HR Generalist - Primary Work Location- Milwaukee

Lad Lake, Inc.; Dousman (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lad Lake, Inc. is seeking an HR Generalist to manage the full employee lifecycle from recruitment through onboarding, benefits, and HRIS maintenance. The role acts as a liaison among candidates, employees, and leadership, ensuring accurate records and compliant processes in a mission-driven environment.

Primary responsibilities include coordinating interviews, administering leave (FMLA), and ensuring data integrity in HRIS while partnering with leaders to support a thriving workforce.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 3–5 years progressive HR experience.
• Full-cycle recruiting experience required.
• Knowledge of FMLA, ADA, FLSA, and employment requirements.
• Benefits and HRIS experience.
• ADP Workforce Now preferred.
• SHRM-CP preferred.
• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for assigned roles.
• Source candidates and coordinate interviews.
• Conduct background checks and extend offers.
• Oversee onboarding administration.
• Administer benefits and leave programs.
• Manage HRIS data and employee records.
• Handle HR transactions and reporting.
• Support HR compliance across processes.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

HR compliance (FMLA/ADA/FLSA)

HRIS

Benefits administration

Communication skills

ADP Workforce Now

SHRM-CP (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Equivalent experience considered

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

HR Generalist - Primary Work Location- Milwaukee

Lad Lake Inc Dousman, Wisconsin, United States

About this position

Primary Work Location

St Rose campus (Milwaukee) with weekly travel Dousman, WI.

Position Purpose

The HR Generalist ensures Lad Lake has an effective, responsive, and compliant employee lifecycle—from attracting qualified candidates through hiring, onboarding, benefits, leave, employment changes, and ongoing HR support.

The Generalist owns recruiting for assigned positions and serves as a key operational connection between candidates, employees, leaders, and HR. They ensure candidates and employees experience HR processes that reflect Lad Lake's mission and THRIVE.

Primary Outcomes

• Critical positions are filled with qualified people.
• Recruiting produces strong candidate pipelines and qualified hires.
• Hiring managers have effective recruiting partnership.
• Leaders receive timely and knowledgeable support throughout the hiring process.
• Candidates experience a professional, mission-connected hiring process.
• Candidates understand the work, expectations, and value of joining Lad Lake.
• Benefits, leave, HRIS, onboarding, and employee lifecycle processes are accurate and timely.
• HR workforce data is reliable.
• Leaders can make decisions using accurate workforce information.

THRIVE in This Role

The Generalist ensures that the first experiences people have with Lad Lake reflect THRIVE.

They:

• Represent Lad Lake's values throughout recruitment and hiring.
• Build respectful and inclusive candidate experiences.
• Communicate honestly and professionally with candidates and employees.
• Treat employee information with discretion and respect.
• Apply HR policies consistently while recognizing individual circumstances.
• Help ensure the employee lifecycle reflects the culture Lad Lake wants to create.

Key Areas of Accountability

• Full-cycle recruitment
• Candidate sourcing
• Interview coordination
• Background checks
• Offers
• Onboarding administration
• Benefits administration
• FMLA and leave administration
• HRIS
• Employee records
• HR transactions
• Workforce reporting
• HR compliance support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 3–5 years progressive HR experience.
• Full-cycle recruiting experience required.
• Knowledge of FMLA, ADA, FLSA, and employment requirements.
• Benefits and HRIS experience.
• ADP Workforce Now preferred.
• SHRM-CP preferred.
• Master's degree preferred.