Responsibilities and duties:
- Partners with employees and management to communicate various human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, and other government regulations.
- Interviews, screens, and recruits job applicants to fill entry-level, professional, and technical job openings.
- Reviews applications and interviews applicants to match experience with specific job requirements.
- Monitors, facilitates, and conducts training, including new hire orientation.
- Maintains working relationship with union officials and adheres to labor contract by monitoring day-to-day implementation of policies concerning wages and working conditions.
- Provides advice and counsel to management and employees on employee relations matters, conflict resolution, and all matters impacting employee culture and engagement.
- Provides recommendations to management regarding employee disciplinary actions.
- Provides guidance to management and employees regarding FMLA/CFRA, PDL, ADA and Worker’s Compensation.
- Responds to employee relations issues such as employee complaints, harassment allegations and EEOC/DFEH civil rights complaints.
- In close collaboration with the HR Supervisor; represents management in investigating, answering, and settling grievances by arranging and scheduling grievance hearings between union personnel and management.
- Maintains and processes all unemployment claims and charges in a timely manner. Attends unemployment hearings when necessary.
- Distributes and monitors employee performance evaluations and ensures they are done in a timely manner.
- Reports, maintains and monitors all worker’s compensation case files; follow-up on open cases
- Monitors employee eligibility for benefit plans. Reviews benefits with employees and processes enrollment, cancellation or changes. Organizes and manages annual open enrollment communications and election process.
- Conducts exit interviews, analyzes data and makes recommendations to management for corrective action and continued improvement.
- Manages employee life cycle from recruitment to offboarding.
Competencies and job requirements:
- Human Resources expertise. Customer/Client Focus. Ethical Conduct. Personal Effectiveness/Credibility. Consultation, business acumen and communication.
- Bachelor’s degree in human resource management or a related field or equivalent education, training and experience.
- 2-4 years of experience in an human resources generalist or related role
- PHR OR SHRM-CP certification preferred.
Benefits:
- Health, dental and vision benefit plans
- 401K retirement options
- HSA/ FSA options
- Paid time off
- Paid Holidays
