Human Resource Generalist

Howmet Aerospace•Skokie, IL

47d

About The Position

This role provides comprehensive support to all major HR functions including recruiting, onboarding, compensation, and training. The Generalist will utilize HR policies and principles to coordinate HR-related projects, represent employee advocacy, and foster strong business partner relations. The position aims to develop an employee-oriented culture focused on safety, quality, continuous improvement, and productivity. This involves collaborating with employees, supervisors, and managers to resolve employee relations issues, and assisting in the development, recommendation, and implementation of personnel policies and procedures. The role reinforces and advocates for the Open Door Policy among the leadership team and maintains a handbook on policies and procedures, ensuring a consistent and clear communication plan.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
2+ years’ experience in Human Resources
Attention to detail and willingness to prepare time and attendance for weekly payroll and improve time and attendance process
Effective oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills
Strong problem resolution skills
Highly skilled in MS Office Suite
Results driven, flexible, driven with an emphasis on keeping customer and business commitments
Consistently demonstrates highest level of personal ethical conduct, leads by example with strong values
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to interact professionally and at multiple levels
Experience managing and maintaining confidentiality (including treatment of confidential documents)
Strong customer focus with ability to manage and organize multiple priorities
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Willing to travel occasionally - 5%

Nice To Haves

Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
Proficiency in speaking Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

Provide support to all major HR functions such as recruiting onboarding, compensation, and training.
Use policies and principles to coordinate HR related projects.
Represent employee advocacy and strong business partner relations.
Assist in developing an employee-oriented culture that strives on safety, quality, continuous improvement, and productivity.
Work together with employees, supervisors, and managers to resolve employee relations issues.
Assist in developing, recommending, and implementing personnel policies and procedures.
Reinforce and advocate for Open Door Policy across the leadership team.
Prepare and maintain handbook on policies and procedures.
Foster a consistent, clear, concise communication plan.
Plan and coordinate recruitment strategies. This includes sourcing (internet, job fairs, newspapers, agencies etc.) interviewing, selection, diversity initiatives, background checks, drug testing and manpower planning.
FMLA/Disability administration/Worker’s Compensation administration.
Administer payroll, associate training, and new hire orientation.
Participates in working groups, councils, and committees.
All other duties as assigned.