HR Generalist

Valmont Industries; Farmington (MN); On-site; USD 59,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k with company match

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Work life support

Job summary

Valmont Industries in Farmington, MN is hiring an HR Generalist to provide full HR support across departments, including policy application, onboarding, and employee relations. The role requires ensuring legal compliance and delivering excellent customer service to employees and management alike.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in HR policies, HRIS systems, and manufacturing environments, with a proven ability to handle confidential information and multi-task in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelor’s in relevant field or Associates Degree with 3+ years of experience or 5+ years of relevant quality experience
• Knowledge and ability to act on Compliance and Regulatory issues
• A minimum of two years of experience working with a major, non-proprietary HRIS system
• The ability to work in a production/manufacturing environment
• The ability to occasionally work outside of normal business hours to support operational needs
• Self-starter and able to work professionally and independently
• Strong customer service orientation, communication and presentation skills
• Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy while working in a fast paced environment with multiple deadlines
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, discretion, initiative and maintain confidentiality
• Experience with employee relations dispute resolution, and litigation avoidance
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain job descriptions
• Provide full range of HR advice, support, consultation and guidance, including application of HR policies and processes, to assigned departments and employees
• Demonstrate a commitment to customer service by ensuring timely and accurate responses to inquiries and requests from employees
• Maintain ongoing compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations
• Assist in the resolution of employee issues; leading employee relations initiatives and investigations to ensure a positive and fair work environment
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the business through exposure to departmental activities
• Collaborate with department leaders to execute HR processes and associated activities
• Participate and assist in various HR and campus-wide initiatives, including, but not limited to safety events, annual performance review process, benefits open enrollment, new programs/policies, and training initiatives
• Builds credibility within assigned departments by demonstrating an understanding of the business strategy and challenges
• Accurate data entry into HRIS system and related HR technologies
• Seeks learning and development opportunities to improve professional competencies and stays current on HR practices through benchmarking, networking, and exposure to business related research/publications
• Organize and lead New Employee Onboarding
• Attend and support company events
• Gather and analyze feedback from client groups and partner with HR Manager in developing and implementing solutions
• Recommends, develops and implements programs to promote employee performance, engagement, satisfaction and retention
• Analyzes employee relations issues and investigates employee complaints
• Supports managers and associates during the performance management process which includes defining goals, identifying key job responsibilities, creating development plans, assessing performance and evaluating compensation

Skills

Customer service orientation

Communication and presentation skills

Attention to detail

Self-starter / independent

Discretion / confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Associates degree + 3+ years experience or 5+ years relevant experience

PHR/SHRM-CP certification (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

HRIS system (non-proprietary)

Job description

20805 Eaton Ave Farmington Minnesota 55024-7932

Why Valmont

We’re Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better. Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward?

The range of this position is $59,200-$73,900

Essential Functions:

• This position reports into the site HR Manager and has no direct or indirect reports
• Create and maintain job descriptions
• Provide full range of Human Resources advice, support, consultation and guidance, including application of HR policies and processes, to assigned departments and employees
• Demonstrate a commitment to customer service by ensuring timely and accurate responses to inquiries and requests from employees
• Maintain ongoing compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations
• Assist in the resolution of employee issues; leading employee relations initiatives and investigations to ensure a positive and fair work environment
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the business through exposure to departmental activities
• Collaborate with department leaders to execute HR processes and associated activities
• Participate and assist in various HR and campus-wide initiatives, including, but not limited to safety events, annual performance review process, benefits open enrollment, new programs/policies, and training initiatives
• Builds credibility within assigned departments by demonstrating an understanding of the business strategy and challenges, aligning the departments’ short-term and long-term people goals with the business strategy, and facilitating and implementing initiatives to assist the business in achieving success
• Accurate data entry into HRIS system and related HR technologies
• Seeks learning and development opportunities to improve professional competencies and stays current on HR practices through benchmarking, networking, and exposure to business related research/publications
• Organize and lead New Employee Onboarding
• Attend and support company events

Other Important Details about the Role:

• Gather and analyze feedback from client groups and partner with HR Manager in developing and implementing solutions
• Recommends, develops and implements programs to promote employee performance, engagement, satisfaction and retention
• Analyzes employee relations issues and investigates employee complaints, including complex matters, consults with legal and senior leadership as appropriate and makes sound, timely recommendations for management action and follow-through to ensure closure
• Supports managers and associates during the performance management process which includes defining goals, identifying key job responsibilities, creating development plans, assessing performance and evaluating compensation

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Preferred Bachelors in relevant field or Associates Degree with 3+ years of experience or 5+ years of relevant quality experience
• Knowledge and ability to act on Compliance and Regulatory issues
• A minimum of two years of experience working with a major, non-proprietary HRIS system
• The ability to work in a production/manufacturing environment
• The ability to occasionally work outside of normal business hours to support operational needs
• Self-starter and able to work professionally and independently
• Strong customer service orientation, communication and presentation skills
• Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy while working in a fast paced environment with multiple deadlines
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, discretion, initiative and maintain confidentiality
• Experience with employee relations dispute resolution, and litigation avoidance
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:

• PHR certification, or SHRM-CP certification
• Experience using Workday, Workforce, and ADP software applications
• A high awareness for labor compliance, amendments, regulations, including affirmative Action Planning as well as court decisions related to employment laws
• Experience working with timekeeping and compensation plans for both exempt and non-exempt employees

Working Environment and Physical Efforts:

Work is typically performed in an office setting; however, incumbent may be required to go into the production or shipping/receiving areas. While visiting the manufacturing areas of the plant, use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required at all times. The incumbent is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time, as well as talk and listen on the phone and in personal conversations or meetings. Environment is fast paced and demanding most of the time. Travel requirements for this position are minimal – may be required to travel to other sites up to 10% with overnight stays. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms while working in the office with various files and forms and while working on the computer. The employee is occasionally required to move about the office. Incumbent must utilize proper ergonomic safeguards such as monitor height and positions, keyboard location and height and proper wrists rests. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds in working with large files, binders, and computer equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one‑one health coaching, mortgage services and more

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email [e-mail].

Valmont is here to modernize vital infrastructure and increase agricultural productivity, sustainably and reliably. We galvanize steel to last a century with minimal environmental impact. We modernize irrigation to feed a growing population by utilizing the latest technology. We harden the electrical grid to enable the delivery of reliable power to millions of homes around the world. And we help make communities everywhere safer, cleaner and more connected through our smart infrastructure technology. Valmont serves two primary markets — agriculture and infrastructure — and seven diverse product lines: Utility, Lighting and Transportation, Telecom, Solar, Coatings, Irrigation and Ag Tech. We manufacture products in 85 facilities spread across six continents, and we do business in 100 different countries. That’s what Valmont does. We conserve resources and improve life, finding ways to make innovation and technology beneficial in the real world.