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Form of workLocation: Watertown, WI
Position: Human Resources Generalist
Reports To: Director of Human Resources
Date: 2/1/2024
JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for providing day-to-day support as needed primarily to Facility Manager as well as all local Management staff and Director of Human Resources. Primary responsibilities include:
JOB DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Note: The job functions relate to the job, not the individual)
JOB DUTIES/MARGINAL FUNCTIONS (Not fundamental job duties)
QUALIFICATIONS
JOB DISCLAIMER
This list of job duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.
Position: Human Resources Generalist
Reports To: Director of Human Resources
Date: 2/1/2024
JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for providing day-to-day support as needed primarily to Facility Manager as well as all local Management staff and Director of Human Resources. Primary responsibilities include:
- Preparation of employee files for payroll processing and provide guidance to supervisors concerning timekeeping procedures.
- Providing confidential and timely responses to employee issues, questions, and concerns.
- Preparation and storage of reports and documentation relating to payroll, employee personnel files, medical files, recruiting and interview notes, and investigations.
- Ensure that a supply of human resources forms are available in either electronic or printed format.
- Supervision of Facility Receptionist/AP Clerk and Human Resources Assistant.
- Coordinate efforts for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and on-boarding of new hourly employees for facility, and assist hiring managers with open salaried positions.
- Coordination of employee benefits, wage reviews and hourly employees' wage increases for facility. Work with Central office to communicate merit and wage range adjustments and annual benefit updates.
- Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws for location.
- Maintain tracking of leave benefits for employees (FMLA, Short-Term Disability, workers' compensation, jury duty, and military leave).
- Coaching of local management team concerning employee conflicts, performance reviews, establishing annual goals, and investigations.
- Conduct timely exit interviews and provide insights into improvements to enhance employee experiences to engage and retain team members.
- Manage workers' compensation claims for facility employees; participate in claim review with insurance and corporate office; and act as liaison between employee, doctor, and insurance. Partner with Facility Safety personnel to complete OSHA 300 log.
- Review and advise facility management team concerning succession planning and staffing.
- Provide reports and evaluations to assist in interpretation of employment data in order to address areas of concern as well as identify successes and best practices.
- Planning/coordination for employee events as needed
JOB DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Note: The job functions relate to the job, not the individual)
- Process bi-weekly payroll for facility employees, including generation and storage of all related forms/reports.
- Provide day-to-day support to Facility Manager as well as all management staff to include report/forms generation, assist with finding answers/solutions to employee questions/issues, regulating compliance with company policies/guideline, and insuring management's timely and equitable enforcement of those policies/guidelines.
- Maintaining computerized and physical employee personnel/medical records in a timely and confidential manner.
- Assisting all employees with questions/concerns regarding work-related issues, benefits, policy, payroll, etc. Sometimes acting as liaison between employees and company or providers.
- Coordinate efforts for hiring of new employees including recruitment, testing, interviewing, orientation/on-boarding, and benefit enrollment.
- Monitor order placement for employee uniforms, shoe program, office supplies and safety eye wear.
- Directing work activities and supervision of Receptionist/AP Clerk and Human Resources Assistant as well as substituting in their absence as the back-up.
- Coordination for employee events: dinners, fundraising, meetings, etc.
- Creation and maintenance of reports for Facility Manager and Management as well as Director of Human Resources and corporate personnel as requested.
- Maintain flexibility in work schedule to allow for meetings, employee dinners, availability to employees working 2nd an 3rd shifts.
- Assist in identifying and sourcing training needs for employees of the facility.
- Actively participate in Obeya Projects.
JOB DUTIES/MARGINAL FUNCTIONS (Not fundamental job duties)
- Generate forms and complete special typing projects as required.
- Complete work errands as needed.
- Supervise employee soft-drink and water fullgoods sales and enter into payroll.
- Attend outside Human Resources training sessions as provided.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Post-secondary education degree related to business/human resources as well as a minimum of three years of progressive work experience in Human Resources or related field.
- Strong computer skills to include working knowledge of such programs as Windows, Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills, verbal and written.
- Ability to work with limited supervision, yet an excellent team player.
- Ability to exercise good judgement and make responsible decisions.
- Ability to exercise discretion and high level of confidentiality.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to support all company policies/guidelines and enforce employee compliance correctly and equitably.
JOB DISCLAIMER
This list of job duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.
