Senior HR Generalist — ER & Compliance Leader (Remote-friendly)

Koopman Lumber Co Inc; Northbridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Some remote work acceptable

Access to HR Director

Job summary

Koopman Lumber Co Inc is seeking a Senior HR Generalist to partner with the HR Director on investigations, coaching, policy application and employee relations across multiple locations. You will own or support workers’ compensation, compensation administration, onboarding and training/compliance, including Cornerstone, with Paylocity as the payroll system.

This role suits an ER specialist seeking broader generalist responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years HR experience or 7+ years in progressive HR role.
• Experience running investigations and advising managers.
• Workers’ compensation experience.
• Onboarding and training/compliance experience; Cornerstone is a plus.
• Paylocity experience strongly preferred (not payroll processor).
• Experience supporting multi-location workforce.

Responsibilities

• Advise managers on attendance, performance, conduct and policy.
• Conduct and document workplace investigations.
• Coach managers through corrective action and consistent documentation.
• Help apply policies fairly across locations.
• Flag ER trends and risk to HR Director.
• Administer workers’ compensation claims with managers and employees.
• Support leave administration (MA PFML, FMLA).
• Support wage-and-hour and multi-state employment-law compliance (MA/CT).
• Coordinate training and compliance tracking in Cornerstone.
• Maintain confidential files and audit-ready records.
• Support onboarding, promotions, transfers, status changes, and separations.
• Assist with compensation processes, reporting and related questions.
• Keep HRIS data accurate in Paylocity.
• Prepare HR reports and help improve processes.
• Support benefits questions and programs (open enrollment)).

Skills

Employee relations

Investigations

Manager coaching

Policy application

Documentation

Paylocity

Cornerstone

Wage & hour compliance

Mult-location experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business or related field

Tools

Cornerstone

Paylocity

Job description

Koopman Lumber Co Inc is seeking a Senior HR Generalist to partner with the HR Director on investigations, coaching, policy application and employee relations across multiple locations. You will own or support workers’ compensation, compensation administration, onboarding and training/compliance, including Cornerstone, with Paylocity as the payroll system.

This role suits an ER specialist seeking broader generalist responsibilities.