SR Human Resource Generalist

ProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with comprehensive product offerings. We provide creative packaging solutions, industry-leading customer service and award-winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace. Guided by five core values—Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement, and Impact—we collaborate to help our customers succeed. We are redefining flexible packaging innovation through internal and external collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Know and follow all safety policies and procedures; ensure co-workers adhere to safety rules.
• Maintain employee and business confidentiality; protect privacy of internal customers as required by federal and state regulations.
• Stay informed of legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions; ensure policies, procedures, and reporting comply with these rules. Assist with updating policies and practices as regulations change.
• Handle acquisition responsibilities: job posting, sorting applicants, interviewing, job offers, and new hire orientation.
• Provide support for ProAmpac Total Rewards, Compensation, and Benefit Programs.
• Ensure accurate and compliant I-9 completion, including annual purge process, periodic auditing, and updates. Stay current with I-9 rules and regulations.
• Manage leaves of absence (disability, FMLA) requests and return-to-work issues with employees, managers, and third-party administrators. Assist employees with issues related to third-party administrators.
• Manage the payroll process for the Mobile facility.
• Respond to unemployment claims.
• Update departmental SOPs when changes occur. Recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures to improve departmental efficiency and services.
• Participate in customer audits to provide HR support. Prepare documentation and facilitate employee interviews as needed to fill hourly vacancies.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude in all dealings with coworkers, customers, and suppliers.
• Provide support outside regular hours as needed to support the plant.
• Seek new ways to streamline processes for continuous improvement.
• Administer progressive discipline and conduct employee investigations when necessary.
• Commit to and promote awareness of Quality policy, standards, procedures, and food safety practices (GMPs, procedures, etc.).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or Organizational Development from a four-year college; or three-plus years of related experience and/or training in a large manufacturing organization; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• SHRM/HRCI certifications a plus.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and Outlook email and calendar capabilities.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and protect privacy of sensitive information.
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, and presentations) with executive leadership, staff, and internal and external clients.
• Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision-making; able to identify problems and needs, and develop solutions and/or options.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Skills

• Customer Focus
• Results Driven
• Business Acumen
• Technical Capacity
• Communication Proficiency
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Strategic Thinking

Benefits

• 401(k) Matching
• Dental Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Vision Insurance

Pay

$70,000 - $75,000 per year

Schedule

8 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday. Required to work 5 AM - 1:30 PM at least one day a week to accommodate 3rd shift.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands/fingers to type, hold, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Operates in a general office environment with some exposure to a manufacturing environment. Rare exposure to non-toxic/nuisance smells from chemicals, airborne dust, moving mechanical parts, high noise levels, and hot/humid conditions in the manufacturing area during extremely hot summer months.