HR Generalist

Sealed Air; Nijmegen; Remote; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air is seeking a HR Generalist to support Benelux & Sweden sites, providing first-line HR support, acting as a business partner to key stakeholders, and administering HR processes. The role includes recruitment, payroll support, and cross-department HR projects.

The position is a 12-month temporary contract, remote with travel to Nijmegen at least twice monthly, and relocation is not required. Fluency in English and Dutch is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related discipline.
• 1–2 years of work experience in a similar HR role.
• Good knowledge about local working administration and employment law.
• Dynamic, proactive approach and ability to work effectively in high-pressure situations that may involve confidential or sensitive matters.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to influence business stakeholders.
• Strong organization, prioritization, time-management, multi-tasking skills.
• Positive, upbeat and cooperative attitude.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability and curiosity to learn about SEE Customers, Products, Processes and technology.
• Very good command of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Good command of English and Dutch (mandatory).

Responsibilities

• Be the HR point of contact for employees and their representatives.
• Provide the first level of HR support to the employees and managers.
• Be the HR Business partner with all key business stakeholders.
• Be an active member of the Site Management team contributing HR inputs to daily activities.
• Taking care of administration of employees (employment contracts, holiday/sickness)
• Supporting payroll administration processes
• Actively participate in the recruitment process
• Compiling reports and spreadsheets
• Participation in cross department HR-related projects and initiatives
• Supporting HR activities in Benelux for all Sealed Air employees
• Ensuring smoothness of local HR operations
• Ensuring intern controls
• Acting as change agent supporting local leadership

Skills

HR experience

English language

Dutch language

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related discipline

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com .

What does a HR Generalist do?

This position is responsible for supporting our Benelux & Sweden sites by pro-actively handling and ensuring HR related activities and local/regional/global requirements according to best practice industry, company policy, regulations and legal rules.In addition, this position is supporting the People Experience Director Central Europe in local and international projects as well as in daily work.

• Be the HR point of contact for employees and their representatives.
• Provide the first level of HR support to the employees and managers.
• Be the HR Business partner with all key business stakeholders.
• Be an active member of the Site Management team (both Plant and Sales organizations)contributing to bring value and HR inputs and prospective into the daily, weekly and monthly business activity.
• Taking care of administration of employees (employment contract writing, holiday/sickness administration, medical appointments, etc.)
• Supporting payroll administration processes
• Actively participate in the recruitment process
• Compiling reports and spreadsheets and preparing spreadsheets
• Participation in cross department HR-related projects and initiatives
• Supporting of all HR related activities in Benelux for all Sealed Air employees
• Ensuring smoothness of running local HR operations
• Ensuring intern controls
• Acting as change agent supporting local leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related discipline
• 1 to 2 years of work experience in a similar role.
• Good knowledge about local working administration and employment law
• Dynamic, proactive approach and ability to work effectively in high-pressure situations that may involve confidential or sensitive matters
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Proven ability to influence business stakeholders
• Strong organization, prioritization, time-management, multi-tasking skills
• Positive, upbeat and cooperative attitude
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability and curiosity to learn about SEE Customers, Products, Processes and technology.
• Very good command of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Good command of English and Dutch (mandatory)

Temporary contract 12 months - Remote position ( Travels to Nijmegen are necessary, 2 times per month minimum)

Relocation:No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air’s global resources and expertise.

Corporate sustainability -it’s about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.

Customer Success -meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it’s more than a goal, it’s an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.

Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.