Senior HR Generalist

The Senior Human Resource Generalist serves as a subject matter expert on human resources related programs, providing policy interpretation, education, guidance, and consultation to their assigned groups under the direction of HR management. This position works closely with and supports the work of the department, under the direction of the HR Operations Manager to ensure their assigned areas of responsibility is accomplished with efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness. This position will offer a wide level of support across areas of performance management, employee engagement, employee investigations/grievance, training and development, safety and risk management, onboarding, policy implementation, affirmative action, and employment law compliance. This position will drive consistency in the application and integration of policies, procedures and protocols across all companies and is responsible to monitor practices to ensure employees comply with regulatory, Federal, State, and local laws, rules and regulations. The position requires a high degree of customer service and confidentiality, as well as a working knowledge of the programs and policies existing across S&K and is responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional and positive level within the organization. The senior generalist must be a role model for employee goodwill and is a front-facing position representing HR to the business.

Human Resources Operations:

• Provides daily human resource support to the business and responds to HR inquires submitted to HR with a one-day turn-around and documented for HR recordkeeping.
• Partners with and supports managers in developing and updating job descriptions and following AAP goals and objectives and ensuring S&K is hiring the best talent for each job opening.
• Reports to the HR Ops Manager to ensure key HR initiatives are communicated and understood and that HR projects are successfully completed timely and as planned.
• Responsible to know, understand, and apply all HR policies and programs for any given situation as well as knowing and conveying how policies/procedures relate to or are supportive of federal and state employment law/regulation.
• Responsible for the accurate, timely, and effective data entry for employee activities such as sister-to-sister company transfers, terminations, promotion or demotion, benefit setup, affirmative action planning, on boarding, coaching and educating managers, and other employee actions.
• Responsible for maintaining and electronically filing employee documentation and documents as needed in the electronic personnel file.
• Supports and develops HR Standard Work to ensure a consistent application of our HR processes and create an environment of continuous improvement for greater efficiencies.
• Provides policy interpretation; application of S&K policies and offer policy reminders or confirmation to the field to ensure compliance or understanding as needed.
• Assists HR Ops Manager with employee documentation, ensuring accurate and complete documentation is appropriately maintained and, when needed, is able to be translated into reportable metrics that can be used for analytical purposes.
• Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with HR peers to develop solutions, programs, or policies.
• Provides support to HR team in preparation of presentations, employee training, meeting agendas, customer correspondence, legal proceedings, and other support as needed
• Tracking, reporting, creating dashboards, and culling analytical data as directed.

Experience:

• A minimum of two (2) years of experience must be demonstrated at a professional HR level in Human Resources, with direct experience in employee and manager support required.
• Demonstrated experience in managing OFCCP/AAP compliance required.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of five (5) years Human Resources work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and Human Resource experience totaling nine (9) years that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities in the human resource field. (EX: Associate Degree and seven (7) years’ directly related experience to the job in HR).

Licenses/Certifications/Registration: PHR/SPHR certification through HRCI or SHRM-PC/SHRM-SCP through SHRM or an equivalent certification that marks the success of HR knowledge is required.

Special knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as FLSA, FMLA, EEO and OSHA federal, tribal and state regulations. This position requires the ability to write routine reports and correspondence and must be able to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Working knowledge of laws, acts, and regulations governing Human Resources practices and activities is required.
• Experience with ADP strongly preferred.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills and ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a timely manner.
• Must have ability to organize and prioritize work within mandatory time frames
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently, manage multiple projects, set priorities, pro-actively resolve challenges in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Excellent customer service and teamwork skills.
• Accuracy in advice given and proven accurate over time.
• Must have excellent analytical/research skills and the ability to make critical judgments based on information in sensitive employee relation areas to achieve resolution of moderately complex issues within legal constraints and a consistent application of organizational policies.
• Must have the ability to manage self and others in high pressure or conflict-laden situations.
• Must have effective communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills in working with all levels of employees.
• Must be able to orally present information in group settings.
• Ability to recognize and seek additional information when needed.
• Proficiencies in utilizing HRIS systems, Word, and intermediate Excel required, including an understanding of the impact of various transactions on reporting outcomes.
• Must have strong relationship building skills and ability to influence.

SKT, Inc. is anAA/EEO/Veteran/Disabled employer. Please visit www.sktcorp.com/Career to find a summary of our benefit package.