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Form of work We encourage you to bring your talent and effort to Harvest Sherwood and contribute to our shared success, while having fun, serving our customers, and strengthening the local communities in which we operate. As the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the U.S., with 15 distribution centers from coast-to-coast, Harvest Sherwood is an essential business. We buy, sell and deliver fresh, high quality protein products and other foods to over 6,000 retail and foodservice customers.
Job Purpose
The Human Resources Generalist will work closely with the HR Manager and Sr. HR Generalist assisting in aligning business objectives with employees and management personnel across all company branches in the (West or East). Significantly, the HR Generalist will coordinate various human resources activities including employment, compensation, benefits, labor relations, training, and employee services.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain employment records related to hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions using the current HRIS system
- Provide answers to first level questions related to HR policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations. Escalate issues or concerns to Sr. HR Generalist and HR Manager as required
- Champion and address employee relations issues such as duties and responsibilities, compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, or promotion opportunities
- Assist in developing and implementing necessary management and training, such as sexual harassment, discrimination, safety, and more
- Help establish and implement personnel policies and procedures
- Provide assistance with onboarding employees and processing new hire paperwork
- Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention
- Perform other tasks as needed
Qualifications and Experience
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function assigned satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- 2+ years working in a HR Representative or HR Generalist function
- Excellent communication skills to relay information to supervisors and employees
- Knowledge of labor laws and human resources best practices
- Previous experience managing a multi-state human resources function
- Familiar with HRIS systems, with experience in ADP Workforce Now and/or Ceridian Dayforce a strong plus
- Must exercise good judgment and maintain confidentiality in maintaining critical and sensitive information, records and reports
- Ability to prepare accurate, effective, complete, and easily understood reports and other forms of written communication
- Highly organized with strong quantitative abilities and superior attention to detail
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable, organize, and prioritize multiple duties
- Experience with all products in the Microsoft Office Suite
Harvest-Sherwood is committed to offering competitive benefits to our employees and their dependents, including paid vacation, health insurances, and a 401K plan!
*We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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