HR Generalist

Purpose
The Human Resource Generalist will assist in the daily functions of the HR department including interviewing, hiring, administering pay, benefits, leave, and enforcing company policies and practices.   

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
•    Performs HR portion of interviews with candidates
•    Conducts or acquires background checks and employee eligibility verifications
•    Plans and conducts new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward company goals
•    Responds to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and programs
•    Assists with bi-weekly and monthly payroll processing
•    Provides suggested employee handbook updates to HR Leadership
•    Assists with the recognition and retention programs
•    Coordinates employee training as needed
•    Assists with employee leaves
•    Assists with benefit administration 
•    Provides HR analytics to VP of HR
•    Handles employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the appropriate staff
•    Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent   management, and employment law
•    Oversees the temporary staffing process 
•    Maintains HRIS 
•    Assists with safety program and drills
•    Updates and maintains departmental SOP’s 
•    Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university with two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Qualifications 
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and policy manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and employees of organization. 
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, percentages, and basic math problems.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Payroll Software and Microsoft Office Suite.  Must be proficient at typing.

Competencies
• Communication: Effectively communicate to internal and external business partners by sharing expertise to encourage accomplishment of shared business goals.  
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Actively support and collaborate with peers and team members to contribute to overall company success. 
• Knowledge: Display knowledge of department, applicable products, services, and business objectives. Demonstrate a continuous learning mindset through continued professional and personal development. 
• Accountability: Follow through with tasks and responsibilities in an appropriate and timely manner. 
• Work Quality: Produces results, meets goals, and provides services that meets or exceeds EHOB’s standards. 
• Adaptability: Readily and effectively adapts way of working, thinking and acting in response to changing workplace conditions, targets, or goals. 
• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrate ability to understand a situation or obstacle from all perspectives.
• EHOB Ambassador: Reflect EHOB’s mission, vision and values. 

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here 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 job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, possess hand eye coordination, manipulate various items, speak, or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here 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 job, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts; risk of electrical shock; risk of radiation and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

EHOB does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status or military service.