HR Generalist

Mueller Water Products - Cleveland, NC

Full-time

Cleveland, NC

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Mueller Water Products is the nation's leading manufacturer of flow control devices for the water and gas distribution industries and has an immediate opening for a Human Resources Generalist in our newest Cleveland, NC facility. For over 160 years, MWP's manufacturing commitment has ensured one of the world's most precious resources, clean drinking water, reaches millions of people daily. As a Human Resources Generalist, you will support in the facilitation and administration of all HR-related activities including recruitment, employee relations, benefits, onboarding, payroll, and policy administration. This role is crucial in maintaining a positive work environment and ensuring compliance with HR-related governmental regulations and laws. In this position, you will manage timekeeping and attendance, with primary responsibility for plant payroll processing. You will oversee the recruitment process to ensure that hourly production and temporary labor staffing needs are met, while also assisting with salaried employee recruitment. Conducting new hire orientations, benefits programs, and exit interviews will be part of your responsibilities, along with educating employees on benefits, policies, and procedures. You will also manage the hourly employee evaluation process and coordinate with supervisors to ensure effective performance management. Maintaining positive employee relations is key, and you will facilitate an open environment for communication, responding to employee concerns proactively. You will also coordinate employee engagement activities and oversee the local Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Council. Coaching supervisors on performance and employee relations will be part of your role, as well as recommending new approaches and policies to improve workplace culture and HR operations. Additionally, you will manage employee leaves and absences, ensure data integrity in HRIS systems, and take on special projects as needed.

Responsibilities

• Timekeeping and attendance management with primary responsibility for plant payroll processing.
• Manage the recruitment process to ensure hourly production and temporary labor staffing needs are met at the location and assist with salaried employee recruitment.
• Conduct new hire orientations/benefits programs and exit interviews, and educate employees on benefits, policies, and procedures.
• Manage hourly employee evaluation process and coordination with supervisors.
• Provide HR Manager with monthly labor, headcount, and other reports.
• Maintain positive employee relations by ensuring a proactive, open environment to facilitate employee communication and responding to employee concerns.
• Facilitate and coordinate in planning and organizing employee engagement activities and communications and oversee local Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Council.
• Coach supervisors on performance, employee relations, employee development and other HR related issues.
• Coordinate and facilitate counseling and corrective action for employees led by Supervisors.
• Recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures to improve workplace culture, HR department operation, and ensure employee compliance.
• Ensure compliance with all HR-related governmental regulations and federal/state/local laws.
• Manage employee leaves and absences.
• Manage HRIS systems and data integrity.
• Take on special projects as needed.
• Perform other duties and project work as assigned.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and at least two (2) years of hands-on Human Resources experience - OR - Five (5) years of hands-on Human Resources experience.
• Dedication to elite customer service to all customers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities, with keen attention to detail.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite, and excellent computer skills.
• Proven critical thinking skills and complex problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to system/technology changes as well as use of current systems.
• Ability to act with confidentiality and carefully handle employee information, files, and sensitive matters.
• Establish and maintain positive 'customer' relationships at all levels of the organization.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with Workday HRIS.
• Experience working with UKG/Kronos timekeeper.