What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Generalist position at Tandem Foods?
Human Resources Generalist - Bilingual Spanish
The HR Generalist is a highly visible, multifaceted role within Tandem Foods with a wide scope of responsibility. This role has a variety of HR-related priorities, including recruiting, front-line and strategic HR, benefits administration, and employee relations. This role will have responsibility for the Packer / Palletizer lifecycle at Tandem Foods and will continue to assume increased levels of responsibility within the HR team.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage the packer/palletizer lifecycle. Design, coordinate, and enhance the quality of the internal and external hiring and retention programs for the Packer / Palletizer position:
•Ensure adequate staffing levels through multiple avenues, including temp-to-hire and direct hire.
•Source candidates using various methods, including posting on job boards, social media, and representing the company at offsite career fairs and onsite hiring events.
•Identify and partner with local organizations to create a talent pipeline (ethnic organizations, community programs, unemployment office, transitional housing programs, etc.).
•Screen resumes, interview candidates, make offers of employment, and onboard new employees.
•Manage partnerships with onsite and local staffing agencies to attract candidates. Identify and onboard new agencies as appropriate and offboard non- performing agencies.
•Collaborate with department managers to proactively identify future hiring needs. o Develop and implement innovative strategies to attract and retain employees.
• Develop and report on metrics to determine effectiveness of recruitment and
retention efforts. Perform robust analyses on turnover, tenure, reason for termination, and the like, with the goal of improving retention in the job; recommend and implement changes.
•Act as a point of contact for employees with regard to employee relations issues and questions and build influential relationships with employees during the employment lifecycle. Regularly engage with employees to proactively identify potential concerns.
•Provide career counseling to employees on internal advancement opportunities and provide resources to assist in attainment of career goals.
HR administration duties including:
•Review for accuracy and process invoices for the department, including health
and welfare billing and temporary agency invoices.
•HRIS database entry and maintenance.
• Benefits administration.
•Granting/removing building access.
•Create executive-level HR presentations, monthly reports, and update policies
and procedures for the department.
• Gradually assume HR management functions, including employee relations, benefits administration, payroll processing, and partnering with plant leadership on initiatives.
• Other general departmental activities as needed.
Key Competencies
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Emphasis on knowledge sharing and team building
• Adaptable / Flexible: Open to change in response to new information, different or
unexpected circumstances
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work in a dynamic team environment
• Problem-Solving: Prevents and solves issues, understand, and mitigates problems,
recognizes cause and effect relationships between functions
Qualifications
• BS in Human Resource Management or related field
• Experience with lifecycle recruiting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong decision-making skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task and operate in a fast-paced environment
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is required
Salary : $60,000 - $75,000
