Human Resources Generalist

Title: Human Resources Generalist

Type: Full-time / Perm / Hybrid

Location: Kent, WA (2-3 scheduled days on-site every week)

Salary Range: $70k - $75k/annually, depending on experience

Summary:

Our client is seeking an experienced Human Resources Generalist to oversee various aspects of human resources, including workforce planning, employment, strategic management, benefits, employee relations, recruiting, and occupational health, safety, and security. Other responsibilities include enforcing workplace policies and laws, advising on HR policies, maintaining confidential employee files, managing recruitment processes, and ensuring compliance with EEO and Affirmative Action. Additionally, you will be involved in strategic management, employee development, benefits administration, employee relations, and maintaining a safe work environment.

Responsibilities:

Workforce Planning & Enforcement:

• Enforce company, local, state, and federal workplace policies and laws.
• Guide managers on HR policies and procedures, providing expert advice on HR-related issues.
• Manage the recruitment process, oversee employment applications, and coordinate employee activities.
• Initiate background checks and drug screenings.
• Ensure recruitment compliance, providing support by placing ads, gathering resumes, reviewing qualifications, and coordinating interviews, assessments, and testing.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity and compliance with EEO and Affirmative Action.
• Effectively prioritize and organize work activities.
• Safeguard confidential employee information, maintain accurate personnel records, and provide required data to management.
• Record employee information such as personal data, compensation, benefits, tax data, attendance, performance reviews or evaluations, and termination records.
• Audit and update employee files to document personnel actions and provide information for payroll.

Strategic Management:

• Supervise and lead a small HR team (1-3 people).
• Balance team and individual responsibilities, exhibiting objectivity and openness to the views of others.
• Contribute to building a positive team spirit, displaying passion, optimism, and support for organizational goals.
• Demonstrate knowledge of market and competition, align work with strategic goals. and display orientation to profitability.
• Understand business implications.

Human Resources Development:

• Assess employee training needs and coordinate training programs.
• Record and track training, providing quarterly and annual reports.
• Coordinate employee recognition programs.
• Set and achieve challenging goals, quarterly KPIs, etc.
• Demonstrate persistence and overcome obstacles.
• Administer quarterly and annual employee pulse surveys, review and analyze results, and report and provide guidance for improvements to the executive leadership team.

Benefits:

• Communicate all benefit plans, facilitate open enrollment, and coordinate with brokers and
• carriers.
• Assist employees with benefits-related inquiries and decisions.
• Run monthly benefits administration processes and benefits enrollment changes.
• Administer ongoing benefits management, including new enrollments, changes, and COBRA compliance.
• Compile and maintain records for use in employee benefits administration.
• Process employment, payroll, and benefits enrollment change notices, enrollment, and waiver forms.
• Help promote and encourage the use of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Payroll:

• Responsible for processing payroll (currently using Paylocity).

Employee Relations:

• Offer counseling to employees, mediate problems, and manage grievances.
• Maintain confidentiality of all records.
• Resolve conflicts and mediate problems.

Occupational Health, Safety & Security:

• Observe safety and security procedures and adhere to all protocols.
• Proactively report unsafe conditions and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure a safe, non-offensive, hostile-free work environment.
• Prepare and file reports of accidents and injuries.
• Compile and provide annual OSHA 300(a)/301 Reporting.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree is required -OR- 5 years of relevant experience as an HR Generalist.
• Human Resources Certification (PHR, SPHR, or SHRM-CP designation) is strongly preferred.
• 5 years of experience as an HR Generalist in the private sector.
• Experience managing/supervising 1-3 direct reports in HR.
• Highly proficient in MS Office Suite and other internet-based applications.
• Proficiency with HRIS and Payroll processing systems (currently using Paylocity).
• Familiarity with Smartsheet and Excel workbooks.
• Familiarity with Benefits Solver and HSA & FSA Benefits Administration.
• Knowledgeable about EEOC regulations and Affirmative Action Plans
• Knowledgeable with WA-PFML and FMLA.
• Knowledgeable with reporting accidents and injuries through the L&I portal.
• Writes and speaks clearly and informatively.
• Capable of effectively conveying information and responding to inquiries.
• Ability to present confidently to diverse audiences within the organization.
• Strong benefits administration experience, including leading open enrollment.
• Effective problem-solving skills and a strong attention to detail.
• Must currently live close to Kent, WA, and be willing to work 2-3 days a week on-site.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (preferred).