Spec HR Generalist

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruiting for hourly production and salaried roles, including job postings, screening, interview coordination, and offer management.
• Partner with plant supervisors and department managers to forecast staffing needs and develop proactive talent pipelines.
• Facilitate comprehensive new hire orientation programs to ensure a seamless onboarding experience and rapid productivity.
• Maintain strict I‑9 compliance and E‑Verify processes in accordance with federal requirements.
• Track time‑to‑fill, offer acceptance rates, and onboarding satisfaction metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Administer and interpret FMLA, ADA, EEO, and other federal and state employment law requirements.
• Maintain OSHA 300 logs and coordinate recordkeeping in partnership with the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) team.
• Ensure consistent application and enforcement of company policies and the employee handbook.
• Stay current on evolving labor law requirements and proactively communicate relevant changes to HR leadership and plant management.
• Support audit readiness by maintaining compliant and organized HR documentation.
• Guide employees through benefits enrollment, plan changes, and annual open enrollment processes.
• Administer and track all leave of absence programs including FMLA, personal leave, and short‑term disability.
• Partner with payroll to ensure accurate processing of compensation changes, shift differentials, and deductions.
• Support compensation review cycles and assist with job analysis and market benchmarking activities.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records within the HRIS, ensuring data integrity at all times.
• Generate and distribute recurring reports on headcount, turnover, absenteeism, and other key workforce metrics.
• Analyze HR data trends to surface insights and support data‑driven decision‑making by plant and HR leadership.
• Support system audits and data cleanup initiatives to maintain HRIS accuracy.
• Partner closely with the EHS team to support a culture of workplace safety and incident prevention.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• 3–5 years of progressive HR Generalist experience; manufacturing or automotive industry environment strongly preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of federal and state employment laws including FMLA, ADA, Title VII, FLSA, and OSHA.
• Demonstrated experience working with HRIS platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, ADP, or comparable systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Exceptional interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills with the ability to effectively engage employees at all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a high‑volume, deadline‑driven environment.
• Spanish language proficiency – ability to communicate effectively in Spanish, both verbally and in writing, to support a large Spanish‑speaking workforce.