HR Generalist

About the role

Trucco recently joined Gruppo Orsero, a leader in Mediterranean Europe in distributing high-quality fresh fruit and vegetables, generating €1.7 billion in revenue. Our world is vibrant, challenging, and full of international connections. For our Vineland, New Jersey warehouse, we are looking for an HR Generalist with a strong compliance background to join our team, serve as the go-to HR resource for our warehouse population, ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations, and report to Trucco's HR Lead. If you're hands-on, detail-oriented, and comfortable being on the floor with a frontline workforce, with a genuine interest in employment law and compliance, this is the opportunity for you!

Work Location: Vineland, NJ (warehouse)

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary on-site HR point of contact for the Vineland warehouse, supporting a diverse, frontline workforce
• Ensure compliance with federal, New Jersey state, and local employment law, including wage and hour regulations, NJ Earned Sick Leave, NJ Family Leave, WARN Act, workers' compensation, and OSHA requirements
• Lead and coordinate social audits for the facility, ensuring readiness and compliance with all applicable standards and requirements
• Review and audit worker classification (exempt/non-exempt, employee/contractor) to ensure compliance and mitigate risk
• Support benefits administration and compliance, including ACA requirements and leave of absence management (FMLA and state equivalents)
• Maintain and update employee handbook, policies, and procedures in line with current regulations
• Manage employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary actions, and conflict resolution, in partnership with local management
• Support full-cycle recruitment and onboarding for warehouse staff
• Audit payroll data, timesheets, and employee records to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Partner with the HR Lead and leadership team on the broader build-out of HR processes, policies, and infrastructure for the US organization
• Conduct required compliance training (e.g., harassment prevention, safety) for the warehouse population

Requirements

• 2+ years of HR Generalist experience, with a strong focus on compliance
• Solid working knowledge of New Jersey employment law; multi-state experience a plus
• Experience supporting a warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, or other frontline/operational workforce strongly preferred
• Experience with worker classification, wage and hour compliance, and benefits/leave administration
• Prior experience leading or supporting social audits strongly preferred
• PHR/SHRM-CP certification a plus
• Spanish fluency a strong plus, given the composition of the warehouse workforce
• Strong communication skills and comfort being visible and present on the floor
• Proficiency with HRIS systems (e.g., ADP, Paylocity, Paycom)

Benefits

• A hands-on role at the heart of Trucco's growing HR function, with real ownership from day one
• Close mentorship from the Director of Human Resources and exposure to Gruppo Orsero's broader HR organization
• A dynamic, international working environment with strong ties across Europe

Pay

Salary Range: $60,000 - $78,000 base salary, commensurate with experience