HR Generalist - DC (Bessemer) - 2nd Shift

Dollar General•Bessemer, AL

3h•Onsite

About The Position

The HR Generalist provides full-service human resources management for hourly and salaried employees at a distribution center, under the oversight of the facility’s Senior Human Resources Manager. The role supports employee relations, staffing, and HR process management, while advising management on policy and legal compliance. Responsibilities include coordinating onboarding, employee engagement and recognition, investigations, recruiting and internal job postings, temporary staffing coordination, records management, reporting, budget and expense tracking, leave administration, and unemployment hearing support. The role also leads non-exempt HR staff, develops and facilitates HR training, supports facility certification programs, contributes to safety activities, and monitors employment-law and company-policy compliance. Work days, shifts, and hours are as necessary to accomplish objectives. The position is based in a fast-paced distribution center, with exposure to changing climatic conditions and extreme heat and cold. It involves prolonged sitting in an office environment, occasional long-distance walking within the facility, and repetitive bending, stooping, squatting, or kneeling.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of human resources principles and practices, including positive employee relations, hiring, training, performance management, and employment law.
Ability to build effective working relationships at all levels of an organization.
Ability to research legal compliance and analyze information to formulate best practices.
Effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present reports to management.
Computer skills with Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and HRIS tools such as Lawson, KRONOS, and SharePoint.
Post-secondary education at the bachelor’s level in human resources management, industrial psychology, business administration, or a related area is the normal preparation for the role.
Without a college degree, three to five years in a progressively responsible human resources generalist position.
With a bachelor’s degree, at least three years in a professional or managerial human resources position.

Nice To Haves

Professional human resources certification or demonstrated progress toward certification is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and conduct orientation and onboarding for new hires.
Promote positive employee relations and an environment free of organized labor.
Plan, manage, and track employee recognition and incentive programs.
Coordinate and lead employee engagement champions and activities for employees and the community.
Prepare and maintain employee communication centers using newsletters, posters, memorandums, and other media.
Conduct investigations, prepare reports, and recommend resolutions based on policy, past practice, and legal considerations.
Assist supervisors in formulating disciplinary actions.
Conduct exit interviews and report trends or notable feedback to management.
Plan and coordinate recruitment of non-exempt applicants and recommend recruiting strategies.
Select applicants for interviews and support managers through interviews, job offers, and automated onboarding.
Manage internal job postings and related documentation.
Coordinate with contracted agencies to align temporary staffing with business needs.
Maintain HR records and lead clerical staff in records management.
Prepare staffing reports from databases and spreadsheets, and maintain budget and expense controls.
Monitor supervisor compliance with records-management requirements and audit HR records for data integrity.
Maintain local leave-of-absence processes in partnership with third parties and Store Support Center staff.
Prepare witness documentation and testify at unemployment hearings.
Advise management on legal and policy compliance.
Maintain non-exempt HR staff time and attendance records and lead HR staff in duties and projects.
Recommend and coordinate employee recognition programs and celebrations.
Assist the HR Manager with the annual budget and monthly expenditure reports.
Prepare and facilitate HR leadership training on interviewing, equal employment opportunity, diversity, fair labor standards, and internal policies.
Manage facility certification programs for hourly and salaried employees, including performance management, learning plans, and Biz Library participation.
Lead preparation and training for special projects and pilot programs.
Monitor employment-law and company-policy compliance, recommend corrective actions, provide compliance orientation to new employees, and maintain required employment posters.
Participate on the safety team and in accident reviews; monitor incident-reporting compliance and recommend corrective actions.
Work the days, shifts, and hours necessary to accomplish objectives.