HR Generalist

About the Role

Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries. Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

The HR Generalist will play a key role in supporting employees throughout the employment lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding through to engagement, learning, development, and day-to-day employee support, working closely with the Senior HR Business Partner. In this varied HR Generalist role, you will primarily support our Canada and USA teams while also gaining exposure to wider regional and global HR activity.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the drafting of HR frameworks and tools for recruitment, performance management, development, career and succession planning, compensation and benefits, diversity, employee onboarding and offboarding, and retention of talent, within an area of expertise, ensuring compliance with specified design principles, internal policies, and external legal requirements.
• Deliver upon HR Frameworks and enable the attraction, development, and retention of talent at a sustainable cost.
• Contribute to the development and testing of HR data collection forms or questionnaires in a specific area of expertise to ensure the collection of relevant data in line with defined requirements.
• Deliver complex analyses of HR data; identify key trends and contribute to the creation of HR insights that enable the diagnosis of business issues, enhancement of employee engagement, and/or improvement of business performance.
• Provide specialist advice on the interpretation and application of policies and procedures, resolving queries and issues and referring very complex or contentious issues to HR Business Partners.
• Contribute to the drafting of policies, procedures, and related guidelines within an area of expertise to meet defined key principles and ensure compliance with external requirements.
• Contribute to reviewing existing operations in own area of work, and generate new ideas to assist in identifying continuous improvements.
• Assist with stakeholder engagement by arranging actions, meetings, events, and supporting materials to promote stakeholder understanding and commitment.
• Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level experience in a related field
• Experience in HR administrative and generalist duties, secretarial and/or administrative support in a similar team environment with ability to work unsupervised.
• Good knowledge of HR policies and procedures with a basic understanding of employment law.
• Must be PC proficient in key packages such as: Excel, Word, PowerPoint and experience of using HR databases/ systems.
• Workday HCM experience preferred.
• LinkedIn Recruiter knowledge and/or certification desired.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to exercise discretion, sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy in all communications.
• Ability to work well in a team environment under supervision and with a willingness to assist others.
• Flexible with the ability to prioritize and reprioritize due to conflicting demands.
• Demonstration of high quality of technical ability, competence and productivity
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times and build relationships with key stakeholders and employees across the business.
• High level of self-motivation and initiative with ability to successfully manage multiple priorities.
• Cost conscious and aware of personal contribution to Company profitability.
• High level of professionalism towards colleagues and as an ambassador of the Company.
• Ideal candidate would be bilingual: Fluent English and Spanish
• Must be located in Sugar Land/Houston area - will be required to report into the office at least once per week

Skills

• Business Insight - Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.
• Manages Complexity - Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Tech Savvy - Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.
• Drives Engagement - Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Data Collection and Analysis - Works with full competence to determine and analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making.
• Action Planning - Works with full competence to review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required.
• Assessment - Works with full competence to assimilate and understand data and information from various sources in order to draw appropriate conclusions and make relevant recommendations.
• Planning and Organizing - Works with full competence to plan, organize, prioritize and oversee activities to efficiently meet objectives.
• Policy and procedures - Works with full competence to monitor, interpret and understand policies and procedures and ensure their alignment with organizational strategies and work objectives.
• Policy and Regulation - Works with full competence to interpret and apply knowledge of laws, regulations and policies in area of expertise.
• Review and Reporting - Works with full competence to create reports, and review reports created by others, for various audiences as relevant, in a lucid and effective manner, keeping in mind the purpose of reports.
• Verbal Communication - Works with full competence to express ideas, request actions, formulate plans, & policies by means of clear and effective verbal communications.
• Computer Skills - Works at an advanced level to understand and effectively use standard office equipment and standard software packages to support business processes.
• Business Requirements Analysis - Works with full competence to express user needs in terms of business requirements, identify current capability of the business to deliver, conduct build or buy analyses, and recommend preferred approach.
• Data Control - Works with full competence to acquire, organize, protect and process data in order to fulfill business objectives.
• Presentation Skills - Works with full competence to communicate and deliver information verbally in a clear, concise and compelling manner to other people.