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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)

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