Senior Human Resources Generalist

Company: Confidential
Location: Racine, WI Are you ready to take on a new opportunity and grow your career in Human Resources? Then this position may be just what you are looking for. As our Senior HR Generalist, you will be supporting a full range of generalist human resource functions, including talent acquisition, employee relations, health and safety, training, benefits, compensation, and special projects.  This position will work closely with our Human Resources Manager and Supervisory Team to implement policies, programs, and processes to enhance the overall employee experience. Our company is located in southeast Wisconsin and has been a trusted partner in the design, development, and manufacturing of some of the most respected tool brands in the world for over 90 years. HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Serve as primary advocate for employee relations for manufacturing associates, proactively working to develop relationships, identify and resolve areas of concern and promote a positive, open, and inclusive work environment.
• Support all talent acquisition activities for manufacturing associates and salaried non-exempt staff, including daily management of temporary workforce. Assist the HR Manager with employee life-cycle activities as required.
• Administer the full cycle leave of the absence process including FMLA and Worker’s Compensation.
• Serve as department representative on our Safety Committee and assist the plant manager with coordinating safety compliance training and activities.
• Manage data input and integrity within HRIS (ADP), and support leadership needs for reporting and metrics.
• Coordinate employee notifications and meetings for benefit programs.
• Support, and at times lead, employee engagement events.
• Evaluate and propose new approaches, policies, and procedures for continual process improvement in efficiency of department and services performed.
• Assist with special projects.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business or related field required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Human Resources, ideally with at least two (2) years directly supporting manufacturing operations.
• Possess a broad understanding of Human Resource functions and procedures.
• Ability to regularly engage employees on the production floor to build relationships and drive positive employee relations.
• Proven capability to effectively manage conflicts and collaborate and communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, decision making and judgement skills.
• Ability to exercise discretion while managing confidential information.
• Understanding and working knowledge of Federal, State and Local employment laws and practices including EEO, AA, FMLA, ADA, Worker’s Compensation and OSHA
• Computer literate with proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook, HRIS & payroll systems (ADP preferred), as well as other HR related technology (i.e., recruiting platforms).
• Ability to be organized, flexible, adaptable, and multi-task in fast-paced organization.
• Basic knowledge and experience with payroll and benefits administration preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish) proficiency helpful, but not required.

We offer our employees a friendly, business-casual working environment and in addition to a competitive salary, our employees are offered health, dental, vision and life insurance, a generous PTO package, 401(k) with employer match, EAP, tuition reimbursement and additional company perks. Our company is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and providing equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to age, race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, religion, or any other classification protected by law.

 

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