HUMAN RESOURCE GENERALIST

Neenah Foundry Company; Neenah (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Neenah Foundry Company is seeking an HR professional to support postings, candidate sourcing, interviews, and pre-employment screenings. You will coordinate onboarding, HR orientation, training, and other HR tasks.

Work with HR leadership on write-ups and disciplinary actions, and address employee inquiries. Assist in benefits enrollment, changes, and inquiries; maintain HR records; communicate policies; conduct training; and handle investigations to remedy workplace concerns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3–5 years HR experience or Master's in HRM with 2 years.
• Experience with posting, interviewing, onboarding and employee relations.
• Fluent English; Spanish preferred for written and spoken communications.

Responsibilities

• Assist with set up of job postings, sourcing, scheduling interviews, and pre-employment screenings.
• Coordinate onboarding, HR orientation, training, and other HR tasks.
• Work with HR leadership on write-ups and disciplinary actions, including verbal/written notices and terminations.
• Address employee inquiries and guide HR policies and procedures.
• Assist in benefits enrollment, changes, and inquiries.
• Maintain records, files, documents, and reports for HR.
• Communicate and explain organizational policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations as needed.
• Assist in employee training programs or workshops.
• Field employee complaints, conduct investigations, and provide recommendations to address issues.

Skills

HR processes

Communication

Confidentiality

Organization

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years HR experience; or Master's in HRM with 2 years

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job duties may change over time, and additional job functions may become essential. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Assist with set up job postings, candidate sourcing, scheduling interviews, and conducting pre-employment screenings.
• Coordinate and conduct employee onboarding, HR orientation, training, and other HR tasks.
• Work with HR leadership on write-ups and administering disciplinary actions, such as documented verbal warnings, written reprimands, suspensions, or terminations.
• Address employee inquiries and concerns and guide HR policies and procedures.
• Assist in employee benefits enrollment, changes, and inquiries.

• • Maintain records, files, documents, and reports for Human Resources.

• Communicate and explain organizational policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations as needed.
• Assist in employee training programs or workshops.
• Work with the HR manager to field employee complaints, conduct investigations, and provide recommendations for disciplinary actions and ameliorate any problems identified by the investigation.
• Address employee issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other employee concerns.
• Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions and helping resolve work-related problems.
• Participate in employee retention activities.
• Develop methods to monitor and improve employee retention.
• Advise and guide Supervision on legal or regulatory compliance matters.

Expected Areas of Competence (KSAs)

• Demonstrated ability to work without close supervision, produce quality work and handle periodic special projects independently, while maintaining focus and sense of urgency in an environment with frequent interruptions and a high level of varied activity.
• Strong working knowledge of HR processes and procedures is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to perform work with accuracy and have a proven work history of precision and accuracy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Spanish (preferred) and the ability to effectively work with others.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work within mandatory time frames.
• Must maintain the utmost level of confidentiality due to the sensitivity of the work in this department.

This position description is intended to cover the most significant, ongoing job functions and competency areas. Successful performance in the role will require performing satisfactorily other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and three to five years of human resources experience, or a master's degree in human resource management and two years of experience in the HR field.
• Must have demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office Suite; Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Proficiency in both English and strongly preferred Spanish (written and spoken).

Physical Requirements

Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

The worker must be able to access, analyze and otherwise work with, enter information stored in or obtained through the company's computer system, and to communicate effectively with co-workers and third parties who have business dealings with the Company's Human Resources operations.

Candidates for positions with NEI, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry and its subsidiaries must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. All offers of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a post-offer, pre-hire background check and drug screen. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

NEI, including Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, and its subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer

committed to a culturally diverse workforce.

EEO/AAP/Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Veterans

Equal Opportunity Employer
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