Location: In Person- Roseville, CA
Job Title: Human Resources Generalist
Department: Human Resources
Reports to: Human Resources Manager
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Prepared By: Human Resources
Prepared Date: 9/11/2020; Revised 8/16/23
Management
Approval: Demetria Hudley, VP of Human Resources
Summary: The Human Resources Generalist is responsible for duties at the professional level within the HR department of the company. They are responsible for managing areas such as recruitment processes, employee relations, regulatory compliance, and training and development. The Generalist may be assigned primary functional areas and serve as back up in other areas depending on department and company needs.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Problem Solving – Identifies and resolve problems promptly; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
Interpersonal Skills – Maintains confidentiality; keeps emotions under control.
Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; participates in meetings.
Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.
Teamwork – Contributes to building a positive team spirit.
Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time, ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent.
Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; complete tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Initiative – Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities.
Innovation – Displays original thinking and creativity; generates suggestions for improving work.
Skills:
Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents and writes routine correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with customers/vendors or other employees.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Reasoning Ability: 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 situation.
Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have intermediate proficiency in MS Office Suite, applied use of pivot tables. Experience with online organizational tools preferred.
One or more of the following certifications desired: PHR, SPHR, SHRM -CP, SHRM -SP
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 regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level and temperature in the work environment is usually moderate.
Employees are always expected to follow their manager/supervisor’s instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their manager/supervisor.