HR Generalist
Northbrook, IL - USA
Job Summary
At CF Industries our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations environmental stewardship and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and youll be able to pursue complex exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. Youll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom an unparalleled storage transportation and distribution network in North America and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the worlds transition to clean energy.
Function:
Human ResourcesJob Summary:
The HR Generalist is a key member of the Human Resources team providing day-to-day HR support and serving as a trusted advisor to employees and leaders across the organization. This role partners with a broad range of HR functions to support the full employee lifecycle including employee relations leave of absence administration performance management policy interpretation and investigations. The ideal candidate is proactive self-motivated HR professional who is comfortable navigating complex employee situations while exercising sound judgement maintaining confidentiality and ensuring compliance with company policies and employment laws.Job Description:
- Serve as a trusted HR advisor to leaders and employees on complex employee relations matters ensuring issues are assessed promptly handled consistently and resolved in alignment with company policy employment law and business needs.
- Conduct thorough and objective workplace investigations including intake fact-finding documentation credibility assessment findings and recommended actions to address conduct policy and workplace concerns.
- Partner with managers to address performance issues through clear expectations coaching documentation corrective action performance improvement plans and follow-through on required next steps.
- Exercise strong judgment and discretion when evaluating sensitive employee matters balancing employee experience risk mitigation business impact confidentiality and legal/policy compliance.
- Interpret and apply company policies practices and applicable federal state and local employment laws to guide leaders through employee relations disciplinary leave accommodation and performance management decisions.
- Provide direct HR support to employees and managers across multiple business segments responding to questions escalating risks and ensuring consistent application of HR processes and standards.
- Prepare accurate well-documented employee relations records investigation summaries corrective action documentation and related communications that support defensible decision-making.
- Manage aspects of employee leaves of absence including Short Term and Long-Term Disability FMLA state and local leave programs military leave parental leave and personal leaves while ensuring appropriate coordination and compliance.
- Collaborate with HR functional partners internal and external legal compliance and business stakeholders as needed to resolve employee matters align on recommendations and execute appropriate actions.
- Identify opportunities to improve HR processes documentation and manager tools leveraging technology data and best practices to strengthen consistency efficiency and compliance.
- Engage stakeholders across the business on key HR initiatives change impacts and employee matters requiring sound judgment timely action and clear communication
Incumbent Attributes:
- Education: BS/BA in a related field
- Years of experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive Human Resources Generalist experience
- Other unique job relevant attributes:
- Strong working knowledge of human resource practices procedures principles and strategies
- Experience supporting a broad range of HR functions though employee lifecycle
- Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mind set
- Technical knowledge of Workday (preferred) or similar system and ability to effectively use the data to provide analytic interpretation
- Experience with leave of absence administration process
Estimated base pay for the position is typically between $94700 and $124900.
The actual base pay for the position may be influenced by factors such as education training skills qualifications competencies years of experience job-related knowledge and scope of the role and could be outside of the posted pay range.
In addition to base pay an incentive program is available to all full-time employees and a comprehensive benefits package including two medical plan options a health savings plan with a company contribution and a match dental and vision benefits a well-being incentive program 401(k) Plan which provides a potential of receiving between 10% and 13% of employers contribution life and disability insurance paid time off programs and much more! Additionally we offer several Flexible Work Arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.
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