HR Generalist

Valence Surface Technologies; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Valence Surface Technologies in Seattle, WA is seeking an HR Generalist to partner with site leadership to administer HR plans and ensure consistent execution across all sites. You will manage recruitment for exempt and non-exempt roles and promote employee relations and engagement.

You will handle investigations, support payroll and benefits administration, and ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field required.
• Minimum 1 year of HR experience.
• Knowledge of U.S. federal and state employment regulations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with site leadership and HR team to administer HR plans and ensure consistent execution across sites.
• Engage with employees to understand needs and provide solutions aligned to company practices.
• Conduct recruitment for exempt and non-exempt site positions.
• Develop and monitor programs to promote employee relations and engagement.
• Handle employee relations concerns and investigations with HR leadership support.
• Perform benefit administration and communicate benefit information to employees.
• Generate reports, analyze data, and support decision-making for projects.
• Maintain HRIS records and compile reports as needed.
• Ensure compliance with federal/state employment regulations, timekeeping, leave, and workers' comp.
• Onboard new employees and collaborate with supervisors for a positive employee experience.
• Review timekeeping records for payroll processing in a timely, accurate manner.
• Collaborate on safety and wellbeing initiatives with EH&S and travel to other sites as needed.

Skills

Communication

HR policies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HR or related field

Job description

• Partners with site leadership and human resources team to administer various human resource plans, procedures, initiatives and ensure communication and execution is consistent across all sites.
• Engages with employees to understand their needs and concerns and provide / offer appropriate solutions that aligns to company practices.
• Conducts recruitment effort for all exempt and non-exempt site positions.
• Develops and monitors programs to promote positive employee relations and employee engagement.
• Handles all employee relations' concerns and investigations with support of human resources leader and partner with supervisors to address disciplinary matters.
• Performs benefit administration, such as open enrollment and communicates all benefit information to employees.
• Generates reports, conducts analyses, and provides input for decision-making for projects or initiatives.
• Maintains human resources information systems records and compiles reports from database as needed.
• Maintains compliance with all federal and state regulations concerning employment, such as meal period and rest breaks, timekeeping, recordkeeping, leave and disability management, workers compensation claims, etc.
• Handles all on‑boarding of new employees and works with supervisors for a continuous positive employee experience.
• Responsible for timely and accurate review of timekeeping records for payroll processing.
• Maintains personnel files and ensures all legal requirements are met.
• Collaborates with EH&S on employee safety and wellbeing initiatives, such as, annual testing, safety boots, safety committee, etc.
• Travel to other sites / regions based on business need.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Partners with site leadership and human resources team to administer various human resource plans, procedures, initiatives and ensure communication and execution is consistent across all sites.
• Engages with employees to understand their needs and concerns and provide / offer appropriate solutions that aligns to company practices.
• Conducts recruitment effort for all exempt and non-exempt site positions.
• Develops and monitors programs to promote positive employee relations and employee engagement.
• Handles all employee relations' concerns and investigations with support of human resources leader and partner with supervisors to address disciplinary matters.
• Performs benefit administration, such as open enrollment and communicates all benefit information to employees.
• Generates reports, conducts analyses, and provides input for decision-making for projects or initiatives.
• Maintains human resources information systems records and compiles reports from database as needed.
• Maintains compliance with all federal and state regulations concerning employment, such as meal period and rest breaks, timekeeping, recordkeeping, leave and disability management, workers compensation claims, etc.
• Handles all on‑boarding of new employees and works with supervisors for a continuous positive employee experience.
• Responsible for timely and accurate review of timekeeping records for payroll processing.
• Maintains personnel files and ensures all legal requirements are met.
• Collaborates with EH&S on employee safety and wellbeing initiatives, such as, annual testing, safety boots, safety committee, etc.
• Travel to other sites / regions based on business need.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education: Bachelor's Degree required, Field of Study: Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, or Related Field

Experience: Minimum of 1 year of HR experience

Salary Range - $65,000 - 75,000 annually