HR Generalist

Essarsteelmn; Burlington, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesabi Metallics is seeking a proactive HR Generalist to help establish and grow our organization in Iowa. This role focuses on recruitment, onboarding, payroll coordination, and day-to-day HR operations as we build processes and talent pipelines from the ground up.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in HR or related field and 3–5 years of HR experience, preferably in an industrial setting. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or related field.
• Approximately 3–5 years of HR experience.
• Experience in recruitment, onboarding, payroll coordination and HR operations.
• Industrial environment experience is a plus.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, coordination and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support organization establishment and workforce ramp-up, including manpower tracking and HR processes.
• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment for engineering, technical, operations, and support roles.
• Develop pipelines with colleges, universities and career centers for graduates and interns.
• Coordinate campus engagement, career fairs, internships, interviews and offers.
• Manage onboarding, joining formalities and new-hire orientation.
• Coordinate payroll inputs and benefits; support payroll processing.
• Maintain HRIS and employee records; handle inquiries and documentation.
• Support policy implementation, engagement initiatives and internal HR communications.
• Assist compliance with employment requirements and company policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Coordination skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree HR/Business

Job description

HR Generalist

Location: Paducah

Position Summary

Mesabi Metallics is seeking a proactive and hands-on HR Generalist to support the establishment and growth of our organization in Iowa.

This is a broad-based HR role with particular focus on organization establishment, recruitment, engineering college/university relations, onboarding and induction, payroll coordination, and day-to-day HR operations.

The position offers an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys working in a growing organization and wants to contribute to building HR processes and talent pipelines from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Support organization establishment and workforce ramp-up, including manpower tracking, employee records, HR processes, and systems.
• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment for engineering, technical, operations, and support positions.
• Build relationships with engineering colleges, universities, technical institutes, and career centers to develop pipelines for fresh graduates, interns, and entry-level engineering talent.
• Coordinate campus engagement, career fairs, internship programs, interviews, offers, and graduate hiring initiatives.
• Manage pre-boarding, joining formalities, new-hire orientation, and induction.
• Coordinate employee data, attendance, benefits, and payroll inputs to support accurate and timely payroll administration.
• Manage day-to-day HR operations, including HRIS updates, employee documentation, personnel files, leave and attendance records, HR letters, and employee queries.
• Support implementation of HR policies, employee engagement initiatives, and internal HR communication.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with applicable employment requirements and company policies.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant HR experience, preferably with broad exposure to HR operations and recruitment.
• Experience in recruitment, university/campus hiring, onboarding, payroll coordination, and HR operations would be preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, mining, engineering, construction, or another industrial environment would be an advantage.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, coordination, and organizational skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, growing, and evolving organization.
• High degree of initiative, ownership, attention to detail, and confidentiality.