HR Generalist

Who We Are

Challenge’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

Together we own Safety! Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

Who We Want

We are seeking a Human Resources Generalist to support our corporate team’s administrative functions and provide customer service to our salaried team members. The ideal candidate will be highly self-motivated, solution-focused, and passionate about assisting others and building relationships. This individual will monitor the employee-employer relationship and collaborate with leadership to foster an environment that keeps employees motivated and productive while championing Challenge’s Core Values. The perfect candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly growing setting, demonstrating a strong ability to work independently on a variety of projects while sharing a positive attitude and energy with their internal customers and teammates.

What You'll Do

• Acts as a liaison between managers and employees assigned to corporate functions across the organization to learn about, investigate, respond to, and resolve employee relations issues matters
• Acts as a resource for management on matters of employee discipline to ensure a consistent application of all policies and procedures
• Coordinates the internal dispute resolution process upon receiving an employee request
• Supports the Talent Acquisition team’s recruitment and retention efforts and leads corporate cultural committee meetings
• Ensures the consistent application of company policies, issues written discipline documents, investigates alleged misconduct, and coaches leadership on disciplinary matters.
• Ensures adherence to all federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Assists in maintaining, monitoring, and updating Human Resources policies and forms while ensuring that regulatory requirements are met.
• Promotes effective and positive communication between HR and all corporate employees.
• Works with HR leadership to develop, document, and implement enhanced Human Resources processes when needed
• Manages multiple administrative workflows, including Challenge’s immigrant worker program and other legal matters.
• Meets with new managers to orient them to HR processes. Conducts in-services on Human Resources topics for management as needs are identified
• Is the representative and contact for all corporate employees in the HR function.
• Supports the VP of Human Resources with other duties as assigned
  
  

When And Where

This will be a 830-5PM position located at our Corporate Office in Walker, MI.

Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends, outside of our regular hours, to ensure we successfully meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests.

What You Need To Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required
• 1-3 years of human resource management experience
• Manufacturing or automotive background experience preferred
• Must have knowledge of human resources principles including benefits, recruitment, state and federal employment and labor law, and employee relations
• Strong ability to communicate at various levels of the organization (written and verbal)
• Organizational savvy: possesses the ability to understand the culture in which one operates, and is able to effectively influence and drive change
• Comfortable working within a matrix organization
• Highly motivated self-starter and able to perform at multiple levels (strategic, tactical, administrative)
• Able to simplify and clarify situations and processes; delivers operational value through intelligent application of processes
• Excellent IT Skills, particularly Microsoft Office and HRIS systems
• Passion for customer and company success
• Positive team player
• Thrives in a hands-on environment
• Takes responsibility for actions, results, and mistakes
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity in all aspects of work
• Occasional travel as needed to other plants with corporate employees
  
  

What We Offer

We’re excited to offer a range of awesome benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, company-paid Short-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life and Long-Term Disability options, an Employer 401k Match, ESOP shares, tuition reimbursement, a Referral Bonus Program, Challenge Incentive Program, and paid time off.

Please note, while these benefits are part of what we offer, they may not all apply to this specific role. The details shared in this job description are intended to give you a general idea, but duties and responsibilities may evolve over time, with or without notice. And of course, we’re happy to provide reasonable accommodations to help individuals with disabilities succeed in their role.