Senior HR Generalist

Job Summary

The Senior HR Generalist performs duties associated with different functional HR areas, including employee relations, training, hiring, employment, and benefits. This role serves as part of the front-line team to support the Hanover, PA Protective Care Facility, the regional HR teams and the HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) communities.

Responsibilities

• Hands on recruiting, interviewing, and selecting qualified manufacturing personnel for multiple shifts across multiple sites
• Coach, counsel, and guide managers before the execution of employee disciplinary actions
• Understand problems and issues in the context of the bigger picture and understand relationships between processes
• Ability manage and process a large volume of voicemail, telephone, email, and face-to-face communication daily
• Develop and promote feedback mechanisms for employees to influence the continuous improvement of HR services and processes
• Drive people processes to ensure that employees’ capabilities meet current and future standards
• Maintain close contact with the HR team to ensure alignment with corporate and business unit HR and the HR generalist team
• Manage specific projects as determined in the HR planning process and participate in functional and cross-functional initiatives
• Distribute, monitor, and ensure that employee performance evaluations are completed in a timely manner
• Complete and handle paperwork associated with employee’s life cycle
• Support line management in forecasting and planning talent pipeline requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. PHR/SCRM-CP preferred.
• 3-5 years of HR generalist, HR business partner, or HR Manager experience – strong preference for manufacturing HR experience. Staffing experience preferred.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible schedule to cover shifts; schedule can be early or later hours on some days.
• Knowledge of laws pertaining to HR, compensation, benefits, and training.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; HRIS experience preferred.
• Experience with continuous improvement through employee engagement and performance management.
• Communications skills: verbal, written, and group facilitation and presentation. 
• Servant leader, positive approach, team player.