HR Generalist

Summary: The HR Generalist will manage the day-to-day operations of the Human Resources department, including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, payroll processing, benefits administration, compliance, and performance management. This role requires a high level of professionalism, confidentiality, and attention to detail in handling sensitive employee and payroll information.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Includes the following:

Recruitment & Staffing

- Manage full-cycle recruitment, including job postings, candidate screening, interviews, and onboarding.

- Partner with hiring managers to identify staffing needs and ensure timely placement of qualified candidates.

Employee Relations

- Serve as a first point of contact for employee inquiries and workplace issues.

- Foster a positive, inclusive, and productive workplace culture through engagement initiatives and conflict resolution.

HR Administration

- Maintain and update accurate employee records in HRIS and personnel files.

- Prepare HR reports, compliance documentation, and organizational charts as needed.

Payroll & Compensation Back up

- Process bi-weekly payroll in collaboration with the Payroll Specialist.

- Verify timesheets, attendance, and leave data for accuracy before payroll submission.

- Handle payroll adjustments, deductions, and reimbursements.

- Ensure payroll compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws.

- Reconcile payroll discrepancies and maintain confidentiality of employee pay data.

- Generate and distribute pay statements and year-end tax documents (W-2, 1099, etc.).

- Assist with salary reviews and compensation benchmarking.

Administration of Benefits Back up

- Administer employee benefits programs (health, dental, retirement, etc.) in collaboration with the Payroll Specialist.

- Assist employees with benefits enrollment, changes, and claims.

- Coordinate with vendors to resolve benefit-related issues.

Training & Development

- Support the creation and delivery of employee training and development programs.

- Track and document training completion and performance evaluations.

Compliance

- Ensure compliance with all applicable labor laws, employment standards, and internal HR policies. Update company policies as needed.

- Maintain awareness of legal requirements and best practices in HR and payroll management.

Other duties may be required.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements:

- Bachelors degree in human resources, Business Administration, Accounting, or related field.

- 5-7 years of HR experience, with at least 1 year of direct payroll processing experience (preferred).

- Working knowledge of HRIS and payroll systems (e.g., ADP, Paycom, Workday, Paylocity, or similar).

- Strong understanding of labor laws, payroll tax regulations, and confidentiality practices.

- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- Working knowledge of Federal and State (IN, OH) employment and labor laws and regulations

- Maintaining current knowledge of HR best practices

- Proficient with MS Office Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word

- Highly developed oral, written, and interpersonal communication

- Demonstrated ability to be effective in a fast-paced, dynamic, team-oriented environment

- Collaboration

- Consultation

- Problem Resolution

- Relationship Management

Core Competencies

- Accuracy and attention to detail

- Confidentiality and ethical judgment

- Time management and multitasking

- Analytical thinking and problem-solving

- Employee advocacy and service orientation

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding of written and/or verbal instructions.

Ability to apply prior experience in assisting in problem solving situations.