Position: Human Resource Generalist
Reports to: Human Resource Manager
Department: Human Resources
Status: Full-Time, Regular – Exempt/Salary
Position Value Proposition
GrayWolf Modular is hiring a HR Generalist is responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional level and works collaboratively within the HR Department as well as with other department managers in support of the business. This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: employee relations, training, performance management, onboarding, policy implementation, employee compensation, and employment law compliance.
Core Responsibilities
- Provide personnel policy and procedure guidance to employees and management.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of federal and state employment law and compliance requirements.
- Administer Leave of Absence programs to ensure compliance with federal and state employment law.
- Participates in developing and revising department processes, procedures and systems to continually improve efficiency of the department and services performed.
- Supports administration for tracking and processing employee changes.
- Administer employee on-boarding, orientation and off-boarding.
- Responds to human resources related inquiries.
- Create and distribute internal communications regarding status changes or company policies.
- Maintains human resource information system records.
- Point of Contact for HR/SOX Workflows.
- Responsible for performing routine audits of employee records and personnel transactions.
Required qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) to perform essential functions of this position:
- Demonstrated knowledge of the human resources field
- Understanding of state and federal employment regulations
- Knowledge of hiring process
- Understanding of personnel and compliance records management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication abilities
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
Core Competencies:
- Conflict Management - Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.
- Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
- Ethics and Values - Adheres to an appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches.
- Integrity and Trust - Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn't misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.
- Interpersonal Savvy - Relates well to all kinds of people—up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can defuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
- Managerial Courage - Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
- Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
- Decision Quality - Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
- Strategic Agility - Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
- Time Management - Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.
Work Experience/Education
- Minimum 2 years human resources experience
- Experience with HRMS/HRIS systems
- PHR or SPHR certification preferred
- Bilingual English/Spanish is required
Software & Technology
Position will require the frequent use and knowledge of MS Windows, MS Office, Kronos or comparable time keeping system, Paycom or comparable HRIS/Payroll system.
Work Environment
Position requires as many hours needed to fulfill the daily and weekly obligations required to carry out the functions. Working long days including evenings and weekends may be required for this position. Position may require out of state air/road travel as needed and required. A clean driving record will be required due to required road travel. Current and valid driver’s license and proof of acceptable insurance is required. This position is generally indoors in a climate-controlled office. Reasonable accommodations will be made upon request for those who have disabilities that qualify under the American with Disabilities Act.
Schuff Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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