HR Generalist

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Job Title: HR Generalist

Reports To: HR Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Classification: Full-time

Job Summary: The Human Resource Generalist will be responsible for the day-to-day HR operations while partnering with leadership to promote employee engagement, ensure compliance, support and lead talent management, and maintain consistent HR practices across all Georgia locations for Southern Crown Partners.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the organization.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Employee Relations & Management Support

• Serve as a primary HR resource for GA employees and department leadership.
• Address employee questions, concerns, workplace conflicts, and employee relations matters.
• Partner with managers to address performance concerns, attendance issues, and policy violations.
• Guide managers through coaching, corrective action, documentation, and termination processes.
• Conduct employee investigations and document findings when necessary.
• Promote a positive, consistent, and accountable workplace culture.
• Support employee recognition, engagement, and retention initiatives.

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

• Partner with managers and the HR team to identify staffing needs and recruitment priorities.
• Coordinate interviews with GA location managers and conduct interviews as needed.
• Facilitate the hiring and selection process.
• Coordinate pre-employment requirements, background checks, MVRs, and applicable screenings.
• Support internal transfers, promotions, and employee referrals.
• Monitor and strategize recruiting activity with a proactive approach.

Onboarding & Employee Development

• Coordinate new hire onboarding and orientation.
• Ensure completion of required employment documentation, including I-9s and applicable onboarding forms.
• Partner with managers and trainers to support successful new hire integration.
• Monitor onboarding checklists and employee progress.
• Coordinate new hire check-ins and performance reviews.
• Identify opportunities to improve onboarding, training, and employee development processes.

Benefits & Leave Administration

• Assist employees with benefits enrollment, eligibility, and general benefits questions.
• Partner with the Benefits team to resolve employee benefit concerns.
• Support open enrollment communications.
• Track employee leave timelines, return-to-work dates, and required communications in partnership with Benefits.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee benefits and leave information.

Performance Management & Documentation

• Support annual performance reviews, merit increases, and employee evaluations.
• Partner with managers to establish clear performance expectations.
• Ensure performance documentation is completed accurately and timely.
• Assist with employee development plans and performance improvement plans.
• Coordinate electronic signatures and maintain employee documentation.
• Support consistent application of company policies and performance standards across GA locations.

HR Compliance & Employee Records

• Maintain accurate and confidential employee personnel files.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations.
• Monitor required employment documentation.
• Support DOT-related employment requirements and coordinate with appropriate compliance partners.
• Assist with unemployment claims, employment verifications, and employment-related matters.
• Monitor policy acknowledgments, required training, and compliance deadlines.
• Identify potential compliance concerns and escalate appropriately.

Employee Engagement & Retention

• Support company-wide engagement initiatives and employee surveys.
• Monitor employee feedback and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with leadership to develop retention strategies.
• Coordinate employee recognition programs and company initiatives.
• Support community involvement and employee volunteer opportunities.
• Identify trends in employee turnover, engagement, and satisfaction.

HR Reporting & Business Partnership

• Provide leadership with HR insights and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve HR efficiency.
• Build strong relationships with General Managers, Department Directors, and operational leadership.
• Travel to assigned locations as needed to support employees and leadership.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
• Represents SCP’s commitment to excellence through PARTNERS values.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organizations HRIS and talent management systems.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or related field required.
• 1 to 3 years of HR experience.
• SHRM-CP or HR certification preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Administrative 70%
• Travel 20%
• Walking, Bending, Lifting, and Twisting 10%

Note: Job descriptions are not intended and should not be constructed to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making decisions pertaining to compensation.

Southern Crown Partners is an equal opportunity employer that takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.