Human Resources Generalist

Riverside Transport, Inc.; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Transport, Inc. is seeking an HR Generalist to manage benefits assistance, payroll backup, leave administration, policy adherence, and onboarding. You will partner with managers to support HR needs and drive compliance across the organization.

The role includes recruiting support, new hire orientation, and employee relations, with a focus on accurate I-9 handling, HRIS data integrity, and timely responses to employee questions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field, or 3 years HR experience.

Responsibilities

• Post and update job descriptions on HR shared drive and recruiting platforms.
• Organize and attend career fairs (military, college, and workforce fairs).
• Administer the leave of absence process (FMLA, ADA, and personal leaves).
• Complete employment forms (unemployment and garnishment paperwork).
• Ensure employees are trained and conduct 30/90 day onboarding interviews.
• Assist with benefits explanations to new hires and onboarding steps (background check, I-9, HRIS updates).
• Complete reference checks on candidates as needed; manage HR system changes.
• Respond to general HR questions and stay updated on FLSA classifications.

Skills

Employment law

FMLA

ADA compliance

HRIS

Payroll systems

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Employee relations

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field

Job description

The ideal candidate will be responsible for benefits assistance, payroll backup, leave of absences, company policy, recruitment efforts, new hire orientation / onboarding, employee terminations, and procedure adherence. In addition, you will build strong relationships with our company's managers in order to help them with their HR needs.

Responsibilities:

• Posting and updating job descriptions on HR shared drive and recruiting platforms.
• Organizing and attending career fairs. This will include military, college, and workforce career fairs.
• Administering the leave of absence process (FMLA, ADA, and personal leaves).
• Completing employment forms, which will include unemployment and garnishment paperwork.
• Ensuring employees are set up with proper trainings.
• Conducting follow up interviews with new hires after 30/90 days of employment.
• Ability to speak with new hires and current employees on company benefits.
• Communicating to prospective employees offers of employment and completing the onboarding process. The onboarding process will include: background check, completing new hire information in HRIS, verifying I-9 paperwork onsite, updating personnel files on HR shared drive, etc.
• Completing reference checks on candidates as needed.
• Managing employee changes in the HR system.
• Responsible for responding to general human resources questions throughout the day.
• Updating the FLSA changes within the organization. Ensuring employees are properly classified and being paid properly. Staying up to date on changes to the regulations.
• Ensuring I-9s are properly completed and filed. Conducting an internal I-9 audit to ensure we are in compliance with regulations.

Assist HR Manager in day to day functions

which include but not limited to the following:

• Knowledgeable of employment law specifically FMLA and ADA. Ability to accurately process FMLA paperwork in a timely manner. Knowledge and experience of tracking leave.
• Effectively communicate benefit options to new hires
• Familiarity with different HRIS and different payroll systems.
• Employee relations - ability to effectively communicate to employee’s performance issues that arise.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR related field or 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.