Sr. HR Generalist

Sr. HR Generalist Job Description (Ben)

Grade Level 12

Description

The Sr. HR Generalist has a key role in maintaining our employee-oriented company culture. This role consists of "hands-on" management of human resource issues with employees, supervisors and managers. Primary functions of this position include employee relations, employee engagement initiatives, benefit administration, training and development, performance management, recruitment, leave and payroll administration, HRIS reporting and employment law / regulations compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Employee Relations

Build relationships with management and employee population to better understand the business and provide HR consultation that represents HR policies, corporate goals and values.

Respond to employee relations issues and handle day-to-day employee questions and concerns.

Coach supervisors and managers on effective ways to enhance overall team effectiveness, improve employee engagement and resolve employee relations issues with a specific focus on benefit package education.

Conduct internal investigations in an impartial and practical manner and mediate employee benefit issues as needed.

Lead Employee Handbook update initiatives to ensure accurate policy communication and compliance with local / state / federal regulations and statutes.

Employee Engagement

Partners in coordinating and executing organization wide engagement initiatives including stay interviews, exit interviews and teambuilding programs.

Develop recruitment metric data. Reports themes on a monthly basis.

Implements and administers rewards and recognition programs that support the business.

Payroll

Responsible for time management component of the bi-weekly payroll process.

Produces applicable bi-weekly payroll reports.

Responsible for performing support role in completion of the ISOX compliant processes, including Payroll Double Check, Change Log)

Training & Development

Assists in working with department managers to identify training needs.

Develop and deliver training programs in support of organizational needs.

Participates as part of the global HR training group.

Creates presentations to be delivered to employees regarding matters such as new company policies, LEAN initiatives, Wellness, etc.

Works to keep training programs content relevant in order to engage and educate employees and trainees.

Prepares hard copy training materials and presentations for employees and with the approval of management.

Coordinates and oversees new hire orientation on the 1st day of employment.

Promotes Human Resource process standardization and process improvement while serving as a key partner to the Human Resources Director in determining employee development needs

Corporate Communications

Develops and distributes communications on behalf of executive management, providing writing and editing support for CEO and other Senior Management as needed.

Integrates all communications strategies within Palram's overall initiatives, vision and goals.

Writes, edits and reviews internal communication documents and programs, ensuring a "corporate voice" permeates messaging to employees and stakeholders.

Reviews and edits essential internal communications prior to dissemination to ensure accuracy, clarity, and appropriateness.

Designs communication solutions in support of business needs; co-creates messages with stakeholders, including managing HR department communications and HR program launches.

Creates content for newsletters, memos and e-mail communications.

Creates, develops and maintains web-based employee communication site to ensure up to date, accurate and engaging content.

Creates and promotes corporate content on external sourcing sites, generating and solidifying candidates' corporate brand awareness.

Performance Management / Compensation Planning

Supports annual performance review and compensation planning process.

Partners with managers in the creation of employee warning and performance improvement plans.

Recruiting

Leads coordination of recruitment strategy across all departments through the development of position specific recruitment strategies in partnership with managers.

Schedules and conducts interviews, books conference rooms, and coordinates recruitment activities.

Responsible for building and maintaining onboarding programs to meet the needs of the business.

Serves as primary point of contact for recruitment advertising vendors

Coordinates with multiple agencies to identify resources and schedule interviews for temporary and direct hire placements.

Arranges safety training for all new employees and temporary staff

Coordinate the onboarding process to ensure direct and temporary team members are entered into HRIS system timely and accurately.

Posts jobs on recruitment module of HRIS and external job-boards

Maintains a list of active internal job openings.

Coordinates the completion of all pre-employment processes to ensure compliance and accuracy

Trains new team members on recruitment processes.

Benefits & Leave Administration

• Serves as benefit plans expert and primary resource for all employees.
• Lead the onboarding of new vendors within cross-functional business requirements (i.e Finance, Safety, Purchasing, Legal)
• Ensure all required notifications and documentation is communicated and available for all employee benefits in compliance with local / state / federal regulations and statues.
• Conducts internal audits to ensure eligibility status and benefit provision is correct, timely and in compliance with all policy and regulatory requirements.
• Assists and supports the ongoing administration and development of the benefit package.
• Administers the invoicing and billing procedures of all offered benefits.
• Coordinate and execute benefit education initiatives with vendors.
• Completes the processing of 1095 reporting and ensures compliance with all ACA requirements.
• Identifying, maintaining and communicating applicable employee life cycle changes to benefit carriers and into carrier websites.
• Assists in the management of STD & LTD leaves.
• Serves as back up for Sr. Human Resources Business Partner responsible for FMLA administration.
• Facilitates the open enrollment process throughout its continuum.
• Serve as an active member of the Retirement Committee to ensure fiduciary responsibility and compliance in the administration of the Company retirement plan and education initiatives.
• Create, develop and maintain Benefits documents, including Guidebook, Summary and all supporting educational documentation.

HRIS

Requirements / Preferred Qualifications :