HR Generalist
Plastic Express
Full-time
On-site
Baytown, Texas, United States
HR Professional
Company Overview
Come join a winning Team! Since 1970 Plastic Express has met the bulk trucking, bulk terminal, packaging, and warehousing needs of the plastics industry. Our strategic locations, modern systems, and dedicated employees allow us to provide custom tailored logistical solutions to fulfill the most challenging needs of our customers. Plastic Express operates from 23 full-service facilities, more than 20 bulk terminals, and 43 railcar terminals offering more than 8,500 railcar spots across the country. We are located near 9 major ports in the U.S. and rely heavily on our rail infrastructure to handle imports /exports as well as regional distribution. At many of the Plastic Express sites, we also handle some non-plastic commodities, which include; paper rolls, steel, building materials and other dry bulk materials. Plastic Express owns and operates roughly 250 trucks, with approximately 250 trailers performing full bulk truck distribution business. Plastic Express is headquartered in Houston, TX and has over 600 employees nationwide. Our goal has always been to exceed our customer's expectations, and our can do-attitude is what differentiates us from the competition.
Plastic Express employees have always been our key to success and total customer satisfaction. We are always looking for dependable & talented business professionals that will help us to grow and to continue our “Can Do” tradition.
Job Summary:
Responsible for running daily functions of the Human Resources (HR) department to include being a primary point of contact for HR-related queries from employees and external partners. Main administrative duties include maintaining personnel records, managing HR documents and updating internal databases. Responsible for preparing and providing various reports and analytics for the organization within the HR Department. Also responsible for record-keeping, file maintenance, and HRIS entry, and ensuring the HR Department supports employees while conforming to labor laws.
Essential Functions:
Qualifications:
Required Education and Experience
Preferred Education and Experience
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk; hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Additional physical demands include, but are not limited to:
Licenses/Certificates: None
Skills:
Supervisory Responsibility: This position currently has no direct reports.
Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and printers/scanners. May need to operate in a warehouse or trucking terminal at times.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time, exempt position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Travel: Little to no travel is expected for this position.
Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted and/or changed at any time at the discretion of management.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
In line with Plastic Express’ Environmental Promise, the hired individual is expected to enthusiastically support all facets of Operation Clean Sweep; specifically, making a conscious effort to prevent pellet, flake and powder loss into the environment and ensure any spills are swiftly and effectively cleaned up.
Come join a winning Team! Since 1970 Plastic Express has met the bulk trucking, bulk terminal, packaging, and warehousing needs of the plastics industry. Our strategic locations, modern systems, and dedicated employees allow us to provide custom tailored logistical solutions to fulfill the most challenging needs of our customers. Plastic Express operates from 23 full-service facilities, more than 20 bulk terminals, and 43 railcar terminals offering more than 8,500 railcar spots across the country. We are located near 9 major ports in the U.S. and rely heavily on our rail infrastructure to handle imports /exports as well as regional distribution. At many of the Plastic Express sites, we also handle some non-plastic commodities, which include; paper rolls, steel, building materials and other dry bulk materials. Plastic Express owns and operates roughly 250 trucks, with approximately 250 trailers performing full bulk truck distribution business. Plastic Express is headquartered in Houston, TX and has over 600 employees nationwide. Our goal has always been to exceed our customer's expectations, and our can do-attitude is what differentiates us from the competition.
Plastic Express employees have always been our key to success and total customer satisfaction. We are always looking for dependable & talented business professionals that will help us to grow and to continue our “Can Do” tradition.
Job Summary:
Responsible for running daily functions of the Human Resources (HR) department to include being a primary point of contact for HR-related queries from employees and external partners. Main administrative duties include maintaining personnel records, managing HR documents and updating internal databases. Responsible for preparing and providing various reports and analytics for the organization within the HR Department. Also responsible for record-keeping, file maintenance, and HRIS entry, and ensuring the HR Department supports employees while conforming to labor laws.
Essential Functions:
- Organize and maintain personnel records
- Update internal databases (e.g., manage Leave of Absence (LOA) spreadsheet)
- Prepare monthly employee census and provide to leadership as needed/requested
- Answer routine employee queries about HR-related issues
- Act as a resource for payroll/HR contacts to ensure their understanding and compliance with payroll and HR policies and regulations
- Schedule meetings and interviews as requested by the AVP of HR or VP of People and Culture
- Perform clerical functions (e.g., make photocopies; scan and email documents; etc.)
- Prepare new-employee files and file documents into appropriate employee files
- Conduct or acquire background checks and employee eligibly verifications
- Complete special projects by clarifying project objectives, setting timetables and schedules, conducting research, developing and organizing information and fulfilling transactions
- Assist with the recruiting process; may be required to write job descriptions, post positions and track applicants throughout the hiring process, and respond with follow-up letters at the end of the recruiting process
- Coordinate recruiting efforts with management team to ensure proper staffing levels are maintained, including development of employment advertisements and/or working with third-party staffing partners as needed
- Assist in processing multi-state payroll and related activities including computation of wage overtime payments, calculating and recording payroll deductions, bonus runs, fringe benefits reporting and separation payments
- Able to understand and interpret benefit designs and plans as well as effectively translate this information to employees and management as needed
- Maintain currency on legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting HR and ensures policies, procedures, and reporting are in compliance
- Provide ongoing HR support, guidance, and coaching/counseling to employees and managers regarding people plans and programs
- Keep immediate supervisor advised of potential problem areas and recommend/implement solutions as appropriate
Qualifications:
Required Education and Experience
- Associate’s degree in Human Resources or related field or four years of related experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities
Preferred Education and Experience
- ADP experience strongly preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field desired
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk; hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Additional physical demands include, but are not limited to:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds.
- Sufficient vision required, which includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Licenses/Certificates: None
Skills:
- Exemplifies the desired culture and philosophies of the organization
- Ability to work independently and as part of team
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to recognize onsite risk factors and take appropriate action with firmness and tact
- Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
- Detailed oriented with a tenacious focus on results; ability to meet objectives and deadlines
- Communicates effectively and sensitively in a diverse workforce population
- Global and cultural awareness
- Excellent organizational skills, with an ability to prioritize important projects
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Superior verbal/written skills and presentation skills. Good punctuation, spelling, grammar and attention to detail
- Computer literacy (MS Office applications, in particular)
- Microsoft Word – word processing at minimum 35 words per minute
- Excel – able to set up spreadsheets and develop formulas for data analysis
- PowerPoint – able to create basic training curriculum
- Outlook email and calendaring
- Must have the ability to learn HRIS, Benefit and Payroll systems.
Supervisory Responsibility: This position currently has no direct reports.
Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and printers/scanners. May need to operate in a warehouse or trucking terminal at times.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time, exempt position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Travel: Little to no travel is expected for this position.
Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted and/or changed at any time at the discretion of management.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
In line with Plastic Express’ Environmental Promise, the hired individual is expected to enthusiastically support all facets of Operation Clean Sweep; specifically, making a conscious effort to prevent pellet, flake and powder loss into the environment and ensure any spills are swiftly and effectively cleaned up.