HR Generalist

Mesabi Metallics; Paducah (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesabi Metallics in Paducah, KY is seeking a proactive HR Generalist to help establish and grow our organization. This broad role focuses on organization setup, recruitment, university relations, onboarding, payroll coordination, and day-to-day HR operations, building HR processes and talent pipelines from the ground up.

You will support manpower planning, manage employee records, coordinate campus engagement and internships, and ensure smooth pre-boarding and orientation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field.
• Approximately 3–5 years of HR experience in operations and recruitment.
• Experience in recruitment, campus hiring, onboarding, payroll coordination, and HR operations preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, mining, or industrial environments is a plus.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, coordination, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, growing organization with high initiative.

Responsibilities

• Support organization establishment and workforce ramp-up, including manpower tracking and HR processes.
• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment for engineering, technical, operations, and support roles.
• Build relationships with engineering colleges and universities to develop talent pipelines.
• Coordinate campus engagement, career fairs, internships, and graduate hiring.
• Manage pre-boarding, joining formalities, onboarding, and induction.
• Coordinate employee data, attendance, benefits, and payroll inputs.
• Support day-to-day HR operations, HRIS updates, and employee records.
• Assist in implementing HR policies and employee engagement initiatives.
• Help maintain compliance with employment requirements and company policies.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Coordination

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Location

Paducah

Position Summary

Mesabi Metallics is seeking a proactive and hands-on HR Generalist to support the establishment and growth of our organization in Iowa. This is a broad-based HR role with particular focus on organization establishment, recruitment, engineering college/university relations, onboarding and induction, payroll coordination, and day-to-day HR operations. The position offers an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys working in a growing organization and wants to contribute to building HR processes and talent pipelines from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Support organization establishment and workforce ramp-up, including manpower tracking, employee records, HR processes, and systems
• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment for engineering, technical, operations, and support positions
• Build relationships with engineering colleges, universities, technical institutes, and career centers to develop pipelines for fresh graduates, interns, and entry-level engineering talent
• Coordinate campus engagement, career fairs, internship programs, interviews, offers, and graduate hiring initiatives
• Manage pre-boarding, joining formalities, new-hire orientation, and induction
• Coordinate employee data, attendance, benefits, and payroll inputs to support accurate and timely payroll administration
• Manage day-to-day HR operations, including HRIS updates, employee documentation, personnel files, leave and attendance records, HR letters, and employee queries
• Support implementation of HR policies, employee engagement initiatives, and internal HR communication
• Assist in maintaining compliance with applicable employment requirements and company policies

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant HR experience, preferably with broad exposure to HR operations and recruitment
• Experience in recruitment, university/campus hiring, onboarding, payroll coordination, and HR operations would be preferred
• Experience in manufacturing, mining, engineering, construction, or another industrial environment would be an advantage
• Strong communication, interpersonal, coordination, and organizational skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, growing, and evolving organization
• High degree of initiative, ownership, attention to detail, and confidentiality