Human Resources Generalist

Job Responsibilities

• Work Schedule: Split Between Afternoon / Night Shift
• Position Summary: Responsible for providing a high level of customer service support and partnership with employees and site leadership in response to inquiries and concerns.
• Position Responsibilities:
• Ensure a safe work environment and compliance with all EHS policies and procedures is sustained.
• Ensure conformance to IATF 16949 quality management standards is sustained.
• Maintain process procedures and documentation as applicable.
• Identify and suggest changes to procedures as appropriate.

Employee Relations

• Investigate and find resolution for employee concerns in a timely fashion.
• Support leadership with disciplinary process to ensure fairness and consistency.
• Participate in discussions at a final or termination level of disciplinary process.
• Foster an environment of positive employee engagement and trust.
• Provide translation support (if bi-lingual).

Employee Engagement

• Maintain communications for various forms of media including television screens, newsletters, Magna apps, bulletin boards, etc.
• Cook up and participate in various employee activities such as employee recognition, site celebrations, apparel orders, etc.
• Cook up and participate in activities that focus on employee retention. Examples: stay interviews, small group meetings, etc.

Recruiting

• Facilitate requisition process, create job postings, coordinate and participate in interviews, and coordinates candidate hiring process.
• Attend career fairs.
• Create and/or maintain student programs such as interns, co-ops, etc.
• Build relationships with schools and universities.

Onboarding & Offboarding

• Coordinate the onboarding process for new hires which includes participation or supports new hire orientation, ensuring workspaces are available and ready at start of assignment, new hire paperwork, performing E-Verify, etc.
• Coordinate new hire data entry with shared service team.
• Conduct exit interviews. Maintain termination data and analyze trends.

Performance Management

• Ensure hourly performance reviews are completed in a timely fashion and provide clear and thorough feedback.

Policies & Procedures

• Support employees at all levels of the organization with interpretation and administration of HR related policies and processes to ensure fairness and consistency.
• Lead by example and ensure self-compliance with all policies and procedures.
• Support with the administration and updating of policies and procedures.

Benefit Administration

• Administer all benefit programs and serve as a resource on benefit questions or concerns.
• Administer FMLA, STD, LTD, ADA and LOA programs.
• Lead and/or support annual Open Enrollment process.

HRIS and Payroll System Maintenance

• HRIS = Workday (accuracy)
• Payroll & Timekeeping = Ceridian Dayforce (accuracy)
• Coordinating processing weekly payroll and semi-monthly payroll with shared service team.
• Initiates hourly pay adjustments as defined for hourly compensation process.
• Maintain employee files (digital and non-digital).

Professionalism and Confidentiality

• Role model ethical standards, professionalism, and code of conduct.
• Lead by example and instill high standards of professionalism from others.
• Maintains confidentiality of all aspects of HR.

Training & Development

• Complete assigned training within identified deadlines.
• Maintain current knowledge of federal, state, and local employment practices and labor laws.
• Conduct training or workshops on identified topics as applicable.
• Propose new ways to make processes become automated and digitalized.
• Facilitate or participate in projects involving other HR team members or cross functional team members.

Continuous Improvement

• Propose new ways to make processes become automated and digitalized.
• Facilitate or participate in projects involving other HR team members or cross functional team members.

Employee Meetings

• Support and /or participate in monthly plant wide employee meetings.
• Aid HR Manager: Projects, audits, reports, programs, KPIs, etc.

Required Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 3+ years HR related experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of employment and labor laws.
• Previous manufacturing experience with employee population of 300+ employees.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Able to work flexible hours to support 24/7 operation.
• Willing and able to travel.
• High degree of professional maturity, integrity, ability to maintain confidential information and data.
• Self-motivating, takes initiative, and works independently.
• Ability to think analytically and strategically and devise initiatives to move the organization forward.
• Ability to confront issues and resolve conflict while demonstrating diplomacy and tactfulness and controlling emotions.
• Ability to objectively coach employees and management through complex, difficult and emotional issues.
• Must have the ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems and issues, by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulations or government law.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form.
• Customer focused with strong execution skills and results oriented.
• Ability to lead by influence vs direct authority.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with employees at all levels of the organization including employees, management staff, and corporate personnel.
• Provides follow-through to ensure customer needs are met.
• Effective at managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines in a fast paced, dynamic, fluid environment.
• Understands urgency and completes tasks timely, efficiently and accurately.
• Time management skills are essential.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Experience working in Automotive industry.
• HR Professional Certification from SHRM or HRCI.
• Working knowledge of Workday and Dayforce programs.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish, Ukrainian, or Russian.
• Awareness, Unity, Empowerment.