Senior Human Resources Generalist

Tenneco; Northville (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco in Northville, MI is seeking a Senior HR Generalist to support the HR Manager in a fast-paced environment. You’ll administer policies, benefits, onboarding, and employee relations, while ensuring data accuracy.

Key duties include recruitment, onboarding, benefits administration, reporting, training coordination, and wage/salary programs. Requires a Bachelor’s in HR or related field and 3–5 years of HR experience. Onsite role in Northville.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
• 3 - 5 years of HR experience in positions of increasing accountability.
• Solid understanding of HR best practices, employment laws and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communications, interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Highly proficient in HRIS and Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment, onboarding, and requirements for corporate functional groups.
• Implementation of policies, practices, and procedures for the well-being of the company and its team members.
• Administration of the company’s benefits plans, including presenting and interpreting benefits programs.
• Create and prepare HR reports such as headcount, AAP, Merit and AIP audits.
• Manage the offboarding process.
• Coordinate the company training program including needs analysis, material development and delivery.
• Plan and prepare succession planning with HR Managers for salaried staff.
• Maintain accurate HR records and generate reports as required.
• Analyze HR data to identify trends and recommend proactive solutions.
• Conduct wage and salary administration programs.
• Develop and maintain procedures for providing employee services to promote morale.
• Lead continual improvement projects within the department.
• Ensure compliance with all employment laws at federal, state, and local levels.
• Provide support to Management as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

HRIS

Microsoft Office

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS

Microsoft Excel

Pivot tables

Job description

At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values–radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win–or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

How do we make it happen? Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.

Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Human Resources Generalist to join our team in Northville, MI. As the Senior HR Generalist, you will be responsible for providing support to the Human Resources Manager on an on-going basis in a fast-paced environment. You will provide effective administration of policies, procedures, guidelines, and benefits. This role also supports company employee relations efforts, recruiting and onboarding.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage recruitment, the onboarding process, and requirement for the corporate functional groups.
• Implementation of policies, practices, and procedures necessary for the well-being of the company and its team members.
• Administration of the company’s benefits plans, by presenting and interpreting benefits programs to all salaried employees.
• Create and prepare HR Reports as requested for headcount, AAP reports, Merit and AIP audit reports, including acting as a key steward for data accuracy.
• Manage the offboarding process.
• Assist with the coordination of the company training program, including recognition of training needs, development of materials, and delivery of training.
• Plan and prepare succession planning with Human Resources Managers for the salaried staff.
• Maintain accurate HR records and generate reports as required.
• Analyze HR data to identify trends and recommend proactive solutions to enhance HR programs and practice.
• Conduct wage and salary administration programs.
• Develop and maintain procedures and programs for providing employee services to promote and maintain a high level of employee morale.
• Responsible for continual improvement projects and review as they apply to the department.
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Provide other support to the Management team as needed.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field required.
• 3 - 5 years of Human Resources experience in positions of increasing accountability.
• Solid understanding of HR best practices, employment laws and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communications, interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Highly proficient in HRIS and Microsoft Office applications.
• Detailed-oriented with strong organizational and multitasking abilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel for data analysis with large datasets, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
• Provide other support as needed based on business needs.
• Ability to work in a high paced corporate environment
• Ability to work onsite in Northville, MI.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities