HR Generalist

About the role

The HR Generalist coordinates assigned division(s) responsibilities in employee relations, training, performance management, onboarding, policy implementation, recruitment/employment, retention and compliance with company, state and federal laws, regulations and policies.

Responsibilities

• Maintains knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions and ensures policies, procedures, and reporting are in compliance.
• Partner with training department or identify and recommend external resources to arrange training needs for employee and manager development.
• Coaches and assists managers with employee relations issues, ensuring alignment with SBM and CBA policies and procedures.
• Drive people engagement through training of site management team on engagement strategies, regular site visits, and use of the mobile app (where available).
• Ensure quarterly ESAT action plans are communicated and assigned.
• Draft, execute, review, and maintain records of personnel transactions such as hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations, and employee statistics for government reporting. Provide regular departmental reporting.
• Champion talent review processes; help embed these processes year-round and not only when formal reviews are performed.
• Prepare employee separation notices, RIF actions and related supporting documentation assessing risk.
• Conduct exit interviews to determine reasons behind separations when voluntary. Train managers how to handle separations and serve as a witness when necessary. Ensure all necessary investigations, reviews, and approvals are obtained before action is taken.
• Consult with managers and finance on all pay activities; support annual wage reviews and pay changes when needed; ensure that pay changes are within established pay ranges.
• Provide guidance and coaching to management around performance management (Discipline, PIPs and CAPs).
• Completes special projects by clarifying project objectives; setting timetables and schedules; conducting research; developing and organizing information; fulfilling transactions.
• Manages expectations by communicating project status and issues; resolving concerns; analyzing time and cost issues; preparing reports.
• Investigates Employee Relations issues and grievances; participate in personnel-related hearings.
• Establishes strong relationships with operations team as an HR consultant and maintains constant communication with sites and managers.
• May have supervisory responsibility within assigned division(s).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, or a related field from a four-year college or university with 2-4 years of experience as an HR Generalist; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.

Skills

• Knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions.
• Ability to partner with training department or identify and recommend external resources for training needs.
• Experience coaching and assisting managers with employee relations issues.
• Experience driving people engagement through training and regular site visits.
• Experience drafting, executing, reviewing, and maintaining records of personnel transactions.
• Experience championing talent review processes and providing guidance and coaching to management around performance management.
• Experience managing expectations by communicating project status and issues; resolving concerns; analyzing time and cost issues; preparing reports.
• Experience investigating Employee Relations issues and grievances; participating in personnel-related hearings.
• Experience establishing strong relationships with operations team as an HR consultant and maintaining constant communication with sites and managers.

Benefits

SBM offers comprehensive benefit packages. For information about SBM's benefits, please visit SBM's website at: www.sbmmanagement.com/careers.