Human Resources Generalist - Hiring Now

We are searching for a hardworking Human Resources Generalist to join our productive team at Legrand NA in Union City, CA.
Growing your career as a Full Time Human Resources Generalist is a terrific opportunity to develop competitive skills.
If you are strong in cooperation, problem-solving and have the right initiative for the job, then apply for the position of Human Resources Generalist at Legrand NA today!

At a Glance

 

Legrand  has an exciting opportunity for a Human Resources Generalist to join the Finelite Team in Union City, CA. 

 

The Finelite (a Legrand Company) HR Generalist supports the needs of the organization by providing a full range of human resource services, programs, and solutions for both our Union City and Livermore factories. This role is responsible for executing a wide variety of HR activities, including staffing and onboarding, compensation and benefits, employee relations, employee engagement, company events, training and development, health and safety administration (OSHA and Workers’ Comp) policy interpretation and application, compliance of labor laws/regulatory requirements and HR/Payroll System transactions. Interfaces with both Finelite and Legrand HR staff on HR projects and implements new or revised policies, processes and programs. This role will also be involved in company-wide activities and participate in cross functional teams. We are looking for someone who is a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, and who can both manage deadlines and people effortlessly.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide first level support for our Union City manufacturing facilities in the administration of company-wide human resources policies, procedures, and practices in accordance with company practices, state and federal legal requirements, including Legrand initiatives.
• Employee Relations - Supports factory and office management and supervisors with employee relations issues. Provides interface with employees, offering information and support to help resolve issues. Conducts investigations into employee complaints or issues with appropriate documentation and sense of urgency. Keeps HR and entity leadership informed of situations that arise and may handle investigations or coach assigned management teams.
• Worker’s Compensation and Leaves of Absence – Partners with employee and insurance provider on any Worker’s Compensation claims or Leave of Absence requests. Provides interface with employees, offering information and support to help resolve issues and/or pointing them toward available resources to assist them.
• Health & Safety – Responsible for partnering with Lean Team on Health & Safety initiatives, including Safety Committee, training, and reporting. May also involve development of safety initiatives and Action Teams to resolve safety issues.
• Recruiting – Responsible for Factory & Office recruitment and recruiting related activities, including but not limited to posting openings both internally and externally sourcing direct hire candidates, reviewing applications, applicant tracking, screening candidates, scheduling interviews, and all related follow-up through the offer and new hire process (including new hire orientation). Includes internal and external communications to HR, Finelite personnel, and candidates and partnering with local temp agencies. Also responsible for researching local market compensation.
• Benefits - Works closely with Finelite and Legrand benefits staff to prepare for Open Enrollment, coordinating open enrollment materials, employee communications, updating the system and resolving any issues that might arise. Assists employees with benefit issues, mid-year changes, new employee benefits enrollment, etc.
• General HR Duties: Responsible for general HR support including (but not limited to) routine HR questions, company events such as Quarterly meetings (including ordering service awards and lunch), employee file maintenance, updating bulletin boards as needed, employment verifications, maintaining New Hire documents and creating New Hire packets. Also supports internal training and development programs and initiatives and prepares and accurately processes personnel actions via change forms, terminations, LOA requests in HRIS. Also responsible for Performance Review management.
• Performs other similar and related duties as assigned and required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bi Lingual - Spanish
• Minimum 3-5 years solid, progressive HR experience. Experience in a manufacturing environment highly desired.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or Liberal Arts degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. HRCI/SHRM credentials (PHR/SHRM-CP) a plus.
• Solid working knowledge of state and Federal labor law, including wage & hour, benefits, worker’s compensation, EEO requirements, FLSA, and CA labor law.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience communicating in a factory and office setting with ability to interact and communicate in a confident and friendly manner with all levels of the organization. Solid interpersonal skills a must.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and analytical skills along with solid judgment and the ability to make timely and sound decisions, understanding the needs of the supervisor/manager, while working with a sense of urgency and priority.
• Proven ability to work independently, prioritize work assignments, and remain organized with multiple deadlines while delivering detailed follow through with a strong attention to detail. Must be comfortable with effectively handling multiple projects concurrently.
• Dependable, team player, who is flexible with changing gears and priorities fluidly, and a quick learner who can perform a wide range of tasks. Someone who is highly collaborative, inquisitive, loves new challenges, and able to do more with less.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of information, activities or processes, both within and outside the company.
• Familiarity with Ceridian/Dayforce and proficiency with MS Office suite.
• Physical ability to move, lift, and carry items weighing up to 30 lbs. for short periods of time.

All essential functions or responsibilities are determined to be essential job functions for which reasonable accommodation will be made. Ability to perform the secondary functions or responsibilities is not a requirement of the job, but an incumbent may be required to perform these duties if able. This job description is not to be construed to be an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor or senior management, subject to reasonable accommodation.

About Legrand

Representing more than 150 years of innovation, Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our purpose is improving lives by transforming the spaces where people live, work and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative and sustainable. Every day, over 39,000 Legrand employees work hard to enhance the buildings of tomorrow. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext ( Legrand SA EPA: LR ) with revenue of €7 billion, and products sold in 180 countries. For more information, visit

 

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand North and Central America (LNCA) employs over 6,500 associates in 50 locations, working across six divisions/sector: Audio Visual, Building Controls Systems, Data Power and Controls, Electrical Wiring Systems, and Lighting. We hold a leading position in every North American market we serve and focus on exceeding our customers’ needs within the commercial, residential, and industrial industries. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. LNCA is an employee-centered, growing company with tremendous opportunity. For more information, visit 

 

About Legrand’s Lighting Sector

Legrand’s Lighting Sector consists of five lighting brands; , , , and which focus on architectural, decorative, and downlighting and which focuses on lighting for demanding environments. We employ a talented group of employees that love lighting to design and manufacture high performance, energy efficient LED lighting solutions for applications in commercial, educational, healthcare, as well as challenging environments such as tunnels and correctional facilities. With an eye toward sustainable design, our focus is on specification-oriented products and solutions that meet the functional needs of spaces while working in harmony with the designer’s vision for those spaces. Our focus is on specification-oriented products and solutions that meet the functional needs of spaces while working in harmony with the designer’s vision for those spaces. We work with architects, engineers, and contractors to supply lighting built specifically for their client’s projects.

 

 

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

Benefits of working as a Human Resources Generalist in Union City, CA:

● Company offers great benefits
● Opportunities to grow
● Advantageous package