Human Resources Generalist

Build your Career with an Industry Leader

Multi-Color Corporation and Fort Dearborn have merged and are now the world’s largest prime label and packaging supplier. Join the new MCC and you will have the opportunity to become part of an organization that is committed to excellence and industry leadership for over 110 years.

The Human Resources Generalist is responsible for ensuring that the facilities within his/her assigned segment are staffed according to business need, are sustaining critical HR programs including performance reviews and overall talent management.  This role will partner directly with the respective plant HRM / HR Director for his/her segment to ensure that any broader scale initiatives include the appropriate HR considerations.  The Human Resources Generalist must have a working technical knowledge of all relevant labor and employment regulations within their segment’s plants, excellent communication skills and a strong motivation to advance MCC's Core Values and culture through the work that is done every day in our locations.

Why work at MCC: 

• Compensation: $65K - $70K annually
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and 401(k)
• Paid Holidays: New Years, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, plus two floating holidays

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that assigned plant(s) are staffed appropriately to labor planning. This includes initiating the requisition approval process, advertising, screening resumes, interviewing, and ensuring management involvement in the selection process and offer approvals.
• Ensuring all new hires receive a proper introduction to the company, their location and their job throughout their first 90 days.
• Manage the Objective Setting and Performance review process throughout the year to ensure that all associates receive objectives and performance feedback throughout the year and support the annual performance appraisal and talent management processes through effective communications and follow-up with supervisors.
• Support the plant safety team to ensure a safe work environment where accidents are prevented where possible and any injury/incident is handled with the associate’s well-being as the top priority and then addressing worker’s compensation administration and the root causes and countermeasures to prevent future occurrences.
• Provide information and reports on data such as staff turnover, cost, etc. This role must be comfortable utilizing technology in order to aggregate and analyze data in order to make fact-based decisions.
• Oversee payroll and benefits administration to ensure associates are paid timely and accurately, and are provided benefits they elect. This should also include management of various LOAs including STD, FMLA, etc.
• Assists in handling employee relations issues.
• Support the rollout of other HR department related initiatives and communications (i.e., open enrollment, incentives, compensation strategy, policy/procedure changes).
• Supports management by providing human resources advice, counsel, and decisions; analyzing information and applications.
• Guides management and employee actions by researching, developing, writing, and updating policies, procedures, methods, and guidelines; communicating and enforcing organization values.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Role models our Core Values and Code of Conduct and coaches and communicates the same across their segment including their HR Generalist team.
• Other duties as assigned.

 Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Human Resources or related discipline is preferred but not required
• 3+ year of HR coordinator or generalist experience (more experience required if no undergraduate degree). Preferred experience in manufacturing   24/7 operation(s). 
• Working knowledge of regulatory, legal and statutory rules governing employment and labor law.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Must have excellent computer skills and a high proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• High energy level and ability to marshal resources to accomplish projects, tasks and change initiatives
• Exceptional customer focus and ability to build effective working relationships at all organizational levels
• Ability to adapt to changing environment and support of multiple clients.
• High degree of professionalism, discretion and integrity.

Multi-Color welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Multi-Color Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.

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