaching
• Stay abreast of local/state employment laws and inform HR Management of updates and changes and provide guidance on potential business impact, in consultation with HR management and/or Legal.
• Report any requests for VISA, Green Card or other work authorization support to HR Management and coordinate with the Legal Department
• Utilize the company’s online worker’s compensation system to enter incident reports received from local management and to manage the case from beginning to conclusion in consultation with HR management and/or Legal, as necessary. Receive and review post-incident physician report, and drug and alcohol test results to determine return-to-work ability and communicate and coordinate results with local management and injured worker in consultation with HR management
• Maintain the safe and secure storage and handling of company and employee data, property, and confidential information in accordance with company policies and procedures
• May be required to perform other related duties as the need arises and as directed by HR Management

Skills and Requirements

3-5 years of experience in a HR Professional role with specific experience in employee relations, investigations, performance improvement plans, ADA, and FMLA.

• Strong employment law and employee relations knowledge/experience required Experience supporting manufacturing or warehousing environment Comfortable traveling up to 25% of time between KY, IN and WV plants. SHRM certification (highly preferred) Bachelors degree

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].