What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Generalist position at POLARIS Laboratories®?
Purpose
As an individual contributor, the HR Generalist supports employees on HR activities including employee relations, hiring, training and development, compensation and benefits and all payroll and HRIS administration.
Essential Functions
As an individual contributor, the HR Generalist supports employees on HR activities including employee relations, hiring, training and development, compensation and benefits and all payroll and HRIS administration.
Essential Functions
- Partners with managers to provide HR guidance in support of business objectives. Acts as a ‘go to’ resource for HR services and supports and proactively builds relationships with front line managers and their teams.
- Partners with managers to resolve employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations, recommending and acting upon a course of action.
- Provides assistance to Managers and HR policy guidance and interpretation ensuring consistent application of policies and procedures identifying and implementing opportunities for improvement.
- Acts as a positive change agent, identifying and participating in process improvement activities to increase efficiency and assists other departments with the successful completion of continuous improvement projects.
- Facilitates the hiring and onboarding of qualified job applicants for open positions. Collaborates with departmental managers to understand the skills and competencies required.
- Performs all administrative tasks for onboarding, new hire orientation and entering data into HR information systems and auditing for accuracy and compliance.
- Assists with the planning and execution of special events such as benefits enrollment, employee recognition events, team building activities, holiday parties and anniversary recognitions.
- Serves as a resource on the management, use and maintenance of the payroll system (ADP WFN). Prepares and processes bi-weekly payroll for the company in an efficient and timely manner. Improves payroll processing by identifying and implementing opportunities for process improvements.
- Assists in compliance efforts to meet Federal, state, and local law requirements including ADA, EEO, Affirmative Action Planning, and FMLA.
- Excellent time management, organizational, verbal and written communication and problem-solving skills
- Works effectively with all levels of management and employees
- Prioritizes workload and self-manages projects. Handle multiple concurrent tasks
- Demonstrates solid understanding of HR concepts and current trends
- Knowledge of HR policies and procedures, plus labor, wage and hour laws, including EEOC, AA, ADA, FLSA, etc.
- Ability to work in high volume, sense of urgency situations
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, email, internet, LMS, HRIS, time keeping and payroll.
- Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred
- Associate’s Degree in Business Administration or Human Resources or equivalent work experience in Human Resources.
- Minimum of two years HR Generalist experience in a fast-paced, multi-location environment preferred.
- Minimum of two years multi-state / location payroll processing experience (ADP WFN strongly preferred).
- Works in an office environment with occasional travel to markets as deemed necessary.
- Reports to Director, Human Resources.
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