HR Generalist
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Job Location:
Des Moines, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
9 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Human Resource Generalist
Reports To: Human Resources Director
Direct Reports: None
Join Team Kline Where Youre Not Just an Employee Youre an Owner!
When you join Team Kline you become anemployee owner sharing in our success as we continue to grow. Since wiring our first home in 2004 weve grown to over 400 team members across five locations: Des Moines Waterloo Cedar Rapids Omaha and Kansas City. Weve expanded our services to include HVAC electrical plumbing and more!
Heres a look at some of the benefits we offer:
The Human Resource Generalist plays a key role in supporting all day-to-day HR functions for a large multi-location multi-state workforce. This position manages onboarding benefits administration HRIS data integrity employee relations support compliance tracking and HR reporting. The HR Generalist ensures timely and accurate processing of employee changes maintains compliance with federal and state employment regulations assists managers and employees with HR inquiries and partners with leadership to improve HR processes and communication across the company.
This role requires a high level of independence accuracy confidentiality and responsiveness.
Key Responsibilities
Reports To: Human Resources Director
Direct Reports: None
Join Team Kline Where Youre Not Just an Employee Youre an Owner!
When you join Team Kline you become anemployee owner sharing in our success as we continue to grow. Since wiring our first home in 2004 weve grown to over 400 team members across five locations: Des Moines Waterloo Cedar Rapids Omaha and Kansas City. Weve expanded our services to include HVAC electrical plumbing and more!
Heres a look at some of the benefits we offer:
- Benefits Galore: Comprehensive medical dental vision life insurance and short-term disability plans. Team Kline covers long term disability 100%.
- Financial Security: 401k with a company match plus our amazing Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) because here you own a piece of the company.
- Paid Time Off: Generous paid holidays and up to five weeks of paid time off.
- Training & Growth: Accredited on-site apprenticeship partnered with Hawkeye Community College for Electrical and HVAC and ABC of Iowa for plumbing apprenticeships. Career advancement and career development opportunities as well as continuing education.
- Fun Perks: Company outings opportunities to win cash prizes and a team environment like no other.
The Human Resource Generalist plays a key role in supporting all day-to-day HR functions for a large multi-location multi-state workforce. This position manages onboarding benefits administration HRIS data integrity employee relations support compliance tracking and HR reporting. The HR Generalist ensures timely and accurate processing of employee changes maintains compliance with federal and state employment regulations assists managers and employees with HR inquiries and partners with leadership to improve HR processes and communication across the company.
This role requires a high level of independence accuracy confidentiality and responsiveness.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle onboarding including HRHQ setup I-9/E-Verify benefits enrollment PPE distribution and orientation.
- Maintain accurate employee records and updates in HRHQ Foundation benefits systems and compliance platforms.
- Administer employee benefits process qualifying life events and coordinate with brokers and vendors.
- Lead open enrollment communications tracking and verification of dependent and beneficiary information.
- Serve as HRIS administrator supporting employees with updates PTO requests and system navigation.
- Support recruiting through job postings offer letters background checks and coordination with hiring managers.
- Address employee relations issues attendance concerns and policy questions; assist with corrective actions and terminations.
- Oversee compliance programs including I-9 audits DOT med cards FMLA/LOA Nebraska Sick Leave and OSHA10 requirements.
- Prepare HR reporting such as turnover absenteeism headcount PTO audits and benefits deductions.
- Process status changes pay updates terminations and payroll-impacting items in coordination with payroll.
- Support HR communications SOP updates and cross-functional HR projects to enhance employee experience and organizational consistency.
- 35 years HR experience in a fast-paced multi-location environment (construction or trades experience preferred).
- Strong working knowledge of HRIS platforms benefits administration and onboarding processes.
- Proficiency in Excel HR reporting and data management across multiple systems.
- Understanding of employment laws (FMLA ADA FLSA I-9/E-Verify multi-state leave laws).
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage high-volume workflow with accuracy.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to analyze HR data troubleshooting system/process issues and recommend improvements.
- Prolonged periods working at a computer; frequent communication via phone Teams and email.
- Occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.
- Ability to move throughout the office to access files and collaborate with team members.
- Regularly required to sit stand walk and use hands for computer work and documentation.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Employee Relations
- Fmla
- Employee Evaluation
- Human Resources Management
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Benefits Administration
- HRIS
- Payroll
- Employment & Labor Law
- ADP
- Human Resources
- Recruiting
About Company
Do you want to work for a company where your efforts are not only appreciated and acknowledged, but also well compensated? Do you like the thought of working with a team where 100% employee ownership means every member of the team is working towards the same goal? Do you want to becom ... View more
