Human Resources Generalist

Job Title: HR Generalist

Contract Duration: 4 months

Location: Lancaster NY 14086 (Buffalo, NY) but will travel to 4 other sites

The HR Generalist position works in partnership with the management teams in leading HR processes including total rewards, talent management, performance management, employee engagement, wellness, learning, organizational efficiency, and employee relations.

This is an onsite role, requiring candidates to work onsite at least 4 days per week.

• Works closely with cross-functional teams and resources to achieve program and project milestones within established timeframes
• Manages risk by using established project management processes to address execution challenges associated with quality, schedule, and costs
• Ensures consistent visibility for program and project teams by monitoring and reporting business objectives, program/project achievements, and key indicators
• Defines the Entity’s talent strategy, supporting the identification and assessment of the best talent
• Champions Talent management philosophy/practices
• Builds a well-functioning, diverse team able to lead and support business growth, identify talent and build development and succession plans
• Facilitate and lead learning initiatives across the site. Partner with other functions to provide resources to develop our teams
• Coaches the local leadership teams, provides advice and support on all related people matters
• Contributes to development initiatives (skills, resources, processes) aligned with business and company strategies
• Ensures deployment of Client’s People Strategy transformations, Change Management, Organizational Design, Leadership, Talent, Wellbeing, Learning, Care & Inclusion, and High Performance.
• Drives People Engagement for hourly and salary population
• Ensures that HR policies and leadership practices are implemented consistently
• Works in partnership with the HR Shared Services and HR experts (recruitment, compensation, benefits, etc.) to execute various HR activities including recruitment, induction, performance management, training, compensation and benefits analysis, succession planning, interviewing and creating value added initiatives and more
• Facilitates orientation processes, learning and various company programs
• Supports hiring, interviewing and recruiting as needed as well as support layoffs, terminations and reduction in force
• Manage day to day employee relations and HR related questions leveraging our internal HR Shared Service model; first point of contact for all hourly associates
• Provide advice concerning matters with employee discipline and conflict resolution
• Facilitate HR system processes and ensure data accuracy through digital tools; analyze data to support HR team in making better and strategic recommendations to the business
• Own and lead all hourly recruitment at the site: sourcing, coordinating interviews, hiring, onboarding, etc.
• A Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Management or other related discipline from recognized accredited University
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing, distribution center, and/or operations and enjoy partnering with line managers
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a HR Generalist, the ability to understand company's business performance and identify critical HR success factors; covering organization development and learning, compensation and rewards, talent management, and managing industrial relations
• The interest to learn, stretch yourself, be creative and solution oriented with your work and support to the business
• Strong leadership skills: collaboration, communication, influence, drive for results, effective planning & prioritization, and project management
• Must be authorized to work in the US
• Start Time: 8:00 AM
• Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm