HR Generalist

Parker Sporlan; Missouri; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Sporlan, a leading manufacturer, is seeking an HR Generalist II to lead end-to-end HR support across the team member life cycle, collaborating with cross-functional teams to advance HR initiatives.

This role applies advanced knowledge to manage talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, employee engagement and development, retention strategies, and separation procedures, while analyzing HR data to inform strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in HR, business, or related field.
• 2+ years progressive HR experience.
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Exposure to manufacturing environments and/or familiarity with union/labor relations beneficial.
• Comprehensive knowledge of various HR functions and ability to navigate the organizational infrastructure.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with varied audiences.
• HR certification in progress or completed beneficial (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR).

Responsibilities

• Oversee recruitment by creating requisitions, screening applicants, and managing recruitment process with compliance.
• Participate in job evaluations and pay data analysis for compensation programs.
• Educate managers on feedback, documentation, and development; support learning paths and succession planning.
• Lead talent reviews and performance assessments and deploy talent management best practices.
• Administer engagement surveys and drive action plans based on feedback.
• Conduct investigations and counsel management on complex employee relations matters.
• Lead HR training on policies, organizational development, and compliance.
• Use analytics to evaluate talent data and prepare reports with actionable insights.
• Coordinate benefits enrollment and team engagement activities.
• Model collaboration and change management within high-performance teams.

Skills

HR experience

Leadership

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Relationship building

Tech proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Job description

The Human Resources Generalist II is responsible for leading end-to-end HR support across the entire team member life cycle while collaborating with applicable teams to advance HR initiatives. In this role, the HR Generalist II applies practical knowledge obtained through advanced education and work experience while managing talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, employee engagement and development, retention strategies, and separation procedures.

Scope/ Supervision and Interaction

This position generally reports to the Division HR Leader or HR Manager and does not have direct reports.

Essential Functions

• Oversee recruitment by creating requisitions, screening applicants, and managing recruitment process. Create offer packages and conduct background checks. Stay apprised of EEO, state and government regulations to ensure compliance during all talent acquisition activities.
• Participate in job evaluations and job description development. Examine local pay surveys and analyze pay data for wage and benefit review development or other compensation related programs and processes.
• Partner with and educate managers on appropriate feedback, documentation, and development of Parker team members. Support utilization of learning pathways and succession planning.
• Guide talent-related projects and processes such as talent reviews and performance assessments while deploying talent management best practices.
• Administer the Parker global engagement survey at division locations. Promote survey, provide methods of access for all team members to ensure inclusion and utilize feedback from Learning and Organizational Effectiveness to initiate engagement action plans and take advantage of areas for improvement.
• Conduct timely investigations, including fact-finding, witness interviews, and development of recommendations for appropriate and equitable resolution of employee relations issues.
• Act as an ethical agent and counsel management on complex matters related to conflict resolution and negotiation.
• Lead organizational training efforts relative to Human Resources policies and practices, organizational development, and compliance.
• Employ analytics tools and dashboards to evaluate talent data, conduct detailed analysis and extract insights that drive strategic decision-making. Utilize findings to prepare and present comprehensive reports to management with recommendations for key talent actions and improvement.
• Facilitate communication and documentation during labor relations discussions and processes, if applicable.
• Coordinate annual benefit program enrollment, team member engagement activities and community service endeavors.
• Model collaboration, clear communication, and agility while leading others within High-Performance Teams or during change management initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 2+ years of progressive HR experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience preferred.
• Exposure to manufacturing environments and/or familiarity with union/labor relations beneficial.
• Comprehensive knowledge of various Human Resources functions and ability to navigate and influence within the organizational infrastructure.
• Ability to effectively communicate through verbal, written, and presentations with varied audiences.
• Able to build strong relationships at all levels throughout the organization.
• Strong analytical and technology skills.
• Action oriented and organized.
• HR certification in progress or completed beneficial (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR).