What are the responsibilities and job description for the HR Generalist I position at Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky?
"Join Our Team and Shape the Future of HR!"
Are you passionate about people and processes? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can make a real impact? As an HR Generalist I, you’ll play a key role in supporting employees, fostering a positive workplace culture, and ensuring smooth HR operations. If you're ready to grow your career and be a vital part of a team that values innovation and excellence, we want to hear from you!
- Associate’s degree in human resources, related field, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum three (3) years of HR Generalist and HR administration/operational experience
- Working knowledge of HR practices, employment-related laws, and regulations at the local, state, and federal levels.
- Exposure to unions, contracts, and union environments.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, plan, organize, and manage administrative tasks.
- Effective communication and people skills.
- Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines and ability to multi-task.
- Ability to develop relationships within the organization.
- Experience with HRIS systems and reporting.
- Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Desire to continue professional development.
- Sourcing
- Job Posting – Internal & External
- Screening
- Interviewing
- Assessments
- Pre-Employment
- Maintains clear and ongoing communications with the hiring manager.
- Onboarding: Ensures smooth transition into the organization
- Prepares all new hire paperwork and ensures communication and scheduling of new hires.
- Delivers New Hire Orientation Day 1.
- Benefits Administration:
- Delivers and implements the administration/enrollment of various employee benefit plans such as medical, dental, life, and disability insurance for active and retired employees.
- Monitors and schedules pay actions.
- Delivers and implements the processing of workers’ compensation, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Leave of Absence, and FMLA programs and administrative paperwork requirements.
- Delivers and implements the Employee Wellness Program.
- Conducts Benefits Orientations
- HRIS – Ensures employee data management/maintenance.
- Paycor
- SAMBA
- EASE
- FleetNet
- Employee Relations:
- Conduct Investigations and implement the corrective counseling process for non-union employees.
- Performs tasks related to the Termination Process.
- Separation Paperwork
- Exit Interviews
- Reporting:
- Manages all EEO/AAP tracking and reporting.
- Manages all FMLA tracking and reporting.
- Manages all Workers’ Compensation tracking and reporting.
- Manages all Turnover reporting.
- Manages all vendor reports.
- Employee Engagement:
- Partners with managers to implement engagement programs and plans for departments and the organization.
- Assists in conducting regular employee satisfaction surveys, analyzing results, assisting managers in making recommendations, and implementing changes if necessary.
- Performance Management:
- Assists managers with the performance appraisal process.
- Assists in training managers to effectively coach and discipline employees.
- Risk and Compliance:
- Works to ensure requirements, reporting and HR functions, policies, and procedures are compliant with all local, state, and federal guidelines/regulations.
- Assists with the communication, interpretation, and upkeep of employee handbooks, Human Resources Stand Operating Procedures (SOPs), Human Resources programs, and policies.
- Assists with implementing the TANK Drug & Alcohol program following federal regulations and TANKS’s Drug Abuse and Alcohol Misuse policy.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; and participating in professional societies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.