HR Generalist

Mesabi Metallics Company LLC; Paducah (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesabi Metallics Company LLC in Paducah is seeking a proactive HR Generalist to support the establishment and growth of our organization in Iowa. This broad role focuses on organization establishment, recruitment, campus relations, onboarding, payroll coordination, and daily HR operations.

The candidate will drive end-to-end recruitment for engineering and technical roles, manage onboarding and induction, coordinate payroll inputs, and maintain HR records and compliance in a fast-growing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant HR experience 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.

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.

Skills

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Coordination skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business Admin/related field

Job description

HR Generalist

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.