Human Resources Generalist

Avancez Assembly - Flint, MI

Full-time - Entry Level

Flint, MI

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Human Resources Generalist plays a crucial role in managing the recruitment process, enhancing team performance, and ensuring compliance with HR policies and regulations. This position involves developing HR solutions, conducting orientations, administering benefits, and maintaining communication within the organization to foster a positive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct recruiting process, interviews, tests, and selects team members to fill vacant positions.
• Develop human resources solutions by collecting and analyzing information; recommending courses of action.
• Improve manager and team member performance by identifying and clarifying problems; evaluating potential solutions; implementing selected solution; coaching and counseling managers and team members.
• Maintain development plans, such as training plans and performance reviews.
• Promote the company's core values, primary objectives, and culture; plan and conduct new team member orientation.
• Maintain and coordinate team member recognition programs.
• Maintain communication flow regarding pertinent information such as company announcements and policy changes.
• Contribute to human resources and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.
• Promote a team environment and open communications, such as town hall meetings.
• Follow processes and procedures; respond to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and programs.
• Monitor tardy and absentee reports; ensure proper documentation for team members with excessive tardy and absenteeism.
• Prepare team member separation notices and related documentation and conduct exit interviews.
• Assist in worker's compensation and ensure timely and accurate payroll processing.
• Administer benefits programs such as life, health, dental and disability insurances, pension plans, vacation, sick leave, leave of absence, and employee assistance.
• Monitor vacation, sick days, and holidays.
• Promote safety as a personal value and assist in worker's safety issues.
• Coordinate environmental, health, and safety activities through strong leadership and communication.
• Complete special human resources projects by clarifying project objectives; setting timetables and schedules; conducting research; developing and organizing information; fulfilling transactions; communicating project status and issues; resolving concerns; investigating team member complaints; analyzing time and cost issues; preparing reports.
• Administer and keep records of benefits plans participation such as insurance and pension plan, transactions such as hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations, and team member statistics for government reporting.
• Prepare information and reports (including government required) by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends; maintain knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting people services functions and ensure compliance.
• Respond to unemployment claims, attend unemployment hearings, etc.
• Comply with legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Retain team member records in line with the company and legal requirements.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree from a college or university; and/or 2 to 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of Human Resource systems, Internet software, Payroll systems, Spreadsheet software, and Word Processing software.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of HR principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, interviewing, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations, and personnel information and payroll systems.
• Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Benefits

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical
• Delta Dental
• VSP Vision
• 401k Matching
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional Competitive Benefits