Corporate HR Generalist: Payroll & Compliance

Univstainless; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Stainless is seeking a Corporate HR Generalist to manage day-to-day HR operations, payroll oversight, and employee lifecycle activities across locations. You will support employee relations, onboarding, compliance, benefits, and HRIS administration while partnering with payroll, safety, finance, and operations.

The role emphasizes accurate data handling, timekeeping review, and timely payroll processing using the ADP Payroll system, ensuring compliant HR records and reporting.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of progressive HR generalist or operational HR experience preferred, including employee relations, HR operations, compliance, recruiting, onboarding, benefits administration, payroll oversight, and employee lifecycle support.
• Corporate, manufacturing, industrial, multi-site,HRIS, ADP Payroll system, payroll administration, or HR business partner support experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support HR programs, policies, processes, and employee lifecycle activities as a corporate HR resource.
• Guide managers and employees on policies, workplace expectations, and documentation.
• Maintain accurate HR records, support HR reporting, and use HR data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Coordinate recruitment strategy, onboarding, employee lifecycle processes, and related documentation.
• Lead performance management, training & development, and succession planning activities.
• Provide payroll oversight by reviewing timekeeping records, pay changes, deductions, and payroll inputs; use ADP payroll systems.
• Prepare and analyze HR metrics; maintain confidentiality and accuracy in HRIS, payroll inputs, and benefits information.

Skills

HR operations

Employee relations

Payroll oversight

Timekeeping

Data privacy

Policy guidance

Education

Bachelor's or Associate's degree in HR, Business Admin, or related field

Tools

ADP Payroll

HRIS

ATS

Job description

Universal Stainless is seeking a Corporate HR Generalist to manage day-to-day HR operations, payroll oversight, and employee lifecycle activities across locations. You will support employee relations, onboarding, compliance, benefits, and HRIS administration while partnering with payroll, safety, finance, and operations.

The role emphasizes accurate data handling, timekeeping review, and timely payroll processing using the ADP Payroll system, ensuring compliant HR records and reporting.