Senior Human Resources Generalist - Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors

Job Purpose:

The Sr. Human Resources Generalist will work closely with the HR Manager and HR Generalist assisting in aligning business objectives with employees and management personnel across all company branches. Significantly, the Sr. HR Generalist will coordinate senior level human resources activities including employment, compensation, benefits, labor relations, training, and employee services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partners with the management team to understand and execute the organizations as it relates to current and future talent needs, recruiting, retention, and succession planning.
• Provides support and guidance to management, and other staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise; may be required to administer and execute routine tasks in delicate circumstances such as providing reasonable accommodations, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminations.
• Provide answers to escalated questions related to HR policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations. Escalate issues or concerns to HR Manager as required
• Champion and address advanced employee relations issues such as compliance, compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, or promotion opportunities.
• Lead, develop and implement necessary management training, such as sexual harassment, discrimination, safety, and more
• Research best practices and propose solutions related to personnel policies and procedures.
• Investigate claims internally and work with outside agencies as needed to resolve allegations of wrongdoing.
• Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• Prepare and maintain employment records related to hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions using the current HRIS system
• Perform other tasks as needed

Qualifications and Experience:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function assigned satisfactorily. The requirements listed above 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.
• 5+ years working in a HR Representative or HR Generalist function required
• Bilingual in English and Spanish required
• 1+ years of experience working in Ceridian Dayforce preferred
• Excellent communication skills to relay information to supervisors and employees
• Knowledge of labor laws and human resources best practices
• Previous experience managing a multi-state human resources function
• Must exercise good judgment and maintain confidentiality in maintaining critical and sensitive information, records and reports
• Ability to prepare accurate, effective, complete, and easily understood reports and other forms of written communication
• Highly organized with strong quantitative abilities and superior attention to detail
• Ability to be flexible, adaptable, organize, and prioritize multiple duties
• Experience with all products in the Microsoft Office Suite