Human Resources Generalist

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.; South Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary + Bonus

Paid Time Off

Medical/Dental/Vision

FSAs/HSAs

14 Holidays

401(k) Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. in South Carolina seeks an HR Professional to champion employee relations and compliance.

You will partner with management, handle investigations, onboarding, payroll questions, LOA management, and talent development while ensuring policy adherence and legal compliance. On-site role with up to 25% travel; SHRM preferred; bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of HR experience required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• 3–5 years in HR with employee relations, investigations, or compliance.
• Experience handling ADA and FMLA matters is preferred.
• SHRM certification encouraged but not required.
• Ability to work on-site five days per week; up to 25% travel.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for employees and liaise between staff and management.
• Educate and coach management to align with company HR policies.
• Serve as primary contact for employee complaints and reports.
• Communicate policies, forms, and hotline resources to employees.
• Lead investigations and report findings to HR and Legal.
• Advise local management on disciplinary actions and corrective actions.
• Assist staffing, recruiting, onboarding, and orientations.

Skills

Employee relations

Investigations

Performance improvement plans

ADA compliance

FMLA

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company! With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. We are looking for The Right One to join our team!

What's In It For You?

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 14 Paid Company Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Contribution
• Educational Tuition Reimbursement

What You'll Do

• Serve as an employee advocate and liaison between management and employees to resolve problems.
• Assist management to educate and coach management to ensure their alignment with and practice of the company’s Positive Employee Relations philosophies, culture, policies and daily work interactions with employees.
• Serve as primary point of contact for any form of employee complaints.
• Ensure that applicable policies, forms and hotline number are communicated and available to employees via intranet or other means.
• Immediately report all complaints of harassment, discrimination, violation of company or governmental regulations and precautionary action taken to HR Management.
• Conduct investigation as directed by HR Management and/or Legal Department.
• Review, report to and consult with HR Management and advise local management regarding a request/decision to suspend and/or terminate an employee and advisement on Corrective Actions.
• Regularly discuss and assist local management in determining staffing and recruiting needs, levels, plans and strategy.
• Be involved in all aspects of full cycle recruiting from job requisition through onboarding (including all orientations) and hiring the candidate.
• Assist employees with payroll or benefit problems or questions in consultation with HR management - liaison with payroll staff and/or local management.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for local management and employees regarding LOA case management, including but not limited to; staying abreast of all state and local regulations and proficient knowledge of FMLA and ADA laws, policies, and procedures.
• Assist local and HR management, as requested, with talent development activities such as competency rating, high potential individual development and succession planning and internal coaching.
• Stay abreast of local/state employment laws and inform HR Management of updates and changes and provide guidance on potential business impact, in consultation with HR management and/or Legal.
• Report any requests for VISA, Green Card or other work authorization support to HR Management and coordinate with the Legal Department.
• Utilize the company’s online worker’s compensation system to enter incident reports received from local management and to manage the case from beginning to conclusion in consultation with HR management and/or Legal, as necessary.
• Receive and review post-incident physician report, and drug and alcohol test results to determine return-to-work ability and communicate and coordinate results with local management and injured worker in consultation with HR management.
• Maintain the safe and secure storage and handling of company and employee data, property and confidential information in accordance with GMI policies and procedures.
• May be required to perform other related duties as the need arises and as directed by HR Management.

What You Need

• The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education/experience combination.
• Position requires the ability to understand all aspects of the business and ability to influence all levels of management.
• At least 3-5 years of experience in a HR Professional role with specific experience in employee relations, investigations, performance improvement plans, ADA, and FMLA.
• Exceptional people skills are required to relate and influence at all company levels.
• Ability to work with subsidiaries that may have varying policies and procedures.
• SHRM certification is preferred, but not required.
• Ability to work on site 5 days per week.
• Travel Up to 25% travel is required.

Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer!

It is the policy and commitment of the company to maintain a work environment that provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all its employees and applicants.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications.

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. (TAI) is a multi-market, multi-business enterprise which has been operating in North America for over 60 years. Based on both the heritage and the global vision of our parent company, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, we have greatly expanded upon our traditional trading business model by developing new manufacturing, intermediate goods processing, and logistics activities in United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. TAI is a North American leader in procurement, processing, recycling, and supply chain management, with deep expertise in the automotive sector. With a team of over 8,000, TAI delivers value on every level, addressing business and social challenges and driving innovative, sustainable solutions for a better future.