Human Resources Generalist

NEW GENERATION WELLNESS•Colorado Springs, CO

8d•Onsite

About The Position

As New Generation Wellness celebrates over 100 years of innovation in health and wellness, we are looking for an experienced Human Resources Generalist to help support our people, culture, and continued growth. This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys variety, values strong relationships, and thrives in a hands-on environment. In this role, you will support key HR functions across recruiting, employee relations, compliance, onboarding, training, safety coordination, leave administration, and HR systems. You will work closely with leaders and employees across the organization while helping create a positive, compliant, and engaging workplace. Job Summary: The Human Resources Generalist is a key member of the Human Resources team and plays a highly visible role in supporting the organization’s people strategy, compliance obligations, and employee experience. This position is responsible for delivering professional-level HR support across multiple functional areas, including talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, leave administration, HRIS support, training coordination, compliance, safety-related administration, and payroll/benefits backup support. Serving as a trusted partner to employees, supervisors, and managers, the HR Generalist helps ensure the consistent application of policies, employment practices, and company values while balancing employee advocacy with business needs. This role requires sound judgment, strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a lean, fast-paced manufacturing environment where agility, confidentiality, follow-through, and attention to detail are essential. The HR Generalist also contributes to process improvement, employee engagement, and the overall effectiveness of the Human Resources function by helping build programs, maintain compliant practices, and support a positive, accountable, and high-performing workplace culture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
Current SHRM-CP or PHR certification
3 to 5 years of progressive HR experience
Experience in talent acquisition, HRIS, and employee relations.
Experience supporting HR in a manufacturing environment
Solid understanding of employment law and HR best practices
Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
Confidence working in a lean HR environment with changing priorities
High level of professionalism, confidentiality, and integrity
Strong initiative and ownership over work
Employee-centered mindset balanced with sound business judgment
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Word

Responsibilities

Manage recruiting activities, including job postings, candidate screening, interview coordination, and offer preparation
Lead onboarding activities to create a smooth, compliant, and welcoming experience for new hires
Support workforce planning efforts in partnership with HR leadership
Respond to employee questions and workplace concerns with professionalism and sound judgment
Partner with leadership on employee relations matters, performance issues, and disciplinary processes
Help support employee engagement, recognition, and culture-building initiatives
Prepare and distribute employee communications
Maintain and update HR policies, procedures, posters, and handbook content
Support employee recordkeeping and HRIS administration in partnership with Payroll
Assist with audits, reporting, leave administration, and compliance-related documentation
Help ensure HR practices align with company policy and applicable employment laws
Coordinate and track employee training and job-specific learning requirements
Help manage monthly safety audits and quarterly evacuation drills
Support workers’ compensation administration and OSHA-related postings
Provide backup support to payroll and assist with benefits administration as needed