People & Culture Generalist

About the role

The People & Culture Generalist supports Manufacturing teams by delivering essential HR programs that help people learn, grow, and win every day. This role is based on site at our Ferndale location 5 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Employee Experience, Culture & Engagement
• Support onboarding, engagement and offboarding activities
• Be a visible, approachable People & Culture presence on the production floor
• Support culture-enhancing programs, recognition efforts and team-building activities
• Identify opportunities to enhance day-to-day employee experience and recommend solutions to support employee retention
• Cook up lunch-and-learn sessions to promote learning, connection and cross-functional knowledge sharing
• Frontline HR Support & Issue Management
• Act as a go-to resource for employees and manage HR inquiries
• Support investigations and escalate complex employee relations matters as needed
• Support progressive discipline steps and provide guidance to managers
• People Reporting & Analytics
• Analyze and report on people metrics (turnover, engagement, compensation, succession, etc.)
• Provide insights from people data to support retention, development, and workforce planning
• Prepare regular and ad hoc HR reports and dashboards
• Recruitment Lead
• Lead salaried recruitment for Ferndale and Hourly and Salaried recruitment for our Eden Millwork site in Knox, Pennsylvania
• Partner with supervisors to manage interviews, screening and hiring across multiple shifts
• Support recruitment activities using proactive sourcing strategies, including LinkedIn Recruiter, local colleges
• Regulatory Compliance & Legislative Awareness
• Ensure ongoing compliance with Washington State and Pennsylvania employment laws and regulations
• Stay current on evolving state and federal HR requirements, tracking upcoming changes that impact our operations
• Inform the broader People & Culture team and onsite leadership of upcoming legislative or compliance changes, ensuring proactive planning and alignment
• Work Permits & Immigration
• Monitor and support work permit and visa processes, ensuring timely renewals and accurate documentation
• Coordinate timelines, updates and next steps with employees and leaders to ensure smooth processing
• Stay informed on current immigration policies, regulatory changes and best practices that impact work authorization
• Share updates with the broader People & Culture team and onsite leadership to ensure awareness of upcoming changes and proactive planning

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or related field OR 3–5 years of HR Generalist experience
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is strongly preferred
• Experience in HR reporting and analytics
• Hourly and salaried recruitment experience
• Working knowledge of Washington State employment laws
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Teams, PowerPoint); ADP and SharePoint experience is a plus
• Highly organized, responsive, and comfortable managing competing priorities
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills at all organizational levels
• Demonstrated hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves mindset
• Bilingual skills are considered an asset (Spanish and English)

Qualifications

• Must be able to work flexible hours, including weekends and evenings
• Must be able to travel to other Metrie locations as needed

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines

Benefits

• Competitive pay range
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• 401k program