HR Generalist

City of Shakopee, MN; Elyria (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson Professional Tools in Elyria, OH seeks an HR Generalist to support coaching, policy interpretation, and employee relations across all shifts at the manufacturing site.

You will partner with operations leadership to improve turnover, retention, safety, and engagement while administering benefits, FMLA, and compliance programs. This role emphasizes onboarding, policy enforcement, and continuous process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 3+ years of progressive Human Resources Generalist experience.
• Experience in manufacturing environment preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
• Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and apply employment laws.

Responsibilities

• Provides HR representation and input on coaching, conduct, policy interpretation, and corrective action across all shifts.
• Advise management on organizational issues to foster a positive, high-performance culture and reduce turnover.
• Analyze trends to improve turnover, retention, and engagement metrics.
• Maintain HR policies in line with regulatory laws and partner with Plant HRBP.
• Lead onboarding/offboarding processes and support employee experience improvements.

Skills

HR Generalist

Manufacturing experience

Communication across levels

Policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you looking for a fulfilling HR career in Elyria, OH? Under general direction of the HR Business Partner, you will create and implement policies, programs, services, and initiatives for attracting, retaining, developing, motivating, evaluating, and exciting talent for the Elyria manufacturing facility. Major areas of focus include the following: turnover reduction, employee engagement, safety and policy enforcement, benefits, FMLA and employee relations.

You will work in a partnership with internal customers to provide advice and support for business strategies, processes, communications, policies, procedures, and services for a wide variety of human resources activities.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Provides HR representation and input to manufacturing employees and operations management on matters pertaining to employee coaching, conduct, and corrective action; policy interpretation and application; employment practices; and complaint resolutions. Research and respond to employee concerns; investigate claims and allegations, document findings, and recommend resolution – on all 3 shifts.
• Recommends and advises management on organizational issues and matters supporting a positive work environment and a high-performance culture that embraces all ethical and compliance guidelines. Additionally provides insight to turnover reduction.
• Analyzes trends and metrics, seeking opportunities and strategies to improve trends in turnover, retention and key indicators of employee and customer engagement.
• Works closely with Plant HRBP on administrating and updating all HR policies and practices in accordance with local, state, and federal regulatory laws.
• Participate in and lead company communication meetings (monthly Toolbox Meetings, Quarterly Communication Meetings) as well as department meetings held by the production supervisors, offering guidance and support on HR related topics.
• Provides counsel and guidance to employees and management related to benefits, short-and-long term disability, parental leave, FMLA, and any other benefit and leave related area. Additionally, responsible for all administrative duties related to above.
• Lead sites internship/co-op program.
• Lead and attend career fairs in establishing Emerson Professional Tools as an employer of choice in the community.
• Partnering with Maintenance and Production departments in maintaining sites apprenticeship programs.
• Lead all processes involved in new employee onboarding and offboarding and look for process improvements. Look for ways to improve the employee experience.
• Support with Plant HRBP with the successful completion of Emerson’s yearly employee opinion survey process and action plans.
• Partners with site BU HR Team in leading and maintaining various employee engagement, wellness and volunteer activities designed to promote and maintain a high level of employee morale.
• Assists with consistently enforcing policy and safety procedures across departments and shifts. Drives compliance with monthly safety audits, engages employees to identify hazards.
• Support ad hoc projects, like writing job descriptions, exit interviews, managing communications, partnering with vendors, and coordinating training.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with HR leadership and/or legal as needed/required.
• Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation.

Who You Are:

You build a positive and motivating environment. You establish and maintain effective customer relations. You facilitate breakthroughs by integrating diverse views and finding common ground or acceptable alternatives. You build rapport in an open, friendly, and accepting way. You express yourself in a credible and transparent manner.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of progressive Human Resources Generalist experience required.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or similar industry
• Strong Microsoft suite skills including PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
• Ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization (Hourly to C-Suite), both written and verbal.
• Decisive and confident, open and candid with the ability to energize others.
• Knowledge of employment laws and legal compliance
• Legal authorization to work in the United States - sponsorship will not be provided for this role.

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Knowledge of payroll systems preferred.
• Previous experience in managing employee leaves (FMLA, STD/LTD, etc.)

Our Culture & Commitment to You

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our dedication to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

Learn more about our Culture & Values.

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