Human Resources Generalist

Heritage Vet Partners (HVP) is the nation’s leading veterinary partnership specializing in mixed/large animal practices. We believe there is great value in the legacy, customer relationships, brand, culture, and team that veterinarians have built. Our goal is to provide services and support around the foundation veterinarians have developed. HVP currently has offices in Omaha, NE, Overland Park, KS, and West Point, NE, as well as clinics/locations in 14 states.

About the role

The HR Generalist owns day-to-day HR Operations: benefits administration, onboarding and offboarding, leave of absence (FMLA/state leave), payroll support, and front-line employee relations triage, escalating complex or high-risk matters to the HRBP or HR Leadership. This role is an excellent career development opportunity as HVP is growing quickly.

Responsibilities

• Onboarding: coordinate new hire paperwork, I-9/E-Verify, orientation scheduling, benefits enrollment setup, and system account provisioning.
• Offboarding: process terminations and resignations, conduct exit interviews, monitor/issue COBRA notices, and coordinate final pay with payroll.
• Benefits Administration: handle day-to-day enrollment, qualifying life events, employee benefits questions, and vendor issue coordination; support open enrollment.
• Leave of Absence: administer standard FMLA, WC, company leave, and state leave requests, track leave balances and return-to-work dates, and coordinate leave pay status with payroll.
• Payroll Support: process and validate biweekly payroll inputs, timesheet corrections, and new hire/termination payroll setup; respond to routine payroll inquiries.
• Employee Relations Triage: serve as the first point of contact for employee questions and concerns, document and route issues appropriately.
• HR Systems & Records: maintain accurate, complete employee records in the HRIS. Support required postings, recordkeeping, and other basic HR compliance tasks.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in an HR generalist or HR operations role covering multiple functional areas.
• Working knowledge of US employment law fundamentals (FLSA, FMLA, ADA, COBRA).
• Deep, hands-on expertise in EITHER US payroll processing OR FMLA/leave of absence administration (at least one required).
• Comfort working across benefits, onboarding/offboarding, and employee relations even outside area of deepest expertise.
• Familiarity with HRIS platforms (e.g., Paylocity or similar).
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgement handling confidential information.

Skills

• Benefits Administration
• Leave of Absence Administration
• US Payroll Processing
• Onboarding & Offboarding
• Employee Relations Triage
• HRIS
• HR Compliance Fundamentals

Benefits

• Health insurance plan options (medical, vision, dental, life insurance)
• Long and short term disability, critical illness, and accident insurance
• GAP insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
• Generous paid time off policy
• Company-sponsored 401k plan with employer match
• Access to a financial planner
• Career advancement opportunities
• Professional development and continuing education

This is a primarily in-office position located in Omaha, NE, with flexibility for remote work if needed.