HR Generalist

Vaco LLC; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco is seeking an experienced HR Generalist to support a growing manufacturing operation in West Valley City, UT. This hands‑on, highly visible role will serve as the primary day‑to‑day HR resource for the site, partnering with leadership and the HR Director across employee relations, onboarding, leave administration, benefits, payroll/timekeeping, compliance, training, and general HR operations.

Responsibilities include onboarding, maintaining HRIS data, managing records, supporting FMLA/ADA

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business admin, or related field preferred.
• 4+ years of progressive HR experience preferred.
• Prior manufacturing experience is highly preferred.
• Experience supporting a new facility, startup, site expansion, or rapidly growing employee population is a strong plus.
• Hands‑on experience with employee relations, onboarding, leave administration, benefits, payroll/timekeeping, and HR compliance.
• Experience using an HRIS, ATS, and Microsoft Office.
• Working knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.
• Experience supporting both hourly and salaried employee populations is preferred.
• Aerospace, aviation, defense, or another regulated manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR resource for employees and managers at the site.
• Partner with leadership and the HR Director on employee relations, workforce needs, and HR initiatives.
• Coordinate new‑hire onboarding, orientation, employment documentation, and training requirements.
• Manage and maintain employee records, HRIS data, organizational charts, job descriptions, and personnel documentation.
• Support employee leave administration, including FMLA, ADA accommodations, and other applicable leave programs.
• Assist with benefits administration, open enrollment, qualifying life events, and employee questions.
• Support biweekly payroll and timekeeping, including reviewing timesheets, attendance, employee changes, and documentation.
• Support employee relations matters and ensure HR policies and procedures are applied consistently.
• Coordinate training and development activities and maintain required training and certification records.
• Support performance management, HR audits, compliance reporting, and policy updates.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes as the site continues to grow.

Skills

Employee relations

Onboarding

Leave administration

Payroll/timekeeping

HR compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS

ATS

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are seeking an experienced HR Generalist to support a growing manufacturing operation in West Valley City, UT. This is a hands‑on, highly visible role.

The HR Generalist will serve as the primary day‑to‑day HR resource for the site, partnering closely with leadership and the HR Director across employee relations, onboarding, leave administration, benefits, payroll/timekeeping, compliance, training, and general HR operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR resource for employees and managers at the site.
• Partner with leadership and the HR Director on employee relations, workforce needs, and HR initiatives.
• Coordinate new‑hire onboarding, orientation, employment documentation, and training requirements.
• Manage and maintain employee records, HRIS data, organizational charts, job descriptions, and personnel documentation.
• Support employee leave administration, including FMLA, ADA accommodations, and other applicable leave programs.
• Assist with benefits administration, open enrollment, qualifying life events, and employee questions.
• Support biweekly payroll and timekeeping, including reviewing timesheets, attendance, employee changes, and documentation.
• Support employee relations matters and ensure HR policies and procedures are applied consistently.
• Coordinate training and development activities and maintain required training and certification records.
• Support performance management, HR audits, compliance reporting, and policy updates.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes as the site continues to grow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Approximately 4+ years of progressive HR experience preferred.
• Prior manufacturing experience is highly preferred.
• Experience supporting a new facility, startup, site expansion, or rapidly growing employee population is a strong plus.
• Hands‑on experience with employee relations, onboarding, leave administration, benefits, payroll/timekeeping, and HR compliance.
• Experience using an HRIS, ATS, and Microsoft Office.
• Working knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.
• Experience supporting both hourly and salaried employee populations is preferred.
• Aerospace, aviation, defense, or another regulated manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification is a plus.