Human Resources Generalist - OMS

Description

Are you a proactive and detail-oriented HR professional looking to make an impact? Young Innovations is seeking a Human Resources Generalist to support our Oral Surgery division. This role offers the opportunity to work with a multi-site and remote workforce, focusing on employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, compliance, and performance management.

What You’ll Do:

✔ Be the go-to resource for employee relations and engagement.
✔ Analyze HR data to drive decision-making.
✔ Manage key HR processes, including hiring, performance management, and compliance.
✔ Partner with safety teams, site leaders, and corporate HR to enhance operations.

What We’re Looking For:

🔹 3 years of HR experience (manufacturing/distribution preferred).
🔹 Strong knowledge of HR laws, policies, and systems.
🔹 Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
🔹 Proficiency in HRIS, Payroll, and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Why Join Us?

✨ Comprehensive Benefits Package – including medical, dental, and vision insurance with flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care.
✨ Company-Paid Employee Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability.
✨ Generous Paid Time Off – 2 weeks PTO upon hire, increasing to 3 weeks after one year, plus 9 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday.
✨ Competitive Compensation Plans.
✨ Be part of a dynamic, high-achieving HR team that values collaboration and innovation.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today!  

See below for full job description.  

Site Overview:

Young Innovations is a manufacturer and marketer of high-quality dental equipment with sales in excess of $100 million. With an outstanding reputation for quality, the company has a broad portfolio of market leading products across a variety of categories.

Position Overview:

The Human Resources Generalist will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive HR support to the management and staff for the multi-site and remote workforce of the Oral Surgery division of Young Innovations.  This position requires a proactive, organized, and detail-oriented professional who can manage multiple HR functions, including employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, training, compliance, performance management, and reporting. The HR Generalist will work closely with all levels of employees and management to foster a positive work environment and ensure HR initiatives align with the organization's goals and values.

The HR Generalist will report to the Divisional HR Business Partner.

Essential Duties: 

• Employee Relations & Engagement:

  • Serve as a point of contact for employees, addressing inquiries and concerns with a focus on maintaining a positive work culture.

  • Facilitate conflict resolution and provide guidance to supervisors and employees on handling employee relations matters.

  • Lead and champion employee engagement initiatives to drive morale, retention, and a cohesive work environment.

• Data Analysis & Reporting:

  • Prepare and deliver ad hoc reports and presentations using Excel and PowerPoint to support HR initiatives and inform decision-making.

  • Analyze HR metrics and data to identify trends, recommend actions, and support continuous improvement efforts.

• Recruitment & Onboarding:

  • Support full-cycle recruiting, including job postings, candidate screening, scheduling interviews, and coordinating hiring processes.

  • Conduct new hire orientation and ensure all onboarding activities are completed to integrate new employees effectively into the organization.

• Performance Management:

  • Assist in administering performance appraisal processes and support supervisors with coaching and performance improvement plans.

• Termination Process:

  • Manage the termination process in coordination with site leadership, ensuring compliance with company policies and legal requirements.

  • Handle all related documentation and exit procedures while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.

• HR Compliance & Policy Management:

  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommend best practices.

  • Maintain and update employee records and HRIS in accordance with company policies and legal requirements.

  • Support the implementation and communication of HR policies and procedures.

• Compensation & Benefits Administration:

  • Assist employees with benefit inquiries and open enrollment processes in coordination with the corporate Benefits Specialist.

  • Monitor employee LOA’s from third-party admin and share appropriate information with necessary internal parties.

  • Process employee status changes, such as promotions, transfers, and terminations, and ensure accurate information for corporate processing of payroll.

• Health & Safety:

  • Collaborate with the Safety team to ensure a safe work environment and participate in safety initiatives.

  • Support workers' compensation case management and facilitate return-to-work programs as needed.

Related Duties:  

• Various HR administrative tasks, such as: maintaining shared HR and employee files; uploading documents, responding to VOE’s and UI requests, maintaining on-site and remote HR compliance postings and other administrative tasks as assigned.

• Participating in or ownership of corporate HR projects as assigned.

• Deliver recurring or ad hoc training as needed.

• Support the integration of newly acquired businesses to drive standardization of HR practices into their organization.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Training and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a related field strongly preferred.

• At least 3 years of demonstrated success in an HR Coordinator, Specialist, Administrator or Representative capacity; manufacturing and/or distribution experience strongly preferred

• PHR or SHRM-CP a plus

• Good working knowledge of HR Regulations/Processes and HR Systems.

• Ability to operate independently with a strong bias for creative problem solving.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

Knowledge of:

• Recruiting and sourcing best practices, including behavioral interview techniques

• Employee relations, corrective action, and performance management basics

• HR laws (local and national)

• FMLA/ADA administration best practices

• Workers compensation and safety best practices

• HR and recruiting systems

Ability to:

• Partner with all levels of the organization to create a culture of positive employee relations and engagement

• Execute the essential duties of the job capably and with minimal supervision

• Maintain the confidentiality of employee data and conversations

Skills required:

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal

• Strong problem solving skills

• Strong time management and organizational skills with superior attention to detail

• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to negotiate and influence staff and site management

• Computer/technical skills, including intermediate to strong MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and comfortability with HR and Payroll/Timekeeping systems

Physical Requirements:

Manual dexterity and ability to work on a computer for extended periods of time.

Working Conditions

Office environment and occasional exposure to manufacturing plant environment, with some abnormal variations in temperature, unavoidable fumes, noise, dust and atmospheric conditions.

Ability to Travel:  Up to 10%

Young Innovations, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and E-Verify participating employer.