Human Resource Generalist, Bilingual English/Spanish

The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $63,500, depending on experience and qualifications.

Summary

Under the supervision of the Human Resource Manager, the Human Resource Generalist will build relationships within the HR department and throughout the operations departments to provide effective communication, administrative and strategic support, as well as guidance through an organized approach to rapidly changing priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

Recruiting:

Recruiting candidates for open hourly positions through multiple sources

Improve sourcing through research options within the geographical area

Coordinate the Hourly Employment Process

Screen applications and resumes to assess qualifications

Phone screen applicants who meet minimum qualifications

Coordinate and participate in the interview process

Perform pre-employment screening process

Follow compensation guidelines and/or consult with the appropriate person to ensure the correct compensation person specific to position, experience and abilities

Generate written offers for hourly employees

Correspond with candidates and applicants

Safety:

Responsible for administration of all safety programs and safety committee meetings

Review and communicate safety programs

Monitor, schedule, and perform safety training to maintain OSHA compliance

Coordinate and review safety hazard surveys

Communicate with operations team to ensure SDS books are maintained

Assist with completing incident reports and accident investigations

Maintain first aid kits

Create safety incident reporting folders and distribute to operations

Communicate and enforce incident reporting regulations

Complete incident reporting tracking regularly

Affirmative Action:

Complete tracking of EEO information

Enter administrative data for applicants by EEO classification using Applicant Tracking Spreadsheet

Employee On-Boarding:

Conduct new hire orientations

Ensure all new hires have supplies and resources necessary to perform their jobs effectively

Complete all new hire processing and paperwork associated with processing

Complete E-Verify process for each employee hired

Employee Relations:

Assist Regional Human Resource Manager and management team with providing a positive employee relations experience

Conduct on boarding follow-up reviews for hourly employees

Along with the Regional Human Resource Manager, formulate expedient solutions to employee concerns

Visit employees in an agriculture, mill and food processing environment to assist in understanding employee concerns as well as confirming corrective action and follow-up is complete

Payroll:

Support payroll department with required communications to ensure all payroll information is submitted accurately each pay period

Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below 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.

Education and/or Experience

High School Diploma, or equivalent required

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Communications, or related studies or equivalent experience required

Recruiting – sourcing, screening, communicating, interviewing, organizing pre-employment screening

On-boarding

Safety administration

Progressive discipline

Policy interpretation

Conflict resolution

Employee relations

Affirmative action and EEOC applicant tracking

Completing 300 logs

Understanding and communicating employee benefit and compensation programs

Prior experience in the poultry industry preferred but not required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to read, speak and write in both English and Spanish is preferred

Knowledge of progressive sourcing and recruitment methods

Knowledge of basic and behavioral interview methods

Knowledge of the progressive discipline process

Basic knowledge of industrial safety concepts

Basic knowledge of payroll and HRIS

Knowledge of employee benefit and compensation plans

Working knowledge of compensation systems

Working knowledge of basic concepts of office workflow

Ability to operate a personal computer and other basic and complex office machinery

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Strong organizational and time management skills

Polished and flexible interpersonal and oral and written communication skills

The ability to interact with individuals from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds

Keyboard speed at minimum rate of 40 wpm

Ability to rapidly learn and maintain a fast work pace

Work independently

Make sound decisions and exercise sound judgement based on experience and intuition

Identify exceptions and operate independently to address them

Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing work environment

Collaborate cross-functionally to achieve objectives

Strong attention to detail

Strong customer service focus

Maintain a professional attitude and appearance

Physical Demands

Sit, use keyboard, use fine manipulation with hands and fingers. Lift up to 10 pounds.

Work Environment

Clean, temperature controlled environment. Noise level is low. No personal protective equipment needed.