HR Generalist

PEPL has been engaged to place a Human Resources Generalist for a manufacturing company located in Lavonia, GA.

Customer Service

• Provides superior customer service to all prospective and current employees regarding inquiries related to employee benefits, job duties, working conditions, compensation, policies, training, etc. Assists employees with boot vouchers and the reimbursement for work boots and glasses.


• Ensures all supplies for manufacturing facilities are ordered and delivered to employees.

Recruitment & Staffing

• Prepares personnel forecast to project employment needs by ensuring strategic workforce forecasting, recruitment, and retention of hourly and salary workforce for manufacturing site.


• Coordinates all the hiring, onboarding, promotion, transfer, demotion, and termination activities at the assigned site.


• Creates and implements strategies to attract passive job seekers (employer branding, career fairs, signs, local recruitment tools). Conducts pre-employment screening, applicant assessments, and processes pre-hire/new hire paperwork.

Employee Relations

• Collaborates with management to address and resolve employee relations issues in compliance with local, state, and federal legislation to establish positive employer-employee relations.


• Provides employee counseling with referral on a confidential basis to appropriate employee assistance programs.


• Attends the production meetings and tours the production floor, having face-to-face time with each shift weekly.


• Gets feedback from employees and management regarding morale and plans and holds regular events based on feedback meetings. Coordinates employee events focused on employee engagement, feedback, recognition, satisfaction, and performance management.

HR Strategy & Policy Implementation

• Develops and implements HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy creating a positive and trusting working environment.


• Implements all human resources and training policies and procedures at the site.


• Advises managers on organizational policy matters and contracts. Directs disciplinary procedures.


• Advises managers on organizational policy matters. Provides Regional HR Manager with policy changes/recommendations. Identifies needs, gaps, improvements, and maintenance regarding company policies, handbooks, processes, etc.

Training, Development & Safety

• Supports employees with their training and development needs to ensure that all compliance and safety training is completed as required.


• Manages, develops, and designs individual training plans. Coordinates, evaluates, gathers, and gives feedback on those plans on an ongoing basis.


• Creates new hire orientation schedules and prepares training documentation, conducts orientation, and coordinates onboarding schedules with hiring managers.


• Ensures that safety training is incorporated into all onboarding and ongoing training programs, fostering a culture of safety across the site.

HR Administration

• Maintain a human resource system that is up to date, meeting employee and organizational needs, ensuring that policies set in place are adhered to.


• Creates and maintains all employee-related files and records as required both in hard copy and electronically.


• Generates and analyzes HR/Training reports and metrics on a scheduled basis (weekly/monthly/annually).


• Keeps track of movements in headcount and reports it to Management.


• Assists supervisors with the issuance of discipline with corrective action forms and their retention in employees' files.


• Provides management with requested reports and documents. Carries out necessary administrative duties.

Other Duties

• Contacts legal representation when necessary, ensuring minimal plant legal costs, and represents the company at employee-related hearings and investigations.


• Prepares meetings for management, including; room preparation, catering, etc.


• Expected daily work schedule will be in accordance with business needs and management directive. Your presence will be required during all shifts, which can range between 5:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The daily expectation is to overlap with an off shift for a minimum of an hour, with the goal of spending equal time amongst all off shifts.


• From time to time, presence may be needed on the off shifts outside of those hours and your work schedule may be modified or changed at any time in management’s sole discretion.


• Performs other duties as required.

Experience/Education

• Bachelors degree in human resources management, business, or related field.


• Minimum five years in human resources management which includes training.


• Experience in a manufacturing environment.


• Experience working with HRIS systems.


• Must possess sound judgment; effective organizational, prioritization and follow-through skills.


• Must have a solid foundation and understanding of Human Resources and be confident in abilities.


• Confident and comfortable being the sole HR & Training resource at the plant.


• High attention to detail and accuracy in composing, typing and proofing materials and meeting deadlines in a multi-tasking environment.


• Ability to build rapport with all employees.


• Self-starter attitude, comfortable working autonomously.


• Must possess emotional intelligence and the ability to promote positive, constructive relationships with communication and collaboration at all levels.


• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.


• Strong organizational skills and able to work in a fast paced environment.


• PHR or SPHR certification