Senior HR Generalist

Responsibilities

• Serves as a business partner to operations and sales management to enhance the Western Division's capability to achieve its goals and objectives for Northern/Central California, covering up to 10 locations.
• Works with managers to improve their effectiveness through various techniques and strategies.
• Participates in the Division's leadership team and leads change as needed.
• Partners with regional leadership and plant managers to prevent and solve employee relations issues.
• Assists with new acquisitions and growth initiatives, focusing on human resources and organizational issues.
• Supports hiring managers during the interview process, providing objective HR-driven feedback and coaching managers on interview best practices.
• Identifies and develops strategies to increase employee satisfaction throughout the Division.
• Supports managers in developing succession plans and improving the talent pool within the Division.
• Manages collective bargaining agreement administration, including contract interpretation, grievance processing, and dispute resolution.
• Conducts regular labor relations training for management and supervisors.
• Serves as a point of contact for union representatives and fosters professional and collaborative labor-management relationships.
• Supports labor contract negotiations through data gathering, proposal preparation, and participation in bargaining sessions.

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Advanced degree is advantageous.
• SPHR or equivalent professional certification preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a Human Resources or Organization Development career track.
• Two plus years of experience in labor contract negotiations and contract administration/grievance handling.
• Experience in an industrial environment is preferred.
• Working knowledge of heavy industrial business is advantageous.
• General knowledge of EEO, FLSA, OFCCP laws and regulations.
• Understanding of employment laws, rules, and regulations.
• Knowledge and understanding of employee relations.
• Unquestioned personal and professional integrity.
• Able to establish credibility and influence leadership.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact well with all levels of personnel.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Google, Oracle Business Environment, and other relevant software packages.
• Assertiveness, consensus building, creative problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.
• Diagnose organizational and employee issues impacting performance and organizational effectiveness.
• Develop communication programs to get employee commitment and support for company goals and objectives.
• Dispute resolution abilities.
• Solid presentation skills.
• Ability to understand and interface with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
• Leadership and management skills.
• Understanding of individual and group reward and recognition strategies to motivate people towards higher productivity.
• Bilingual preference.

Qualifications

Estimated travel requirement is 75 to 80% with mostly day travel and limited overnight stays. A successful candidate will be a team-oriented individual with a “humble but hungry” approach, demonstrating a strong ability to adapt to constant change.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision programs.
• Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays.
• 401(k) with company match and contribution.
• Training and Development programs.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is between $90,000 to $110,000 annually. This range is not inclusive of discretionary bonuses or equity packages. Compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.