Senior People Partner (Hr Generalist)

Position Overview

The Senior People Partner performs a variety of HR generalist, technical, analytical, and administrative duties in support of the human resource functions including in the areas of recruitment, payroll and benefits administration, employee relations, and related functions. The individual will maintain and enhance the organization's human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating human resources policies, programs, and practices. Essential

Job Functions:

• Manage the full cycle recruiting process, including job postings, screening resumes, conducting interviews, making job offers and employment verifications.
• Conduct new hire orientation and onboarding activities to ensure a smooth transition for new employees.
• Manage the payroll and benefits administration process, including processing payroll, maintaining employee records, and administering employee benefits.
• In partnership with the management team, mitigate legal exposure by proactively coaching and addressing applicable employee relations matters, closely following up on necessary cases, and ensuring that all required paperwork is complete and actioned.
• Handles unemployment process, including representation at unemployment hearings, if necessary.
• Oversees HRIS data integrity, data entry and personnel file maintenance.
• Conducts performance management process and provides feedback. • Provide regular reports to management on HR metrics and trends.
• Manages leaves of absence and workers’ compensation programs, including disability, FMLA and LOA.
• Maintains, reviews, and updates internal policies, procedures and practices in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Perform other duties or special projects as assigned.
• Must be willing to travel to multiple sites.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience of increasingly responsible, professional experience, including two years in payroll administration.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, PHR or SPHR certification preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Exceptional inter-personal communications and relationship-building skills
• Strong Payroll and analytical experience
• In-depth knowledge of labor laws and HR practices, ensures compliance as it relates to CA and Federal wage and hour laws and regulations
• Strong morals, ethics, and sound judgement
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated expertise coaching and training managers and employees.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking and communications skills
• Attention to detail and exercise good judgement. • Ability to use computer software to include but not limited to: Advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft office applications.
• Previous experience with HRIS systems, preferably using Paylocity.
• Valid driver’s license in good standing to drive to multiple sites

Physical Demands and Working Environment

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Standard office setting; tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions; frequent interaction with staff and the general public.

Physical: Incumbents require sufficient mobility to work in an office setting; stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; operate office equipment including use of a computer keyboard; light lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling; ability to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.