HR Generalist
The DeWitt Companies · San Diego, CA · 2 mo ago
On-siteHuman Resources$70k–$75k/yrFull-time
Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
- Manage full cycle recruiting coordination for roles across all locations, including job posting, interview scheduling, offer generation, and background checks.
- Own and facilitate the new hire orientation and onboarding program for San Diego and City of Industry, while ensuring a consistent and compliant framework is applied to all locations.
- Facilitate the new hire orientation and onboarding program for Hawaii and Guam when needed.
- Conduct employment eligibility verifications (I-9/E-Verify) for all new hires, ensuring strict compliance across all jurisdictions.
Total Rewards & Payroll Administration
- Serve as the primary HR liaison to payroll for the entire workforce, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of all employment changes, leaves, and compensation adjustments.
- Administer employee benefits programs, serve as the first point of contact for benefits inquiries, and support the annual open enrollment process for all eligible employees.
- Maintain data integrity for all employee records within the HRIS - UKG.
Multi-State Compliance, Safety & Risk Management
- Own and ensure 100% compliance for all DOT (Department of Transportation) Driver Qualification (DQ) files across the organization.
- Proactively maintain compliance with federal, multi-state (CA & HI), and territorial (Guam), and local employment laws, and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
- Administer all leaves of absence (FMLA, CFRA, PDL, etc.) for employees in all locations, acting as the key point of contact.
- Support the administration of Workers’ Compensation programs and reporting.
- Conduct regular audits of HR files, processes, and practices across all locations to ensure ongoing compliance and audit-readiness.
Employee Relations & Performance Management
- Conduct thorough, objective, and documented investigations into employee relations concerns across the company.
- Handle employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to management.
- Provide expert guidance and coaching to managers in all locations on performance management, corrective action, conflict resolution, and policy application.
- Support the administration and tracking of the annual performance review process for the entire workforce.
Learning, Development & Engagement
- Coordinate and facilitate mandatory employee training programs (e.g., Harassment Prevention, DOT Compliance) across relevant locations.
- Support the deployment and communication of HR programs focused on employee engagement, recognition, and retention.
- Partner with managers to identify and support local training and development needs.
Strategic HR Operations & Partnership
- Travel monthly to the City of Industry, CA location to provide on-site HR support, and address local operational needs.
- Act as a strategic HR partner to operations leaders across all locations, aligning people practices with business objectives.
- Analyze HR metrics and prepare reports to inform leadership decisions and strategy.
- Continuously identify and lead improvements to HR processes, policies, and service delivery to enhance efficiency and scalability across the organization.
Pay & Schedule
$70,000 to 75,000 Annual Salary
Benefits
- Health Care
- 401k with Match
- PTO, two weeks for first-year employees
- 11 paid holidays yearly
- FSA and Supplemental Benefits
- EAP (Employee Assistance Programs)