Sr. Human Resources Generalist

Jamco Products; South Beloit (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Jamco Products Inc. in South Beloit, IL is seeking a Senior Human Resource Generalist to manage personnel, payroll, benefits, and policy administration.

You will ensure fair treatment, high-quality staffing support, and employee relations, while safeguarding confidentiality and compliance across the organization. The role requires integrity, strong organizational skills, and the ability to handle deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in HR or related field or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of employment law.
• PHR or SPHR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain compliance, advise managers, and communicate policies to employees.
• Plan and manage all stages of the employee life cycle from talent acquisition to onboarding, training, performance, coaching, exits, and reporting.
• Promote and assist with group benefit programs.
• Administer time keeping and payroll processes or back-up payroll.
• Engage employees and support culture initiatives.
• Partner with Leadership Team to provide HR guidance.
• Improve engagement, morale, productivity, and retention.
• Regularly communicate HR programs and Myers values.
• Analyze trends with HRIS and provide reports to Leaders.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Communication skills

Customer service

Organization

Regulatory awareness

HR systems

Time management

Analytical skills

MS Office/IT

Education

Bachelor in HR/LR

Employment law knowledge

PHR/SPHR (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft 365

HRIS

Job description

Jamco Products Inc., a Myers Industries Company (NYSE: MYE), is the industry's largest manufacturer of industrial grade fully welded carts, trucks, tables, cabinets, platforms, workbenches, and more in steel & stainless steel. With over 500 models in 3,000 sizes, Jamco is sure to have something to fit the industrial transport or storage needs of each client. Jamco Products is located in South Beloit, Illinois and has distribution warehouses in IL, FL, & TX.

Job Overview

The Senior Human Resource Generalist oversees the areas of personnel, employment law, payroll, benefits and other related duties in the daily administration of the human resources department. Ensures equitable and fair treatment for all team members, provides quality customer service in staffing, compensation, employee relations, and everything related to employment; serves as the advocate for management and employees by fielding questions, interpreting, and administering policies and helping resolve work-related problems.

The person in this position must possess a high degree of integrity, a strong work ethic, a high level of attention to detail, be well organized, and have the ability to maintain confidentiality and work with minimal supervision. Additionally, he/she must be a forward-thinker, be able to multi-task and handle deadlines and stressful situations in a calm, orderly and accurate manner, and have good communication skills in order to deal effectively and courteously.

In this position you will support the commercial team across the enterprise.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain compliance, advise managers, and communicate to employees company policies, procedures and practices. Compliance with federal, state, local and company requirements.
• Plan and conduct all activities surrounding the entire team member life cycle from talent acquisition to onboarding, training and development, performance, coaching, exits, and all reporting associated with these steps for assigned segment group.
• Promote, enroll, and assist employees with all group benefit programs.
• Administer time keeping system and either perform payroll, back-up payroll, or compile hours and send to Corporate for payroll processing for identified teams.
• Conduct and participate in employee engagement, and support culture initiatives.
• Works closely with the selected members of the Leadership Team, providing HR guidance when appropriate.
• Works closely with Leadership and employees to improve employee engagement, build morale and increase productivity and retention.
• Regularly connect with employees, promotes HR programs, policies and represents Myers Values.
• Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with the HRIS team, proposes solutions to close performance gaps. Provide ad hoc or regular reports to Leaders, monitor key performance indicators to forecast changes.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances and policies.
• Ability to acquire thorough understanding of the organization’s hierarchy, jobs, qualifications, compensation practices, and the administrative practices related to those factors.
• Excellent time management and project management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft 360 and Information Technology

Education and Experience

• Bachelor degree in Human Resources / Labor relations or equivalent experience
• Employment law knowledge
• PHR or SPHR certification; preferred.

Working Conditions

• The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is primarily indoors with heating and cooling regulated in a general office environment.
• The noise level in the office environment is normally low.

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee regularly is required to walk, climb or balance, and talk and hear. Must be able to operate basic office equipment (i.e. copier, computer keyboard, mouse and other computer technology required for job duties.

Myers Industries, Inc. is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.