Human Resources Generalist

$80,000 - $100,000/Yr

Onboard Systems - Anaheim, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Anaheim, CA

101-250 employees

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Human Resources Generalist at Signia Aerospace will play a crucial role in integrating a recently acquired business into the Signia Mission Systems companies. This position is based at a manufacturing facility in Anaheim, CA, which employs over 200 individuals. The HR Generalist will serve as the onsite HR presence, responsible for managing various HR functions including employee engagement initiatives, employee and labor relations, benefits administration, leave of absence (LOA) management, workers' compensation, performance management, and overseeing the entire employee lifecycle from recruitment to promotion and separation. In this dynamic role, the HR Generalist will need to navigate complex California employment and labor laws, particularly in the context of a unionized workforce. The position requires a proactive approach to employee relations, ensuring that all employees are treated fairly and equitably while also addressing any workplace issues that may arise. The HR Generalist will act as a business partner to managers and supervisors, providing recommendations on coaching, training, development, discipline, and performance management. Additionally, the HR Generalist will be responsible for full-cycle recruiting, which includes job intake, posting, screening, interviewing, and onboarding new hires. This role also involves generating offer letters, running background checks, and establishing new hires on the payroll platform. The HR Generalist will lead workplace investigations, respond to allegations or complaints regarding workplace issues, and recommend appropriate courses of action. Monthly and quarterly reporting on HR-related metrics such as headcount, turnover, and ESG initiatives will also be part of the responsibilities. The HR Generalist will manage onsite communication and lead the Open Enrollment process for employee benefits, ensuring that employees have access to the information they need throughout the year.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a business partner to managers and supervisors to provide recommendations on coaching, training and development, discipline, and performance management.
• Full-cycle recruiting from the job intake and posting through the screening, interviewing, and onboarding of new hires.
• Generate offer letters and onboarding documents, run background checks, and establish new hires on payroll platform.
• Provide guidance on employment issues such as harassment, discrimination, corrective actions, managing expectations for both a union- and non-union workforce.
• Lead workplace investigations and respond to allegations or complaints regarding workplace issues, recommending appropriate courses of action.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports to measure human resources-related metrics like headcount, turnover, and ESG initiatives.
• Manage onsite communication through email, electronic boards, bulletin boards, and other necessary means.
• Manage HR project work that supports business strategies on an as-needed basis.
• Lead the Open Enrollment process and benefit updates, answering any benefit-related questions that employees may have throughout the year.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as an HR Generalist with a large (200+) workforce, with an emphasis on recruiting, employee relations, and performance management.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Paylocity experience preferred.
• Experience with a unionized workforce and/or manufacturing facility strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Psychology, Human Resource Management or a related field strongly preferred.
• Any of the following certifications highly preferred: PHR, PHRca, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP.
• International employment law and/or payroll experience a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with international employment law.
• Payroll experience.