HR Generalist

NIC Global; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term disability

Vision insurance

Additional life insurance

Critical illness insurance

FSA

401(k) with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

PTO accrual 80 hours in first year

Holiday pay 80 hours

Job summary

NIC Global is seeking an experienced HR Generalist in Spokane to coordinate benefits, payroll, and HR programs within a high-performance culture. The ideal candidate will handle employee relations, data analytics, and compliance while partnering with management to drive HR initiatives.

You will contribute to wellness, training, and policy development, ensuring accurate HRIS data and timely payroll processing in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in HR or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in human resources.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Advanced ability to run HR reports and analyze data.
• HRIS experience, ADP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advises employees and managers on interpretation of policies, programs, and procedures.
• Administers benefits programs (life, health, dental, disability, retirement, leave) and coordinates with vendors on claims.
• Conducts benefit orientations and participates in annual open enrollment.
• Coordinates wellness programs and health-related activities.
• Performs data entry related to training, PTO, payroll, benefits, and HRIS.
• Coordinates payroll processes and ensures timely, accurate time records.
• Analyzes pay data and pay grade changes in HRIS.
• Advises supervisors on methods to resolve work problems and conducts investigations.
• Maintains knowledge of legal requirements and reporting; ensures compliance.
• Facilitates company-wide committees and event planning.
• Administers workers’ compensation and OSHA reporting.
• Manages and supports Shared Work program.
• Proposes policy/program improvements to boost HR and operations.
• Adheres to safe work practices and contributes to health/safety programs.

Skills

Strong communication

Collaboration

HR data analysis

Microsoft Office

Report generation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

ADP HRIS

Job description

Salary Range: $70,000.00 To $87,036.00 Annually

NIC Global is a single-source manufacturer providing turn-key mechanical and electromechanical assembly, expert sheet metal fabrication, and global sourcing of metal and plastic components. We provide products to great customers such as Philips, PACCAR (Kenworth & Peterbilt), Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Physio Controls, and Leviton, to name a few. Our growing company employs over 600 people in Washington, Tennessee, Ohio, and Texas.

Come work with us and experience our fun atmosphere that provides a great place to work and grow your career. Employees are celebrated through quarterly employee appreciation events, holiday parties, cookouts, company gifts, and various other employee events and recognition programs. We feel that great companies value their employees, and those employees are vital to the overall success of the entire organization.

In addition to an outstanding company culture, NIC Global offers other great benefits, including:

Eligible for insurance 1st of the month after 30 days, including:

• Choice of two health insurance plans
• Employer paid life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability plans
• Vision Insurance
• Additional Life Insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Federal health and dependent care savings accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) plan, with employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement

Other benefits include PTO accrual of 80 hours in the 1st year, increasing with length of service milestones and 80 hours of holiday pay per year.

SUMMARY

The HR Generalist coordinates implementation of services, policies, and programs that will enrich an employee-oriented, high-performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity, fun, and the ongoing development of a superior workforce. The HR Generalist reports to the HR Director with a dotted-line to and strong partnership with the Plant Manager.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/DUTIES

• Advises employees and managers on the interpretation of personnel policies, programs, and procedures.
• Administers benefits programs such as life, health, dental and disability insurances, retirement plans, leave of absence, and employee assistance and work with employees and vendors to resolve claim issues.
• Conducts and benefit orientations (core and retirement).
• Participates in coordination of annual open enrollment.
• Coordinates annual wellness programs, hearing testing, flu shots, etc.
• Performs data entry related to training, PTO, payroll, benefits, and HRIS.
• Coordinates processes related to payroll ensuring that payroll and time records are submitted timely and accurately; maintains child support benefit orders for payroll processing.
• Analyzes pay data and enters pay grade changes in the HRIS system.
• Analyzes and provides advice to supervisors and managers on methods and approaches to resolve employee work problems and reviews routine discipline.
• Conducts routine employee relations investigations and proposes resolution based on findings.
• Maintains knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions and ensures policies, procedures, and reporting are complying.
• Facilitates and plans company-wide committee and event planning.
• Administers worker’s compensation and OSHA 300 Log reporting/submissions.
• Administers and facilitates Shared Work program.
• Develops and proposes improvement to policies, programs, and procedures to improve the effectiveness of human resources and operations.
• Adheres to safe work practices and contributes to the evolution of the health, safety, and environmental program and culture.
• This job description reflects the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. Additional duties and responsibilities may be required, based upon business needs, at any time with or without notice.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university or an equivalent combination of formal education, on-the-job training, and/or work experience.
• 5-7 years of experience in Human Resources.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Must possess advanced abilities to run reports and analyze HR data.
• HRIS experience required (ADP preferred).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Ability to lift 25lbs with or without accommodations.