HR Generalist

Haworth International; Águeda; Presencial; EUR 30 000 - 45 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Haworth International is seeking a Human Resources Generalist to join their manufacturing site in Águeda, Portugal. The role involves acting as a key point of contact for employees, managing HR processes, and supporting staff engagement within a positive work environment.

Ideal candidates should hold a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and have 2 to 4 years of experience in HR. Proficiency in English and understanding of Portuguese labor laws is essential.

Qualificações

• 2 to 4 years of professional experience in a Human Resources Generalist role, preferably in manufacturing.
• Proficiency in English; Spanish is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Portuguese labour legislation.

Responsabilidades

• Act as the main HR point of contact for employees.
• Support managers in employee relations and conflict resolution.
• Coordinate onboarding, offboarding, and employee lifecycle activities.

Conhecimentos

Employee Relations

Human Resources Operations

Training and Development

Recruitment

Payroll Practices

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, or Business Administration

Ferramentas

Microsoft Office

SAP SuccessFactors

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Purpose

The Human Resources Generalist plays a key role in supporting employees, managers, and operational teams at our Águeda manufacturing site. This position is focused on Employee Relations, ensuring a positive work environment, providing day‑to‑day Human Resources support, and contributing to the effective implementation of people processes and initiatives across the plant.

A glimpse of your daily mission

• Act as the main Human Resources point of contact for employees, providing visible and accessible support across the production environment.
• Build strong relationships with employees, supervisors, and managers to foster engagement, trust, and open communication.
• Support managers in handling attendance, performance, employee relations matters, conflict resolution, and team dynamics.
• Ensure the consistent application of Human Resources policies, procedures, and employment practices.
• Coordinate employee lifecycle activities, including onboarding, contract administration, medical examinations, and offboarding processes.
• Support time‑keeping activities, ensuring accurate records of attendance, overtime, working schedules, and absences.
• Manage relationships with temporary staffing agencies and coordinate the recruitment, onboarding, and administration of temporary workers.
• Identify training needs and coordinate learning and development initiatives across operational and business functions.
• Support employee engagement activities, internal communication initiatives, and workplace events.
• Contribute to Human Resources reporting, compliance activities, process improvements, and organisational projects.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2 to 4 years of professional experience in a Human Resources Generalist role, preferably within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Proven experience in Employee Relations, Human Resources Operations, and temporary workforce management.
• Knowledge of recruitment, learning and development, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Understanding of payroll and time‑keeping practices.
• Strong knowledge of Portuguese labour legislation.
• Experience working with Human Resources information systems; experience with SAP SuccessFactors is considered an advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility at all organisational levels.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken; Spanish is a plus.

About us

Haworth is one of the world's largest manufacturers of office furniture, providing solutions for tomorrow's customers worldwide. At the centre of our work is the human being: What does a person need to work, what pushes them, motivates them and what makes people feel comfortable at work? Only if we can answer that question, we are able to introduce designs to our customers that will make them achieve their goals. To stay one step ahead, we invest in our own research, have a worldwide network of interesting partners and are part of think tanks around the world who are trying to think ahead. The family‑owned company, headquartered in Holland, Michigan/United States, employs more than 8.000 people and is represented in more than 150 countries in Asia, Europe and America with subsidiaries and partners.