Human Resource Generalist

Performs a wide variety of Human Resource consulting services for the organization.

Assisting in the recruitment, employment, and training areas. Acts in a generalist role assisting HR department customers with employee relations services. Selects candidates for interviews and makes recommendations for employment opportunities. Helps to promote Anchor Harvey as Best Place to Work employer within the communities that we service.

Essential Functions:

1. Promote a safety-first culture which includes participating in the investigation of accidents and injuries and assisting with the preparation of material and evidence for the organization to use in hearings, litigation, and insurance investigations.
2. Full cycle recruitment for all non-exempt positions within their facility. This would include attending local job fairs, interviewing candidates, extending offers, pre-employment paperwork process and onboarding of all new employees.
3. Respond to and investigate employee relation issues such as employee complaints, harassment allegations, and civil rights complaints in a professional, confidential, and timely manner by using fact-finding meetings and interviews, in person or over the phone. Provides detailed documentation of incident(s) to the supervisor and communicate a proposed action plan for approval prior to implementation of resolution.
4. Monitor employee attendance levels on a weekly basis and issue warnings as applicable.
5. Assist in the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures.
6. Drive continuous improvement in the People Metrics of site. This can be done by facilitating site focus groups, and monitoring turnover, reward and recognition and hours worked to ensure best practices are followed.
7. Monitor and correspond to appropriate state agencies for unemployment compensation as appropriate.
8. Set up and give exit interviews to employees leaving to find out the reason(s) the employee is leaving and to help us in assessing our programs.
9. Attend employee pre-shift meetings on a regular basis.
10. Ensure consistent application of Corporate Policies.
11. Act as employee (all levels) advocate.
12. Follow all company policies, procedures and guidelines including the company handbook.
13. Offering continuous improvement suggestions
14. Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Above is a list of the most important responsibilities and functions, which are essential to the position.  Employees must be able to perform these essential functions satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.  Accommodation will be evaluated and provided to eligible employees on a case by case basis, depending on the employee's medical restrictions, work availability, the nature of the position, the position's essential functions and other relevant factors.

Education and Training:

• Education: Bachelor’s or associate degree in business, Accounting or Human Resources
• Licenses/Certifications: PHR/SPHR or SHRM CP/SCP Certification (preferred)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Excellent presentation, written, and oral communication skills.
• Detail oriented.
• 2+years of HR generalist experience, with some experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Experience with recruiting, employee relations, training, payroll, and benefits in a production setting.
• Must be fluent in the use of Microsoft Office products.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Ability to handle employee issues confidentially and interact with all levels of employees.
• Ability to multi-task.

Physical Demands:

• Reporting to work for assigned shift, maintaining a physical presence and performing assigned work for the duration of assigned shift is required.
• Ability to work in a variety of environments may include exposure to extreme heat, humidity, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, loud noise, and all-weather conditions.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, climb or balance and stoop, knee, crouch, or crawl.

Environmental Conditions:

• Ability to work in a variety of environments which may include exposure to extreme heat, humidity, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, loud noise, and all-weather conditions.

Behavioral Traits:

• Core Competencies
  • Conflict Management – Recognize that conflict can be a valuable part of the decision-making process. Comfortable with healthy conflict, and support and manage differences of opinion.  Use consensus and collaboration to debate and resolve issues.
  • Team Management – Create and maintain functional work units. Understand human dynamics of team formation and maintenance.  Develop and communicate clear team goals and roles.  Provide guidance and management when appropriate.  Foster a team atmosphere.
  • Integrity – Think and act ethically and honestly. Apply ethical standards of behavior to daily work activities. Take responsibility for their actions and foster a work environment where integrity is rewarded.
  • Positive Impact – Make positive impressions on those around them. Optimistic and enthusiastic about what they do.  Energizes those around them.
  • Sensitivity – Value and respect the concerns and feelings of others. Communicate empathy toward others, respect for the individual, and appreciation of diversity among team members.
  • Talent Development – Keep a continual eye on the talent pool, monitoring skills and needs of all team members. Expand the skills of staff through training, coaching, and development activities related to current and future jobs.  Evaluate and articulate present performance and future potential to create opportunities for better use of staff abilities. Identify developmental needs and assist individuals in developing plans to improve themselves.
• Leadership Competencies
  • Relationship Building/Sensitivity – Able to establish and maintain productive relationships. Good at interacting with people and devoting appropriate time and energy to establish and maintain networks.  Utilize relationships to facilitate business transactions.
  • Communications – Clear, frequent information. Offer full attention when others speak.  Actively seek information from a variety of sources and disseminate it in a variety of ways.  Cleary and articulately convey information to others in casual or informal situations.  Able to interpret body language. Ability to organize and deliver public speeches that effectively inform or persuade others.  Clearly and concisely composing informative and convincing memos, emails, letters, reports.
  • Drive/Energy – Display ah high level of energy and the motivation to sustain it over time. Ambitious and passionate about their role in the organization.  Ability to maintain a healthy work/life balance.
  • Influence – Skilled at direction, persuading and motivating others. Ability to flex their style to direct, collaborate, or empower as the situation requires.
  • Organizing & Planning – Display strong organizing and planning skills that allow them to be highly effective and efficient. Manage their time wisely and effectively prioritize multiple competing tasks.
  • Problem solving & Decision Making – Ability to identify problems, solve them, act decisively, and to show good judgement. Isolate causes from symptoms.  Find balance between studying the problem and solving it. 

Pay & Benefits

Rate: In accordance with applicable pay transparency laws, the salary range for this position is $55,000 - $75,000. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, qualifications, and other job-related criteria. This pay range is provided to ensure transparency and compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

• Job Type: Full time
• For a full list of benefits please visit: anchorharvey.com/benefits

*This is not a comprehensive list of duties. Duties may change without notice in management’s sole discretion. Anchor Harvey is an at-will employer, each employee is free to resign at any time, just as Anchor Harvey is free to terminate employment at any time without cause or notice.

Anchor Harvey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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