Human Resources Generalist I

BorgWarner; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

BorgWarner is seeking an HR Generalist in Michigan to partner with employees and leaders, delivering responsive HR support across relations, onboarding, performance, and development. The role emphasizes confidentiality, data awareness, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will handle talent acquisition support, onboarding for regular and temporary staff, and workforce planning with leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, psychology, or related field.
• 3–5 years HR generalist experience; manufacturing/auto experience preferred.
• Experience with employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, and performance management.
• Proficient in HRIS and time/attendance systems; MS Office suite.
• Strong written and verbal communication; sound judgment and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR support on policies, programs, and employee concerns.
• Coach leaders on communication, conflict resolution, and escalation.
• Coordinate recruiting, onboarding, and hiring documentation.
• Support performance and development processes.
• Analyze workforce information and HR metrics.
• Maintain confidential personnel records and compliance.
• Assist benefits, leave, and policy questions; site events.

Skills

HR Generalist

Employee Relations

Recruitment Coordination

Onboarding

HRIS

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Psychology, Organizational Development, or related field

Tools

HRIS

Time & Attendance

Job description

The Human Resources Generalist is a trusted partner to employees and leaders, delivering responsive HR support that strengthens the employee experience and advances business priorities. The role supports employee relations, talent acquisition, onboarding, performance and development, HR systems, compliance, workforce insights, and engagement. The successful candidate combines sound judgment, data awareness, confidentiality, and a continuous-improvement mindset in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Employee Relations and Leader Support

Provide timely, consistent guidance on HR policies, programs, workplace expectations, and employee concerns.

Coach supervisors and employees on effective communication, conflict resolution, performance expectations, and appropriate issue escalation.

Support objective workplace reviews by gathering information, maintaining clear documentation, and partnering with HR leadership on follow-up actions.

Promote a respectful, inclusive, safe, and accountable workplace culture while maintaining appropriate confidentiality.

Talent Acquisition, Onboarding and Workforce Support

Coordinate recruiting activities, including job postings, candidate scheduling, interview support, pre-employment steps, and hiring documentation.

Deliver a consistent onboarding experience for regular and temporary employees, including orientation, required documentation, system access coordination, and early check-ins.

Partner with leaders on staffing needs, workforce planning, retention risks, and employee transitions.

Maintain accurate job, employee, and organizational information within approved HR systems and records.

Performance, Learning and Development Support

Support goal setting, performance feedback, development planning, and performance improvement processes.

Identify learning needs and coordinate training that supports compliance, leadership capability, change readiness, and employee development.

Maintain training documentation and completion records required by company systems and management standards.

Encourage career development through learning resources, coaching, and internal opportunity awareness.

HR Operations, Analytics and Compliance

Process employee data changes accurately and on time in the Human Resources Information System and time and attendance systems.

Maintain complete, secure, and audit-ready personnel records in accordance with company requirements and applicable law.

Prepare and interpret recurring workforce information, such as staffing, turnover, absenteeism, overtime, training completion, and engagement trends, to help leaders identify priorities.

Support consistent HR processes, internal reviews, policy updates, communications, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Employee Experience and Site Programs

Assist employees with benefits, leave, pay, policy, safety, and development questions by providing information or connecting them with the appropriate resource.

Coordinate employee communications, recognition, engagement activities, and site events that support connection and morale.

Build trusted working relationships across all levels of the organization and complete other related HR responsibilities as business needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant education and experience may be considered.

Three to five years of progressive HR coordinator or generalist experience; manufacturing or automotive experience preferred.

Working knowledge of employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, training coordination, HR records, and employment practices.

Experience using HRIS and time and attendance applications, with strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy, urgency, discretion, and sound judgment.

Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.

- Salary Range: $70,400 - $96,800 Internal Use Only: Salary

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.

Our Culture

BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration. We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority.

Career Opportunities

We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and vision for the future. We offer positions locally and globally with over 90 locations in 19 countries.