Hybrid HR Generalist: Employee Relations, Talent Growth

A. M. Castle & Co.; Carol Stream (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K match

Disability benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A. M. Castle & Co.

in Carol Stream, IL, is seeking an HR Generalist to provide day-to-day HR support across the employee lifecycle, from recruiting to employee relations, performance management, and reporting. The role partners with leaders on workforce planning and drives cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced, agile environment. Based at our corporate office, you will handle investigations, policy interpretation, data integrity of HR systems, and contribute to engagement and compensation

Qualifications

• BS/BA in a related field.
• Professional HR certification a plus.
• At least 5 years of progressive HR experience, with a focus on employee relations, talent acquisition, and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted HR advisor to leaders and employees on employee relations matters, ensuring issues are assessed promptly, handled consistently, and resolved in alignment with company policy, employment law, and business needs.
• Conduct thorough and objective workplace investigations, including intake, fact-finding, documentation, and recommended actions to address conduct, policy, and workplace concerns.
• Partner with managers to address performance issues through clear expectations, coaching, documentation, corrective action, performance improvement plans, and follow-through on required next steps.
• Interpret and apply company policies, practices, and applicable federal, state, and local employment laws to guide leaders through employee relations, disciplinary, leave, accommodation, and performance management decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, documentation, and manager tools, leveraging technology, data, and best practices to strengthen consistency, efficiency, and compliance.
• Assist in talent acquisition efforts, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and the assessment and selection process of candidates.
• Manage the modified duty accommodation process with managers for employees with work restrictions, coordinating return-to-work and interim duty plans.
• Perform data analysis and reporting across a variety of HR matters, including trend reporting and ongoing tracking; maintains HR databases and ensures data accuracy and integrity.
• Run the annual performance management process, including employee self-reviews, manager reviews, and ratings, ensuring the process connects effectively into the annual compensation cycle.
• Support the annual employee engagement survey process and related action planning with leaders.
• Support workforce management and organizational design efforts, helping leaders structure and plan their teams.
• Complete special projects by clarifying project objectives, setting timetables and schedules, conducting research, and developing and organizing information to implement solutions.
• As needed or requested, take on additional responsibilities outside the day-to-day responsibilities of this role. We strive to be an agile, dynamic team, and given our size, we are sometimes called to work in areas outside our comfort zone.

Skills

Employee relations

Talent acquisition

Performance management

Data analysis

HR reporting

Communication

Project management

MS Office

Education

BS/BA in related field

Tools

ATS management

Excel

HRIS

Job description

A. M. Castle & Co.

in Carol Stream, IL, is seeking an HR Generalist to provide day-to-day HR support across the employee lifecycle, from recruiting to employee relations, performance management, and reporting. The role partners with leaders on workforce planning and drives cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced, agile environment. Based at our corporate office, you will handle investigations, policy interpretation, data integrity of HR systems, and contribute to engagement and compensation