Sr HR Generalist

Freudenberg • Findlay, OH

3d

About The Position

The Sr HR Generalist owns day-to-day HR programs and employee lifecycle activities, including payroll administration, leave of absence, ADA accommodations, workers’ compensation, attendance, benefits support, and HR compliance. The role serves as a trusted HR partner to employees and leaders, advising on employee relations, performance management, policy interpretation, corrective action, investigations, conflict resolution, and workplace concerns.

In a manufacturing environment, the Sr HR Generalist supports labor and employee relations, partnering with site leadership to address workforce issues, strengthen engagement, and maintain productive working relationships. The role owns and analyzes HR KPIs and workforce metrics, translating trends into improvement plans to support retention, attendance, engagement, productivity, and organizational effectiveness. It also partners with business and operations leaders on workforce planning, organizational needs, talent development, succession planning, and people strategies.

The role leads and supports HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives, applying problem-solving and change-management skills to improve processes and deliver measurable business results. It includes a structured succession and development path toward broader HR Manager responsibility, building capability in strategic HR leadership, business planning, organizational effectiveness, talent management, and leadership of the site HR function.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Labor Relations, or a related field; substantial equivalent HR experience may be considered where appropriate.
• Approximately 5+ years of progressive HR Generalist experience.
• Hands-on experience across multiple HR disciplines, including payroll, LOA/FMLA, ADA, workers’ compensation, employee relations, performance management, investigations, and employment-law compliance.
• Employee and/or labor relations experience in a manufacturing, industrial, distribution, or similarly fast-paced operational environment.
• Ability to advise frontline employees and leaders.
• Experience owning HR metrics or KPIs, analyzing workforce trends, identifying root causes, and leading measurable improvement actions.
• Experience partnering with business leaders, influencing decisions, solving complex people issues, and connecting HR priorities to operational objectives.
• Leadership aptitude, business acumen, strategic thinking, communication, sound judgment, and change-management capability.
• Ability to build credibility across hourly, professional, and leadership populations.
• Potential and motivation to progress into an HR Manager role, with ability to take increasing ownership of site HR strategy, workforce planning, talent development, organizational effectiveness, and leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day HR programs and employee lifecycle activities, including payroll administration, leaves of absence, ADA accommodations, workers’ compensation, attendance, benefits support, and HR compliance.
• Advise employees and leaders on employee relations, performance management, policy interpretation, corrective action, investigations, conflict resolution, and workplace concerns.
• Support labor and employee relations activities with site leadership to address workforce issues, strengthen employee engagement, and maintain productive working relationships in a manufacturing environment.
• Own and analyze HR KPIs and workforce metrics; identify trends and translate them into practical improvement plans for retention, attendance, engagement, productivity, and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with business and operations leaders on workforce planning, organizational needs, talent development, succession planning, and people strategies.
• Lead and support HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives to improve processes, strengthen HR effectiveness, and deliver measurable business results.
• Develop toward broader HR Manager responsibility, building capability in strategic HR leadership, business planning, organizational effectiveness, talent management, and leadership of the site HR function.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior