Area Human Resources Generalist

About the role

The Area Human Resources Generalist is an exciting opportunity to provide dynamic human resources support across various areas! You'll be instrumental in coordinating and executing the employee onboarding and offboarding process, maintaining employee files, filing workers' compensation and general liability claims, answering employee questions, and managing essential employee-related tasks and processes. This is an in-office position and will require travel to multiple locations. We're looking for an ideal candidate who possesses strong HR skills, has successfully led onboarding and offboarding initiatives, has experience in employee relations, takes initiative, has helped establish effective processes and procedures, and can expertly balance multiple workflows. Experience within the states of OH and KY is a must.

Responsibilities

• Manage new hire orientation and welcome events; oversee the onboarding process at assigned brands for new hires, ensuring they are set up in ADP.
• Distribute and collect new hire paperwork (electronically and physically) on the day of hire, ensuring everything is properly saved and filed.
• Provide basic HR support directly to employees at assigned brands; serve as the go-to person for answering employment-related questions on topics such as utilizing benefits, timecards, HR policies, and more.
• Monitor the HR inbox, separate inquiries, and respond to basic questions; forward escalated HR questions or manager-specific inquiries appropriately.
• Respond to unemployment claims and employment verifications with confidence.
• Facilitate the offboarding process for terminated employees: notify payroll for final check creation, ensure all paperwork is executed, collect and return materials, and send notifications to appropriate parties to complete the employee's exit.
• Create, process, and update Payroll Change Notices and updates to the ADP Workforce Now HRIS system; communicate HRIS changes to payroll and create basic ad hoc reports and people reports for site‑level leaders on demand.
• Partner with the Fleet Manager to provide basic claim management support for workers' compensation and auto insurance‑related matters: collect required claim‑related information, respond to data and record requests, monitor claim statuses, and communicate updates to management; report on workers' compensation and auto claims with precision.
• Provide LOA information and brochures to employees, ensuring they have access to the Leave Center; communicate leave requests and questions through to the HR Business Partners and/or Leave Center as needed.
• Ensure compliance updates and changes (via poster, policy, etc.) are posted and communicated to all supported staff, keeping everyone informed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working in a similar human resources role with a solid understanding of best practices and procedures in HR administration.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred (other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted).
• Ability to travel to Dayton, Ohio, and the Home Office in Brea, California.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software; ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS management systems.
• Experience working with outside payroll companies such as Paychex or ADP; prior experience with ADP Workforce Now is preferred.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Ability to handle data with confidentiality and care.
• Project