HR Generalist

Element Materials Technology; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading testing and certification company in Los Angeles is looking for an HR Generalist to support the employee lifecycle and enhance employee experience. This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include performance management support, onboarding, and document maintenance. Candidates should have a BS/BA in Human Resources and experience in similar roles. A competitive salary of $72,000 to $82,000 per annum is offered.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as an HR Generalist or HR Operations role.
• Experience monitoring adherence to compliance requirements.
• 15% travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Proactively support performance management and reporting efforts.
• Draft and maintain employee documents.
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent organizational skills

Knowledge of time and attendance systems

Ability to operate in a high pressure environment

Outstanding knowledge of MS Office

Education

BS/BA in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

HRIS (e.g. D365, Ceridian)

Job description

Overview

At Element, our shared purpose of 'Making tomorrow safer than today’ brings us together and sets us (and you, if you join us…) apart from the crowd. Join our team in Southern California as an HR Generalist.

As the HR Generalist you will play a key role in supporting the employee lifecycle, delivering a positive employee experience, and partnering closely with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Payroll, and Operations. This role requires strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment to address transactional-based duties.

This position is onsite 5 days a week, Monday – Friday.

Salary range from $72,000 to $82,000 per annum.

Responsibilities

• Proactively support performance management, reporting efforts, and tracking of terminations and employee relations activity
• Draft and maintain employee documents, such as internal offer letters, shift differential letters, and certification-related increase letters
• Support onboarding, offboarding and employee lifecycle processes
• Direct employees to self-serve tools to resolve employee questions, concerns and grievances
• Partner with managers, payroll, and shared services on the separation of employees and conduct exit interviews
• Support accurate tracking and administration of time and attendance, ensuring compliance with California meal and rest period requirements; partner with managers and payroll to resolve discrepancies and enforce compliance standards
• Recruiting Support: Partner with the TA team to coordinate and conduct first-level interviews, screen candidates, and manage recruiting logistics
• Carry out data analysis for internal audits and compensation reviews
• Assist in areas such as development of human resources policies, application of progressive discipline, leading training sessions for front line leaders, and skip level sessions
• Receive and process mail from lab locations, ensuring compliance with company procedures and applicable regulations
• Collaborate with HR Team with other HR projects, process improvements, and policy generation as needed

Skills / Qualifications

• BS/BA Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
• Demonstrated experience as an HR Generalist and/or HR Operations / Shared Services role
• Knowledge of time and attendance systems and California meal and rest break compliance requirements; experience monitoring adherence and resolving related issue
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to operate in a high pressure, fast paced environment
• Outstanding knowledge of MS Office; HRIS (e.g. D365 and Ceridian)
• 15% travel may be required

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information (41 CFR 60-1.35(c)).

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