Sr. Human Resources Generalist
About The Position
The Senior HR Generalist provides comprehensive human resources support for a manufacturing facility, partnering with plant leadership, production supervisors, and employees on workforce development, employee relations, talent acquisition, and operational success. The role serves as a trusted HR partner, ensuring compliance with employment laws and company policies while fostering a positive, productive, and safe work environment. The position provides day-to-day HR support to a production workforce in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. It supports employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning, safety initiatives, HR metrics, and process improvements, and requires regular visibility on the production floor and support for multiple shifts as needed.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive HR experience, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Strong knowledge of employee relations, employment law, recruitment, performance management, and HR best practices.
- Experience supporting hourly employees, production supervisors, and plant leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct investigations, resolve workplace conflicts, and handle confidential information.
- Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and HRIS systems.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and support multiple shifts as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary point of contact for employee relations concerns, workplace conflicts, grievances, and disciplinary matters.
- Partner with production supervisors and plant management to improve employee engagement, morale, attendance, and retention.
- Conduct workplace investigations, document findings, and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
- Coach managers and supervisors on performance, conflict resolution, company policies, and consistent application of HR practices.
- Support employee recognition programs, engagement initiatives, and retention strategies.
- Coordinate full-cycle recruitment for hourly manufacturing, skilled trades, technical, administrative, and leadership positions.
- Partner with hiring managers to identify staffing needs, develop hiring strategies, and improve time-to-fill.
- Support onboarding, new-hire orientation, background checks, and pre-employment processes.
- Develop strategies to reduce turnover and improve hiring and retention outcomes.
- Provide daily HR support to a production workforce in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Partner with plant leadership on attendance, absenteeism, overtime, staffing levels, shift coverage, and workforce planning.
- Maintain visibility on the production floor and build relationships with employees and supervisors across shifts.
- Support safety initiatives, incident follow-up, and coordination with Environmental Health and Safety (EHS).
- Analyze HR metrics, including turnover, absenteeism, headcount, recruitment effectiveness, and employee engagement.
- Recommend process improvements that support workforce stability, productivity, and operational performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
