Senior Human Resource Generalist

About the role

Located in Canton, GA (30107), Chart Industries – a designer and fabricator of cryogenic equipment – is seeking a hands‑on HR professional for its Ball Ground, Georgia site to partner with employees and leaders on retention, development, high performance, and safety‑first initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruiting efforts for the location, including sourcing, screening, hiring, and onboarding/orientation.
• Partner with leaders to evaluate workforce needs, create a strategy to build pipelines for key roles and collaborate with local community high schools and trade schools to meet future staffing needs.
• Provide guidance and coaching to supervisory teams on delivering difficult performance conversations, giving real‑time feedback, executing corrective actions and exploring root causes to mitigate repeat issues.
• Build your personal brand among shop‑floor employees that reflects HR competence, trustworthiness and mutual respect.
• Handle employee relations complaints and concerns; conduct investigations using knowledge of federal and state labor laws and risk‑mitigation to achieve positive outcomes.
• Champion monthly recognition initiatives: oversee event planning, manage associated budget, solicit employee feedback to measure program effectiveness.
• Maintain a pulse on the competitiveness of the hourly pay program; conduct annual compensation analysis and review hourly job classifications in preparation of the annual merit cycle.
• Interpret company policies and procedures for consistent application across the site; participate in internal/external audits and conduct annual ethics training.
• Consult with other HR team members on non‑routine inquiries to ensure alignment across the US region.
• Physical work environment: regularly reach with hands and arms, talk and hear, operate office equipment (computer, copier, scanner, phone, etc.), and perform repetitive motions; reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in Human Resources Management, Business Administration or a comparable field.
• 5+ years of progressive human resources management experience, preferably with some HR in a manufacturing environment.
• SHRM certification is preferred.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations issues while demonstrating maturity, professionalism and exercising confidentiality.
• Knowledge and understanding of Georgia labor law, EEO, and compensation analysis.
• Experience working with large HRIS systems and Microsoft Office software.
• Change‑management skills with the ability to influence, drive or support organizational change.
• Highly organized self‑starter comfortable operating with a sense of urgency while managing competing initiatives.

Skills

• HR competence and trustworthiness
• Coaching and performance‑feedback delivery
• Employee‑relations investigation and conflict resolution
• Event planning and budget management
• Compensation analysis and job‑classification review
• Policy interpretation and compliance auditing
• Ethics training facilitation
• Stakeholder collaboration and communication
• Change management and organizational influence
• Strong organizational and time‑management abilities