What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resource Generalist position at HAYMARKET CENTER?
Description
The Human Resource Generalist will assist with the daily functions of the Human Resource (HR) department including talent acquisition (recruitment), administering pay, benefits, and leave, and enforcing company policies and practices.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Reviews, tracks, and documents compliance with mandatory and non-mandatory training, continuing education, and work assessments. This may include safety training, anti-harassment training, professional licensure, and aptitude exams and certifications.
- Assist with recruiting efforts, interviews and facilitates the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.
- Conducts or acquires background checks and employee eligibility verifications.
- Facilitate new hire orientation and assist with employee recognition programs.
- Performs routine tasks required to administer and execute human resource programs including but not limited to compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development.
- Handles employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the appropriate staff.
- May assist with constructive and timely performance evaluations. ·
- Attends and participates in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
- Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
- Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law. ·
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Attention to Detail:
Able to teach team efficient ways to verify accuracy and consistency; help others understand the reasons for certain procedures and the impact of certain mistakes; work with team to design processes that ensure records are kept up to date; hold people accountable for rigorously testing services/applications
Continuous Quality & Performance Improvement:
Able to establish personal standards of quality for own work; independently improve the quality of own work processes products, and/or services; identify and apply “best practices” in own work; improve the efficiency of own work by eliminating barriers and streamlining work processes; measure and track own performance
Flexibility & Achieving Change:
Able to positively deal with changes that affect job requirements; adapt to shifting priorities in response to the needs of internal and external customers; quickly recognize situations/conditions where change is needed; work to clarify situations where information, instructions, or objectives are ambiguous; support organizational change
Influencing & Communication Skills:
Keen listening, open-mindedness, and strong interpersonal skills so that necessary alliances with internal & external groups can be forged and developed quickly. Comfortable communicating both formally and informally with senior executives and communicate openly and equitably with peers & subordinates throughout Haymarket & customer organizations
Problem Solving & Analysis:
Able to gather appropriate data and diagnose the cause of a problem before taking action; separate causes from symptoms; apply lessons learned from others who encountered similar problems or challenges; anticipate problems and develop contingency plans to deal with them; develop and evaluate alternative courses of action
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required.
- Two (2) plus years as an HR Generalist; with responsibility for talent management activities, benefits and compensation
- At least one year of human resource management experience preferred.
- Bi-Lingual in Spanish a plus.
- SHRM-CP a plus.
Salary : $55,000 - $60,000
