HR Generalist

patsoninc; Elmhurst (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid Sick Time

Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

TransChicago Truck Group is seeking an HR Generalist to provide broad operational support across the employee lifecycle. The role will focus on recruiting, onboarding, benefits and HRIS maintenance, starting onsite at our Elmhurst, IL dealership.

We value accuracy, teamwork and growth, requiring 2–5 years of HR experience and proficiency with HRIS and Excel. This full-time position offers comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities in a family-owned dealership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years of HR experience with recruiting/onboarding, benefits, payroll or HR operations.
• Experience with an HRIS is required.
• SHRM-CP or PHR certification preferred.
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills; ability to learn new systems and data processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the recruitment workflow from candidate sourcing through the offer and onboarding.
• Coordinate pre-employment screens (background check, drug screen, MVR).
• Onboard new hires and deliver a welcoming first-day experience.
• Support recruiting events, school/community hiring campaigns and onboarding activities.
• Administer benefits enrollment, life events, and employee changes per procedures.
• Provide guidance on benefits questions and route complex issues to Benefits Specialist.
• Manage leave forms, records, deadlines, and documentation.
• Assist with open enrollment communications, logistics, and data validation.
• Maintain accurate HRIS data for hires, changes, transfers, promotions, terminations.
• Run standard HR reports (headcount, turnover, benefits, recruiting) and support audits.
• Learn payroll processes and act as a backup for payroll tasks.

Skills

Recruiting

Onboarding

Benefits administration

HRIS

Payroll

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business

Tools

HRIS

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

At TransChicago Truck Group, we keep the trucks and people that power our economy rolling.We’re a full-service commercial truck dealership representing Freightliner and Western Star by providing sales, service, and parts for the trucks that keep goods on the road.We’re a family-owned, fast-growing dealership group that values curiosity, teamwork, and growth. If you’re the kind of person who likes to learn by doing and see the impact of your work every day, you’ve found the right spot.

We’re looking for a HR Generalist who will provide broad operational support across the employee lifecycle, initially focusing on recruiting, onboarding, routine benefits and leave administration, and HRIS maintenance and reporting. This is a higher-capability generalist role requiring strong foundational HR knowledge, systems aptitude, and attention to detail, with the capacity to cross-train across multiple HR functions over time. This role will sit onsite at our Elmhurst, IL dealership.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Own the administrative workflow for recruitment from candidate selection through orientation, including coordinating interviews, communicating with candidates and hiring managers, and maintaining data integrity in HR systems.
• Facilitate and monitor the preemployment processby initiating the appropriate screens (e.g., background checks, drug screens, MVRs, etc.) and escalating any nonconformities.
• Coordinate new hire onboarding and orientation with appropriate stakeholders, partnering with the HR team to complete required documentation and deliver a welcoming first-day experience.
• Support the coordination and execution of recruiting events, school and community events, hiring campaigns, and acquisition-related hiring or onboarding activity.
• Administer routine benefits enrollment, life-event, termination, and employee-change transactions according to established procedures.
• Provide standard forms, instructions, and process guidance to employees regarding Company benefits, routing questions requiring plan interpretation or judgment to the Benefits Specialist.
• Send and track leave forms and documentation, maintain leave files, monitor dates and deadlines, and follow up on missing documentation.
• Support open-enrollment administration, by assisting with employee communications, meeting logistics, records, and data validation.
• Enter and maintain employee data in the HRIS, including new hires, status changes, transfers, promotions, pay-related changes as authorized, and terminations.
• Review HRIS transactions for effective dates, completeness, supporting documentation, and data accuracy, and support acquisition employee-data collection and HRIS conversion activities.
• Run and distribute standard HR reporting for key metrics or processes (e.g., headcount, turnover, employee status, benefits, and recruiting) and support data audits and reconciliations.
• Develop working knowledge of the payroll calendar, employee data flow, timekeeping, pay codes, deductions, and common payroll corrections, progressing toward serving as a secondary payroll-processing resource.
• Support HR projects, audits, acquisitions, policy rollouts, employee communications, and other cross-functional initiatives as assigned.
• Document recurring workflows and contribute to scalable HR processes, checklists, controls, and standard operating procedures.

Education and/or required experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant HR experience may be considered.
• At least 2-5 years of Human Resources experience, with exposure to recruiting/onboarding, HRIS, benefits, payroll, or general HR operations.
• Prior HR Generalist, HR Coordinator, Recruiting Coordinator, Benefits/HR Operations, or similar experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working with an HRIS required.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills, with comfort learning systems, reports, and data processes.
• SHRM-CP, PHR, or interest in pursuing HR certification preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to provide professional employee and candidate support.
• High attention to detail, strong follow-through, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple recurring deadlines.
• Demonstrated discretion and the ability to protect confidential employee, compensation, benefits, medical, and payroll information.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation:$25-$33/hr. Hourly rate will be determined based on experience, competencies, certifications and education.
• Benefits:
  • Medical Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Sick Time
  • Paid Holidays
  • Additional voluntary benefits: We also offer a variety of other benefits including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Accident Coverage, Critical Illness, Cancer Insurance, Pet Insurance, and Identity Theft Insurance

TransChicago Truck Group is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. TransChicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.