HR Generalist II

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.
 

Position Purpose: The HR Generalist II will have both administrative and strategic responsibilities, helping the company to plan and administer important functions, such as training and development, compensation and benefits, compliance, and more.

Title: HR Generalist II

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $70,000 - $110,000

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Lafayette CO & Hybrid

Benefits:

• 100% company paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year and parental leave).

Job Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships and maintain a positive work environment by fostering effective communication and promoting employee engagement
• Assist with ensuring compliance with state/federal/local employment regulations for all employees
• Support new employee onboarding, including: Orientation, HRIS management with strong attention to detail, manager communication, new hire check-ins, benefits enrollment follow-up, etc.
• Supports benefit administration including strong knowledge of all benefit plans along with supporting BCT benefit related policies; answer benefits questions, address benefits concerns
• Provide employees with accurate and consistent interpretation of personnel policies and procedures to ensure proper compliance to rules, regulations, and laws
• Serve as general support for all employee questions and concerns – answer/assist where possible, guiding in the correct direction when needed
• Process unemployment claims: filling out paperwork, communication(s) and documentation
• Maintain personnel files in compliance with state, federal and local laws as well as best practices. Ensures files are created, complete and in proper filing system. Completes annual audits to ensure compliance
• Maintain accurate HRIS employee records and data across all systems
• Support necessary reporting requests from other departments
• Assist with building and maintaining accurate process documents across the department
• Participate in development of HR objectives and systems, including metrics, queries, and standard reports
• Handle verification of employment requests
• Facilitate and support Blue Canyon Technologies’ Guide program
• Work with the admin staff to manage employee recognition and subsequent rewards
• Build & administer company-wide surveys and support distillation of data gathered from surveys for leadership review
• Work closely with HR team members on workplace investigations by helping to document, and create solutions for internal employee conflicts with strict adherence to confidentiality and protection of privacy
• Assures discretion and confidentiality of employee concerns, records, and communications
• Contribute to organizational development initiatives.
• Support offboarding process for exiting employees
• Organize yearly flu shot clinic
• Help support and maintain talent and onboarding management processes.
• Collaborates with the human resources and recruiting teams to develop effective recruitment, and onboarding strategies
• Collaborate with the HR Manager, Recruiting Manager, Payroll Manager and/or HR Director on special projects
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications/Education:

• 2 - 5 years progressively responsible HR Generalist experience including: technical recruiting, employee relations, benefit administration, employee conflict management, and maintenance of employee databases.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field preferred.
• 2 years of employee relations experience working with both employees and people leaders
• Demonstrated experience in a related field may be considered in lieu of education.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office with including knowledge of Excel formulas for data auditing.
• Keen attention to detail, highly organized, excellent time management required
• Self-starter, resourceful and adaptable mindset
• Strong problem-solving skills and critical thinking
• Strong & effective written and verbal communication skills including the ability to give and receive feedback to improve performance and development
• Excellent listening and reading comprehension
• Strong awareness of confidentiality, sensitivity, and neutrality
• Adequate knowledge of applicable employment-related laws, regulations, and procedures.
• Ability to complete job duties with medium oversight.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides evidence that the applicant possesses the required
  
  

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines.  BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents:  In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.  Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at HR@bluecanyontech.com.

Salary : $70,000 - $110,000