HR Generalist

Job Title:HR Generalist
Department:People Operations
Reports To:Employment & Experience Manager
FLSA Status:Exempt
Location:Liberty & Acorn
Work Arrangement:On-site
Shift / Schedule:1st shift
Travel Requirements:less than30%
Employment Type:Full-time

Role Overview / Purpose and Scope

This position provides front-line Human Resources support across Total Rewards Team Member engagement and recruitment. Serving as a key point of contact throughout the employment lifecycle the HR GeneralistassistsTeam Members with benefits leaves of absence payroll and time tracking questions while supporting hiring activities for hourly and skilled operational positions. This role helps delivertimelyaccurate and empathetic guidance; coordinates candidate outreach screenings interviews and hiring follow-up; and supports initiatives that strengthen the overall Team Member experience.

Key Responsibilities

Benefits Support

• Serve as front-line support for Team Members with questions related to benefits and enrollment escalating complex issues to the Total Rewards Specialist as needed.

• Assistwith benefits onboarding for new Team Members including benefit orientations system navigation support and enrollment troubleshooting.

• Support benefit-related life events (e.g. marriage birth/adoption loss of coverage employment status changes) by guiding Team Members through required documentation timing and system updates

• Support Open Enrollment activities including Team Member education enrollment support resource distribution and follow-up on missing or incomplete elections.

• Coordinate off-boarding of hourly Team Members including supporting final benefits and payroll-related processes and communicating pending tasks deadlines and required actions to Team Members and internal partners.

• Assistwith the rollout of Total Rewards initiatives designed by the Total Rewards Specialist including monthly communications wellness initiatives and benefit program enhancements.

Leave of Absence (LOA) Coordination

• Act as a front-line resource for Team Members and managersregardingleave options processes timelines and documentation requirements.

• Assist Team Members with initiating Leaves of Absence (e.g. FMLA medical parental personal military) by explainingnextsteps and directing them to appropriate vendors or internal partners.

• In partnership with the Total Rewards Specialist track leave status key dates and required follow-ups to supporttimelycommunication and return-to-work planning for Team Members.

• Provide guidance to Team Members on benefit implications during leave (e.g. premium payments payroll deductions coverage continuation) escalating complex questions asappropriate.

Team Member Engagement & Experience

• Support Team Member engagement initiatives byassistingwith planning coordination and communication of programs designed to enhance connection recognition and the overall Team Member experience.

• Partner with site leadership and support engagement activities distribute materials track participation and gather feedback to inform future initiatives.

Recruitment

• Support hiring activities for hourly and skilled operational positions within poultry processing operations.

• Conduct candidate outreach screenings interview scheduling and hiring follow-up activities.

• Assistwith recruitment events job fairs and community outreach efforts to promote employment opportunities and attract talent.

Compensation

Compensation: $55000 - $62000/yr.

The posted compensation range for this role reflectsthe minimum andmaximumamount Farmer Focus in good faith expects to pay at the time of posting based on factors such as internal equity relevant experience market data and the budgeted amount available for the position.

Benefits:Farmer Focus offers a competitive total rewards package designed to support team members health financial well-being and professional growth. Available offerings may include weekly payroll paid time off and sickleave semi-subsidized medical coverage dental and vision plan options a 401(k) plan with company match education reimbursement opportunities employee assistance programs (EAP) and internal learning development and career growth programs.

All benefits programs and offerings are subject to eligibility requirements plan terms and company policies and may be changed amended ordiscontinuedby Farmer Focus at any time.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; associate degree or HR-related coursework preferred.

• 13 years of experience in HR benefits administration payroll timekeeping recruitment or leave coordination preferred.

• Strong customer service orientation with the ability to communicate complex topics clearly and empathetically.

• High attention to detail confidentiality and follow-through.

• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to learn andutilizeknowledge of legal compliance and regulations related to employment compensation and benefits.

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodation.

New team members must be able to pass a drugalcoholand background screeningpost-offer andprior to the start of their employment.Mustbe authorized towork in the United States.The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of their third day of work.

Work Environment Physical Demands and Travel

Work is primarily performed in an office and production-support environment within poultry processing operations. The role may require regular interaction with Team Members managers candidates vendors and internal partners; occasional time on or near the production floor; use of required PPE when entering operational areas; and the ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment. Travel may befor recruitment events job fairs community outreach or business needs.

This position does not have an application deadline. Farmer Focus will recruit until the roleisfilled.

Recruiter and Agency Disclaimer

Unsolicited resumes or candidate profilessubmittedby staffing agencies recruiters or search firms to any Farmer Focus employee without a current written agreement and an active role-specific request from theRecruitingteam will be considered the property of Farmer Focus. Farmer Focus will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume or candidate profile.

All external recruiters and agency partners supporting Farmer Focus searches mustcomply withapplicable federal state and local employment laws including compensation transparency requirements and restrictions on seeking salary history where applicable.

About Farmer Focus

Farmer Focus exists to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people the planet and animals. Our culture is grounded inservant leadership and guided by our CARES values: Community Accountability Respect Excellence and Stewardship.Our top priorities are people safety and quality.At Farmer Focus our vision is to disrupt the status quo by creating bold opportunities for people who demand more and deserve better.

EOE including disability/vets