HR Generalist

Position Value Proposition

The HR Generalist is responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional level and works closely with senior HR leadership in supporting designated geographic regions. This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: employee relations, training, performance management, onboarding, policy implementation, recruitment/employment, affirmative action and employment law compliance.

Core Responsibilities

• Administers various human resource plans and procedures for all organization personnel; assists in the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures; supports preparation and maintenance of the employee handbook and the policies and procedures.
• Participates in developing department goals, objectives and systems.
• Supports administration for tracking and processing employee changes as well as the compensation program; monitors the performance management program and revises as necessary.
• Supports new-employee orientations and onboarding as well as monitors career-pathing program.
• Handles employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling and exit interviewing process.
• Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings and seminars.
• Maintains company organization charts and the employee directory.
• Assists in evaluation of reports, decisions and results of department in relation to established goals. Recommends new approaches, policies and procedures to continually improve efficiency of the department and services performed.
• Maintains human resource information system records and compiles reports from the database.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state and local employment laws and regulations.

Required qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) to perform essential functions of this position:

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR Management preferred.
• 3-5 years’ experience in HR preferred.
• Expertise in HR policies and procedures
• Strong knowledge of hiring process
• Understanding of HR best practices and current regulations
• Sound judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Customer-focused attitude with high level of professionalism and discretion
• Familiar with MS Office suite
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred but not required.

Core Competencies:

• Conflict Management - Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.
• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Ethics and Values - Adheres to an appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches.
• Integrity and Trust - Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn't misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.
• Interpersonal Savvy - Relates well to all kinds of people—up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can defuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Managerial Courage - Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
• Drive for Results - Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Strategic Agility - Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Time Management - Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.

Work Experience/Education

A bachelor’s degree and three to five years of HR experience, or a master’s degree in HR management and two years of experience in the HR field, or seven years of experience in the HR field, or any similar combination of education and experience.

Software & Technology

Position will require the frequent use and knowledge of MS Windows 10, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Outlook. ADP, Concur, Kronos TKS or comparable TKS, ERP system software (MS Dynamics AX or applicable software).

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment, with routine travel through an industrial environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, photocopiers and smartphones.

Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request for those who have disabilities that qualify under the American with Disabilities Act.

Banker Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer with an Affirmative Action Plan.