What are the responsibilities and job description for the HR Generalist position at City of West Allis, WI?
Salary : $32.63 - $39.88 Hourly
Location : West Allis, WI
Job Type : Permanent full time
Job Number : 2025-00306
Department : Human Resources Department
Opening Date : 01 / 30 / 2025
Description
Are you a passionate and driven HR professional looking to make a meaningful impact? The City of West Allis is seeking an experienced Human Resources Generalist to play a key role in supporting our workforce and strengthening HR operations. If you're passionate about recruitment, employee relations, and team development-and value a sense of purpose in your work-this opportunity is for you! Enjoy a desirable work / life balance, supportive and collaborative team, as well as, a competitive benefits package including contributory medical and fully paid dental benefits, a contributory dual pension program, and generous time off. West Allis residents earn an additional 5% on top of the pay range. Learn more and apply today!
Examples of Duties
- Leads recruitment and selection, promotion and transfer efforts for city departments.
- Adheres to local, State and federal employment and discrimination laws, and City policy; evaluates recruitment strategies and sources; designs and implements effective and efficient approaches for sourcing, recruitment, candidate evaluation, selection and retention, utilizing available technology.
- Collaborates with HR team to develop and maintain new employee orientation materials, provides onboarding for new hires including scheduled check-ins, performs new employee orientations; assists employees in making informed benefit choices and in enrolling in benefit programs; tracks and files digital forms and required acknowledgments.
- Supports annual benefit enrollment and communication.
- Processing Personnel Action Forms (PAF) by entering changes in HRIS or other systems, sharing with Payroll and filing.
- Collaborates with HR staff to formulate and establish departmental goals, workplace priorities and allocation of resources.
Qualifications
Benefits include : Time off Bank with the ability to accrue up to 25 days in one year to be used at your discretion with management approval; nine (9) paid holidays; eligibility for health insurance the first of the month following thirty (30) days of service with choice of a PPO Plan or High Deductible Health Plan (with optional participation in a Health Savings Account) - both plans are contributory and cover the employee and his / her family; fully paid dental insurance covering the employee and his / her family, with eligibility the first of the first of the month following thirty (30) days of service; a dual pension system comprised of the Wisconsin Retirement Fund
Salary : $33 - $40
