HR Generalist

New House - Kansas City, MO

Full-time - Entry Level

Kansas City, MO

Construction of Buildings

About the position

As an HR Generalist at Newhouse, your role is pivotal in managing various aspects of human resources within the organization. You will be responsible for employee relations, policy management, record keeping, employee engagement, full-cycle recruiting, and collaboration with our Professional Employer Organization (PEO). All Newhouse team members must be able to adapt to a continually evolving environment and thrive in an autonomous and deadline-oriented workplace. Your key responsibilities will include developing and communicating HR policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with legal requirements and company objectives. You will work closely with our PEO partner to ensure seamless integration of HR functions and compliance. Additionally, you will perform employee relations functions including problem solving and dispute resolution, managing employee performance issues in collaboration with our PEO. You will also be tasked with recruiting, interviewing, and facilitating the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions, collaborating with departmental managers to understand the skills and competencies required for openings. Creating and executing comprehensive onboarding and offboarding processes will be essential, as well as generating HR reports and metrics to support decision-making and compliance requirements. Conducting exit interviews and analyzing data to identify opportunities to improve retention and engagement will also be part of your role. Furthermore, you will partner with the PEO on FMLA, ADA, and benefit administration, design and implement employee engagement initiatives, and assist with the DEI committee to ensure consistency with DEI goals and actions. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate HR policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with legal requirements and company objectives.
• Work closely with our PEO partner to ensure seamless integration of HR functions and compliance.
• Perform employee relations functions including problem solving and dispute resolution, managing employee performance issues in collaboration with our PEO.
• Recruit, interview, and facilitate the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborate with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.
• Create and execute comprehensive onboarding/offboarding processes.
• Generate HR reports and metrics to support decision-making and compliance requirements.
• Conduct exit interviews and analyze data to identify opportunities to improve retention and engagement.
• Partner with PEO on FMLA, ADA, and benefit administration.
• Design and implement employee engagement initiatives.
• Assist with DEI committee to ensure consistency with DEI goals and actions.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of HR experience, with a focus on employee relations.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Demonstrated good decision-making and judgement skills, and ability to work independently.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Self-starter with strong work ethic and resourceful approach to problem solving.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.