Corporate Human Resources Generalist

POSITION OVERVIEW:The Corporate HR Generalist supports day-to-day corporate HR operations and serves as a hands-on resource for employees managers and leaders. This role supports employee relations recruiting onboarding compliance benefits HRIS administration performance management and employee lifecycle activities. The position has no direct reports and includes a strong emphasis on payroll oversight payroll-related compliance timekeeping review employee data accuracy and effective use of theADP Payroll system.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Corporate HR Operations & Employee Support

• Serve as a corporate HR resource to employees managers and leaders by supporting HR programs policies processes and employee lifecycle activities.
• Provide guidance on HR policies procedures employee matters staffing needs position changes and documentation requirements.
• Maintain accurate HR records support HR reporting and use HR data to identify trends risks and opportunities for process improvement

Employee Relations & Manager Support

• Coach managers and employees on policies procedures workplace expectations performance concerns employee relations matters and documentation.
• Conduct or support investigations corrective action conflict resolution and employee issue resolution in a fair and consistent manner.
• Promote a respectful professional and productive workplace culture.

Talent Acquisition Onboarding & Employee Lifecycle

• Support recruiting strategy candidate selection onboarding employee lifecycle processes and related documentation.
• Administer HR policies maintain accurate records support compliance with employment laws and partner with payroll benefits safety finance and operations.

Performance Management Training & Development

• Coordinate performance management goal setting reviews documentation and manager guidance.
• Identify training needs and support employee development compliance training leadership development succession planning and retention strategies.
• Promote accountability continuous improvement and effective management practices.

Payroll Oversight ADP Payroll & HRIS Administration

• Provide payroll oversight by reviewing timekeeping records pay changes deductions special earnings new hire entries termination data and other payroll inputs for accuracy and timeliness.
• Use the ADP Payroll system to support payroll processing employee data maintenance payroll reporting audits and resolution of payroll discrepancies.
• Partner with Finance Payroll Benefits and managers to ensure payroll-related information is complete compliant confidential and communicated appropriately.
• Process biweekly corporate payroll and all other special payments as needed.

Compensation Benefits & HR Reporting

• Support compensation administration job evaluations salary recommendations annual review processes.
• Lead healthcare benefits administration and enrollment for all locations.
• Lead corporate oversight of employee leaves of absence.
• Support corporate and plant HR during open enrollment being the liaison between the company and the TPA.
• Prepare and analyze HR metrics; maintain confidentiality and accuracy in HRIS ADP Payroll inputs employee records benefits information and payroll-related reporting.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Strong knowledge of HR operations employee relations employment law compliance requirements and HR best practices.
• Ability to operate as an HR business partner advise leaders support organizational change and balance employee advocacy with business needs.
• Excellent communication coaching conflict resolution relationship-building confidentiality and sound judgment skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities interpret HR and payroll data maintain confidentiality and use Microsoft Office HRIS ATS reporting tools and ADP Payroll systems.

EXPERIENCE:

• 3-5 years of progressive HR generalist or operational HR experience preferred including employee relations HR operations compliance recruiting onboarding benefits administration payroll oversight and employee lifecycle support.
• Corporate manufacturing industrial multi-site HRIS ADP Payroll system payroll administration or HR business partner support experience preferred.

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

• Bachelors or Associates degree in Human Resources Business Administration Organizational Development Psychology or a related field preferred. Equivalent HR experience may be considered. Professional certification such as SHRM-CP SHRM-SCP PHR or SPHR preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Primarily office-based with regular interaction with leadership managers employees candidates and external partners.
• May require occasional travel and periodic visits to industrial or production areas while following applicable safety protocols and PPE requirements.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs):

• Employee relations response time case resolution quality documentation accuracy and compliance
• Payroll input accuracy timekeeping review completion ADP Payroll data integrity and timely resolution of payroll discrepancies
• Timely completion of HR reporting HRIS records onboarding performance management training and compliance initiatives

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to sit stand walk use a computer communicate by phone/video/in person and attend meetings or off-site activities as needed.
• Ability to occasionally enter production or industrial areas while following all required safety procedures.

Universal Stainless is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status.