HR Generalist

Georgia-Pacific - Gurdon, AR

Full-time - Mid Level

Gurdon, AR

Wood Product Manufacturing

About the position

Georgia-Pacific is seeking qualified professionals to consider for a Human Resources Generalist role supporting our Building Products Group - Plywood and Lumber Operations. This role will be based out of Georgia Pacific's Gurdon, Arkansas manufacturing complex with HR responsibilities at the local facility. The HR Generalist will report to the HR Manager at the Gurdon facility and will work as a strategic partner with all levels of the organization helping to drive human resource initiatives designed to support continuous improvement of performance at the Gurdon facility. Additionally, this position will partner with HR Manager / Business Partners at other Plywood and Lumber Product facilities to provide generalist support for HR processes that can be managed across multiple sites and will support HR projects as needed. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced changing environment while meeting the needs of our internal and external customers. This position will partner with our business to onboard, develop and retain talent. We want to transform the delivery of our HR services to effectively meet both the current and future needs of our customers while delivering gains to the business. This is a great opportunity to engage in multiple areas of human resources, including employee relations, recruiting, compliance, labor relations, compensation, organizational development, and work force strategies. This is an onsite role and will require that you live in the local area of Gurdon, AR.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing candidate experience and all preboarding activities
• Manage all onboarding/orientation activities for the site
• Support selection process including coordinating interview schedules, interview process flow and career fairs
• Consistent touchpoints with new hires to further employee engagement and respond to new hire questions and needs
• Build credibility and trust with the workforce and leaders
• Develop business acumen to understand key drivers of business performance and support delivering results
• Creating solutions that support/enable teams to deliver on business objectives
• Occasionally work outside of business hours to meet business needs
• Work in close coordination with HR Business Partners to deliver a range of HR services within manufacturing environment
• Develop positive employee relations and employee experience, assist HRBP with resolving various employee relations issues in partnership with supervisors and our leveraged capability teams
• Compile information from multiple sources to understand key performance indicators and maintain HR dashboards; pull reports from HRIS to provide recurring reports and ad hoc requests related to a variety of HR functions
• Strengthen the employee experience by improving orientation and onboarding effectiveness

Requirements

• Experience in human resources or related field
• Strong understanding of HR processes and best practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build relationships and trust with employees and management
• Proficient in HRIS and data management
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of labor relations and compliance issues
• Familiarity with employee engagement strategies
• Experience with HR project management

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Employee development programs